Behind the Scene

Behind the Scene is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on August 15, 1983. It includes the singles "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)", which was a top ten hit and "There Ain't No Future in This". It was her last album for Mercury Records before leaving for MCA Nashville in 1984. McEntire felt the need for change in record labels at the time as an opportunity to gain more independence in the material she recorded.

Personnel

 * Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
 * David Briggs – keyboards
 * David John Boyle – guitars
 * Ray Edenton – guitars, banjo, mandolin
 * Dale Sellers – guitars
 * Pete Wade – guitars
 * Chip Young – guitars
 * Bobby Thompson – banjo
 * Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
 * Billy Puett – fiddle
 * Buddy Spicher – fiddle
 * Mike Leech – bass guitar
 * Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
 * Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
 * Bergen White – alto flute, flute
 * Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals
 * Dorris King – backing vocals
 * Trish Williams – backing vocals

The Nashville String Machine
 * Carl Gorodetzky – string arrangements
 * Bergen White – string arrangements
 * George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Mark Feldman, Daniel Furth, Lennie Haight, Phyllis Hiltz, Dennis Molchan, Walter Schwede, Gary Vanosdale and Pamela Vanosdale – string performers

Production

 * Jerry Kennedy – producer
 * Lee Groitzsch – engineer, mixing
 * Brent King – assistant engineer
 * Tim Kish – assistant engineer
 * Hank Williams – mastering
 * Bill Barnes – art direction, graphics
 * Deb Mahalanobis – design
 * Mario Casilli – photography