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My Kind of Country (1984)

Where the lyrics of My Kind of Country take you, and where it was really made.

Two of its songs reached No. 1 on the Country Singles chart, yet the album itself peaked at No. 13 on the Country Music Albums chart.

Key places

Recording at The Mill and GroundStar Laboratories (1984)

Recording site Nashville — The album was recorded at The Mill and GroundStar Laboratories in Nashville, Tennessee. The source names only the city, so the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• My Kind of Country: eighth studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire
• Released October 15, 1984
• Second studio album for MCA Records
• Produced by Harold Shedd
• Ten tracks in the track listing
• Two songs, "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave", reached No. 1 on the Country Singles chart

Background

• Reba McEntire is an American country music singer
• The album was her second studio album for MCA Records
• "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was first recorded by Vern Gosdin and released in 1982

Recording

• Recorded at The Mill and GroundStar Laboratories in Nashville, Tennessee
• Mastering by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee
• First engineer Jim Cotton; second engineers Bob Bullock, George Clinton, Paul Goldberg and Joe Scaife
• Keyboards by David Briggs and Mitch Humphries
• Jerry Douglas on dobro; Johnny Gimble and Mark O'Connor on fiddle
• Drums by Eddie Bayers and Jerry Kroon

Cover

• Art direction by Vartan Kurjian, design by Andy Engel
• Photography by Alan Messer
• Hair and make-up by Bonnie Thomas

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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 October 15, 1984 by MCA Records
• Eighth studio album by Reba McEntire
• Second studio album for MCA Records
• Ten songs in the track listing
• "How Blue" was written by John Moffat
• "Somebody Should Leave" was written by Harlan Howard and Chick Rains

Records

• Billboard (North America) Country Music Albums chart: peaked at No. 13
• "How Blue" rose to No. 1 on the Country Singles chart
• "Somebody Should Leave" rose to No. 1 on the Country Singles chart
• Two No. 1 country singles from a single album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was first recorded by Vern Gosdin and released in 1982.
• Mark Chesnutt later recorded the song on his 1992 album Longnecks & Short Stories, with backing vocals from Alison Krauss and Vince Gill.
• The song reappeared on Chesnutt's 1997 album Thank God for Believers and was released as a single in 1998.
• The track listing includes "Somebody Should Leave", written by Harlan Howard and Chick Rains.
• Backing vocals on the album were sung by Craig Bickhardt, Buddy Cannon, Ted Hewitt and Wendy Waldman.

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

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