Reba (album)

Reba is the fifteenth studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire. McEntire collaborated once again with former rockabilly artist and legendary music producer Jimmy Bowen, and the album was released on April 25, 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 production. The album recalls to mind the music on the hit parade of the late 1940s and early 1950s. The Nashville and country-soul crossover sounds of the 1960s are also represented. Created before For My Broken Heart and It's Your Call, this was one of the first of McEntire's albums to have a conceptual feeling. This was created by song choice and the use of similar instrumentation and vocal arrangement throughout the album. Reba was a success.

Not to be confused with Reba McEntire (album).
Reba
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedApril 25, 1988
StudioSound Stage Studios and Emerald Sound, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length35:46
LabelMCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
Merry Christmas to You
(1987)		 Reba
(1988)		 Sweet Sixteen
(1989)
Singles from Reba
  1. "Sunday Kind of Love"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "I Know How He Feels"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "New Fool at an Old Game"
    Released: December 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was her third #1 country album, and two of its tracks, I Know How He Feels and New Fool at an Old Game, reached No. 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.

Three songs from the album, "Do Right By Me", "Wish I Were Only Lonely" and "New Fool At An Old Game", were previously recorded by Michelle Wright on her 1988 album, Do Right By Me.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So, So, So Long"Lisa Palas, Alan Taylor3:40
2."Sunday Kind of Love"Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes3:00
3."New Fool at an Old Game"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, Sheila Stephen3:49
4."You're the One I Dream About"Pamela Brown, Teresa Jackson3:38
5."Silly Me"Ben Weisman, Roberts Etoll4:14
6."Respect"Otis Redding2:39
7."Do Right by Me"Bogard, Giles3:37
8."I Know How He Feels"Rick Bowles, Will Robinson3:20
9."Wish I Were Only Lonely"Bogard, Giles3:56
10."Everytime You Touch Her"Pam Rose, Pat Bunch, Mary Ann Kennedy3:52

Personnel

Production
  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • Reba McEntire – producer
  • Ron Treat – recording engineer
  • Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
  • Marty Williams – second engineer
  • Bob Bullock – overdub recording
  • Tim Kish – overdub recording
  • Willie Pevear – overdub recording
  • John Guess – mixing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Katherine DeVault – design
  • Jim McGuire – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Emerald Sound Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed and Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  4. "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. 
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