Out of a Dream (Reba McEntire album)
Out of a Dream is American country music singer Reba McEntire's second studio album, released on August 27, 1979. The first single from the album, Last Night, Ev'ry Night, was her first top 30 hit. It was also the first to include a song written solely by McEntire.
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| Released | August 27, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March 1978 – February 7, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Woodland Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) Sound Stage Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:54 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
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| Singles from Out of a Dream | ||||
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The album was released in CD format twice, the second time with alternate album artwork.
Despite some success with the singles released, the album did not chart on Billboard.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then" | Jerry Fuller | February 6, 1979 | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Daddy" | Reba McEntire | February 7, 1979 | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Last Night, Ev'ry Night" | Bob Morrison, Jim Zerface, Bill Zerface | March 1978 | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Make Me Feel Like a Woman Wants to Feel" | Dana Collins | February 7, 1979 | 2:38 |
| 5. | "That Makes Two of Us" (with Jacky Ward) | Fuller | August 1978 | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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| 1. | "Sweet Dreams" | Don Gibson | February 7, 1979 | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I'm a Woman" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | February 7, 1979 | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Rain Fallin'" | Charlie Black | February 6, 1979 | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Runaway Heart" | Paul Harrison | March 7, 1978 | 2:56 |
| 5. | "It's Gotta Be Love" | Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace | February 7, 1979 | 2:44 |
Personnel
Adapted from the album credits.[2]
- Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, keyboards
- Johnny Christopher – guitar
- Gordon Kennedy – guitar
- Jerry Kennedy – guitar
- Pete Wade – guitar
- Billy Buett – banjo
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Mike Leech – bass
- Henry Strzelecki – bass
- Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
- Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
- Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
- Bergen White – string and flute arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- The Shelly Kurland Strings – strings (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
- Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
- Millie Kirkman – backing vocals
- Neal Matthews – backing vocals
- Laverna Moore – backing vocals
- Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
- Ray C. Walker – backing vocals
- Trish Williams – backing vocals
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Jacky Ward – lead vocals (5)
Production
- Jerry Kennedy – producer
- Tom Sparkman – engineer
- Brent King – assistant engineer
- Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
- Tommy Strong – assistant engineer
- MC Rather – mastering
- Gary N. Mayo – digital remastering
- Traci Werbel – project coordinator
- Jim Schubert – art direction, design
- Bob Defrin – art direction, design (remastered edition)
- Ken Kim – photography
Charts
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | "Last Night, Ev'ry Night"[3] | Country Singles | 28 |
| 1979 | "Runaway Heart"[3] | Country Singles | 36 |
| "That Makes Two of Us"[3] | Country Singles | 26 | |
| "Sweet Dreams"[3] | Country Singles | 19 | |
| 1980 | "(I Still Long To Hold You) Now And Then"[3] | Country Singles | 40 |
References
- "Reba McEntire – Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- "Out of a Dream – Reba McEntire | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "Reba McEntire – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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