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Next to You, Next to Me
"Next to You, Next to Me" is a song written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Curtis Wright, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in June 1990 as the lead-off single from their album Extra Mile. It was a Number One hit in both the United States[1] and Canada. It is also the band's longest-lasting number 1, at three weeks.[2] As of 2006, no other single from Columbia had spent three weeks atop the country charts.[3] The song received a nomination for Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music.[4] ContentThe song is an up-tempo, in which the narrator exclaims that he would rather be sitting next to his lover than be anywhere else. Other versionsIt was covered by Rascal Flatts as a bonus track on the deluxe version of their 2012 album Changed. Music videoThe music video was directed by Larry Boothby. It depicts the band singing the song in a basement, and various characters posing in front of a red pickup. Chart performance
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