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Reba: Duets (2007)
Where the lyrics of Reba: Duets take you, and where it was really made.
Reba McEntire's first Billboard 200 number one was an album of eleven duets, and her track with Justin Timberlake was co-written by Timberlake himself.
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Track 1 recorded at Record Plant (2007)
Recording site Record Plant (Los Angeles) — The first track on the album was recorded at Record Plant Studios in Hollywood, California. The track is a duet with LeAnn Rimes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Tracks 6 and 11 recorded at Capitol (2007)
Recording site Capitol Studios — Tracks 6 and 11 were recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California. The two tracks are "Everyday People" with Carole King and "Break Each Other's Hearts Again" with Don Henley. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Additional engineering in Denton (2007)
Recording site The Panhandle House — Additional engineering for the final track took place at Panhandle House in Denton, Texas. The location is shown at city level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Where McEntire's vocals were recorded (2007)
Recording site Nashville — McEntire's vocals were recorded at Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the album's tracks were recorded here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Reba: Duets: 26th studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire
- Released September 18, 2007 by MCA Nashville
- Produced by Tony Brown, Dann Huff, McEntire, and Justin Timberlake
- Eleven collaborations with artists from country, pop, and rock
- Second album of McEntire's to appear in the new millennium decade
- Her final release for the MCA Nashville label
Background
- First collaborator: LeAnn Rimes, on "When You Love Someone Like That"
- Rimes's version also appeared on her Family album the same year
- Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn co-wrote "Does That Wind Still Blow In Oklahoma" with McEntire
- Lead single "Because of You" with Kelly Clarkson had already peaked at #2 on Hot Country Songs before the album's release
- Release was originally planned for April 2007 and moved to September 18
Recording
- Recorded at Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
- Track 1 recorded at Record Plant Studios in Hollywood, California
- Tracks 6 and 11 recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California
- Timberlake's vocals recorded by Jeff Rothschild at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood
- The Timberlake track was mixed at Oz Recording Studios in Valencia, with Jean-Marie Horvat mixing
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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
- Most music critics gave the album fairly positive reviews
- Allmusic's Thom Jurek described the material as a "mixed bag"
- Country Standard Time's Rick Bell praised McEntire and her production on the release
- About.com's Scott Sexton gave the album four and a half out of five stars
- PopMatters' Lana Cooper praised McEntire's vocal strength
Records
- Debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and Billboard Top 200 charts
- Sold 300,536 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan
- Her first album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200
- Debuted at #4 on the Canadian Album Charts
- Certified platinum by the RIAA in October 2007, her twentieth platinum album
- Her first studio album to chart in Australia
- Second single "The Only Promise That Remains" peaked at #72 on the Billboard Pop 100 and did not chart on Hot Country Songs
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Maybe the first contact: McEntire and Justin Timberlake met for the first time at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on February 11, 2007.
- Joanna García, who played McEntire's daughter on the sitcom Reba and was dating Timberlake's friend Trace Ayala, linked the two.
- McEntire said she was really nervous about a song from Timberlake, unsure what he would bring.
- Timberlake dedicated the song to his grandfather, an avid country music fan.
- The official single of "Every Other Weekend" featured Skip Ewing as the duet partner instead of Kenny Chesney.
- McEntire and LeAnn Rimes performed their duet at the 41st CMA Music Awards.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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