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Just a Little Love (1984)

Where the lyrics of Just a Little Love take you, and where it was really made.

Reba McEntire's seventh studio album was her first release on MCA Nashville, and its title track reached number five on Hot Country Songs.

Key places

Recorded in Nashville (1984)

Recording site Nashville — The album was recorded at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. The point is placed at the city center, not at the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Seventh studio album by American country artist Reba McEntire
• Released April 2, 1984 as her first album for MCA Nashville
• The title track Just a Little Love and He Broke Your Memory Last Night were the album's singles
• The track listing has ten songs written by several writers
• Tracks include Poison Sugar, I'm Gettin' Over You and Every Second Someone Breaks a Heart

Background

• The album was her first release after moving to the label MCA Nashville
• Both singles charted on Hot Country Songs
• The title track reached number five and He Broke Your Memory Last Night reached number fifteen

Recording

• Recorded at Music City Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee
• Norro Wilson produced the album
• Bill Harris was the engineer, with Doug Crider as assistant engineer
• Mastering was done at Disc Mastering in Nashville, Tennessee
• Glenn Meadows mastered the CD at Masterfonics in Nashville
• Keyboards by David Briggs and Gary Prim, with Shane Keister on synthesizers

Cover

• George Osaki handled art direction
• Mario Casilli took the photography
• Simon Levy was art director for the CD release, with design by Camille Engel

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Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma; raised on a ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma.
• Third of four children of Clark and Jacqueline McEntire; her father was a three-time world steer roping champion.
• With her siblings she formed the trio the Singing McEntires, performing at local events and dance halls.
• Studied elementary education and music at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Career

• Country singer Red Steagall heard her at a 1974 rodeo and helped her sign with PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1975.
• Her breakout came with the 1984 MCA album My Kind of Country, which produced two number-one country singles.
• The album Whoever's in New England won a Grammy Award and topped the Billboard country albums chart.
• After a 1991 plane crash that killed eight band members, she released For My Broken Heart, her best-selling album.
• Sold more than 75 million records worldwide; 24 of her singles reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
• Starred in the sitcom Reba (six seasons) and in the NBC sitcom Happy's Place.

Members

• Solo artist; her siblings Pake and Susie were early members of the Singing McEntires.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released April 2, 1984 as Reba McEntire's seventh studio album
• First album released through MCA Nashville
• McEntire sings all vocals on the album
• Keyboards by David Briggs and Gary Prim, with Shane Keister on synthesizers
• Lead guitar by Brent Rowan and Billy Sanford; rhythm guitar by Chip Young
• Steel guitar by Weldon Myrick; bass by David Hungate and Bob Wray
• Drums by Jerry Kroon, Larrie Londin and James Stroud; percussion by Farrell Morris
• Harmonica by Terry McMillan

Records

• Title track Just a Little Love reached number 5 on Hot Country Songs
• He Broke Your Memory Last Night reached number 15 on Hot Country Songs
• Both singles charted on Hot Country Songs

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title track Just a Little Love was written by Dennis Morgan and Stephen Allen Davis.
• Poison Sugar was written by Dennis Knutson and A.L. Owens.
• He Broke Your Memory Last Night was written by Dickey Lee and Bucky Jones.
• Terry McMillan played harmonica on the album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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