You've Got to Stand for Something

You've Got to Stand for Something
You've Got to Stand for Something
Studio album by Aaron Tippin
Released	January 22, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Studio	Emerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics, Nightingale Recording Studio, Recording Arts, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	29:22
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Emory Gordy Jr.
Aaron Tippin chronology
Singles from You've Got to Stand for Something
	"You've Got to Stand for Something"; Released: October 8, 1990; "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You"; Released: April 6, 1991; "She Made a Memory Out of Me"; Released: July 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[2]

You've Got to Stand for Something is the debut studio album by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. The title track was Tippin's first chart entry, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard country charts in 1991. Also released from this album were "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You" and "She Made a Memory Out of Me", which reached Nos. 40 and 54, respectively. The songs reached higher on the Radio and Records Country chart, reaching Nos. 5,^[3] 26,^[4] and 35,^[5] respectively. "In My Wildest Dreams" would be recorded by Kenny Chesney as the title track to his 1994 debut album In My Wildest Dreams.

Track listing

*You've Got to Stand for Something* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In My Wildest Dreams"	Aaron Tippin Donny Kees	2:39
2.	"I've Got a Good Memory"	Tippin Buddy Brock	3:01
3.	"You've Got to Stand for Something"	Tippin Brock	3:01
4.	"I Wonder How Far It Is Over You"	Tippin Brock	3:30
5.	"Ain't That a Hell of a Note"	Tippin Terry Brown	2:34
6.	"The Man That Came Between Us (Was Me)"	Tippin Butch Curry	3:08
7.	"She Made a Memory Out of Me"	Tippin	2:30
8.	"Up Against You" (^A)	Tippin Brock	3:07
9.	"The Sky's Got the Blues"	Tippin Ronnie Rogers	3:00
10.	"Many, Many, Many Beers Ago"	Tippin Philip Douglas	2:53
Total length:			29:22

^AOmitted from cassette version.

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[6]

Sam Bush – fiddle (track 8)
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (tracks 3, 4, 9)
Vince Gill – background vocals
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
Larrie Londin – drums, percussion
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (track 6)
Alan O'Bryant – background vocals
Mark O'Connor – mandolin, fiddle (tracks 2, 3, 4, 9)
Kayton Roberts – steel guitar
Aaron Tippin – lead vocals
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[7]	153
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	37

References

^ Mansfield, Brian. You've Got to Stand for Something at AllMusic
^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). February 15, 1991. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). June 7, 1991. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ "Radio & Records" (PDF). September 27, 1991. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
^ You've Got to Stand for Something (CD booklet). Aaron Tippin. RCA Records. 1990. 2374-2-R.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[1] Mansfield, Brian. You've Got to Stand for Something at AllMusic

[2] "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[3] "Radio & Records" (PDF). February 15, 1991. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[4] "Radio & Records" (PDF). June 7, 1991. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[5] "Radio & Records" (PDF). September 27, 1991. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[liner-6] You've Got to Stand for Something (CD booklet). Aaron Tippin. RCA Records. 1990. 2374-2-R.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Aaron_Tippin-7] "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Aaron_Tippin-8] "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[9] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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Studio albums	You've Got to Stand for Something Read Between the Lines Call of the Wild Lookin' Back at Myself Tool Box What This Country Needs People Like Us Stars & Stripes In Overdrive
Christmas albums	A December to Remember
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Singles	"You've Got to Stand for Something" "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio" "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" "My Blue Angel" "Workin' Man's Ph.D." "The Call of the Wild" "Whole Lotta Love on the Line" "I Got It Honest" "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" "Without Your Love" "For You I Will" "I'm Leaving" "Kiss This" "People Like Us" "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me"
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