Let Me Be the First
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{{Infobox album
| name = Let Me Be the First
| type = studio
| artist = Deborah Allen
| cover = Deborah_Allen_-_Let_Me_Be_the_First_Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1984||}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country pop
| length = 40:28
| label = RCA
| producer = Rafe Van Hoy
| prev_title = Trouble in Paradise
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Telepathy
| next_year = 1987
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.0|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000189024|first=Michael|last=McCall}}
| rev2 =
| rev2Score =
| noprose = yes
}}
Let Me Be the First is the second album by Deborah Allen, released by RCA Records in 1984.
Track listing
{{track listing
| total_length = 40:28
| title1 = I Can't Stand It
| writer1 = Deborah Allen; Rafe Van Hoy; Bobby Braddock
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Your Love
| writer2 = Allen; Van Hoy; Steve Diamond
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Please Don't Fall in Love
| writer3 = Allen; Van Hoy; Eddie Struzick
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Prove You Right
| writer4 = Allen; Van Hoy
| length4 = 5:08
| title5 = If I Didn't Love You
| writer5 = Allen; Van Hoy
| length5 = 3:56
| title6 = Let Me Be the First
| writer6 = Allen; Van Hoy; Kix Brooks
| length6 = 4:08
| title7 = You Do It
| writer7 = Allen; Van Hoy; Struzick
| length7 = 4:13
| title8 = Heartache and a Half
| writer8 = Allen; Van Hoy; Struzick
| length8 = 4:36
| title9 = It's a Good Thing
| writer9 = Allen; Van Hoy
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = It Makes Me Cry
| writer10 = Allen
| length10 = 3:45
}}
- Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Let Me Be the First |others=Deborah Allen |type=liner notes |year=1984 |publisher=RCA}}
Personnel
- Deborah Allen - lead vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
- Tom Robb - bass
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Bobby Wood - organ
- John Jarvis - piano, keyboards
- Rafe Van Hoy - acoustic guitar, synthesizer
- Jim Horn - saxophone
- Steve Nathan - synthesizer
Production
- Producer: Rafe Van Hoy
- Engineer: Chuck Ainlay
- Mastered by: Hank Williams
References
External links
- [https://www.deborahallen.com/music/ Deborah Allen Official Site]
- [https://www.rcarecords.com RCA Records Official Site]
{{Deborah Allen}}
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