Reba (album)
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| Studio album by Reba McEntire | ||||
| Released | April 18, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Sound Stage Studios and Emerald Sound, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Reba is the thirteenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on April 18, 1988. Gone were the honky tonk stable steel guitars and fiddles of My Kind of Country and Have I Got a Deal for You, to be replaced by a highly produced and orchestrated Bakersfield-like sound. This did not diminish the album's sales, as it was her third #1 country album, and two of its tracks, I Know How He Feels and New Fool at an Old Game, reached #1 on the Billboard country singles charts. A remake of an old jazz vocal standard made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Sunday Kind of Love, reached the #5 spot. Also covered was Respect, a song made famous by Aretha Franklin.
The album debuted at #20 for the week of May 21, 1988 on the Country Albums chart, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 11, 1988. The album stayed at #1 for 6 consecutive weeks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So, So, So Long" | Lisa Palas, Alan Taylor | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Sunday Kind of Love" | Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes | 3:00 |
| 3. | "New Fool at an Old Game" | Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, Sheila Stephen | 3:49 |
| 4. | "You're the One I Dream About" | Pamela Brown, Teresa Jackson | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Silly Me" | Ben Weisman, Roberts Etoll | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Respect" | Otis Redding | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Do Right by Me" | Bogard, Giles | 3:37 |
| 8. | "I Know How He Feels" | Rick Bowles, William Robinson Jr. | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Wish I Were Only Lonely" | Bogard, Giles | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Everytime You Touch Her" | Pam Rose, Pat Bunch, Mary Ann Kennedy | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire - lead and background vocals, producer
- Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion
- Paul Liem - drums
- Wayne Nelson - bass
- Michael Rhodes - bass
- Mike Lawler -synthesizer
- Matt Rollings - synthesizer
- John Barlow Jarvis - piano, DX-7, synthesizer
- Matt Rollings - piano
- Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
- Pam Rose - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- George Marinelli - electric guitar
- Terry Crisp - electric guitar
- George Marinelli - mandolin
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
- Joe McGlohon saxophone
- Linda Davis - background vocals
- Vince Gill - background vocals
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Suzy Hoskins - background vocals
- Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
- Donna McElroy - background vocals
- Yvonne Hodges - background vocals
- Jamie D. Robbins - background vocals
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Jimmy Bowen - producer
- John Guess - mixing
- Mark J. Coddington - engineer
- Marty Williams - engineer
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Milan Bogdan - digital editing
Charts
Album
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 118 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1988 | "Sunday Kind of Love" | 5 | 9 |
| "I Know How He Feels" | 1 | 1 | |
| "New Fool At An Old Game" | 1 | 1 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[4] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Reba". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by Always & Forever by Randy Travis |
Top Country Albums number-one album June 11 - August 6, 1988 |
Succeeded by Alabama Live by Alabama |
