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Reba McEntire (1977)

Where the lyrics of Reba McEntire take you, and where it was really made.

The album sold poorly and never charted, yet McEntire received no royalty income from it until 1988, years after she left Mercury.

Key places

Recorded in Nashville at Woodland Sound Studios (1977)

Recording site Nashville — Producer Glenn Keener recorded one song with McEntire in January 1976 in Nashville, and the source lists Woodland Sound Studios as the recording location. The marker uses city-center precision, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Reba McEntire is the debut studio album by American singer Reba McEntire
• Released August 15, 1977 by Mercury Records
• Opens with her first single "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand"
• Includes covers of "Angel in Your Arms" (a Hot hit), "Why Can't He Be You" (a Patsy Cline hit), and "Right Time of the Night" (a Jennifer Warnes hit)
• Eleven tracks: six on side one, five on side two
• Track list includes "Glad I Waited Just for You" and "Invitation to the Blues"

Background

• McEntire signed with Mercury Records in November 1975 under producer Glenn Keener
• Keener recorded one song with her in January 1976 in Nashville
• Keener gave the first single a sophisticated production style with lush strings and a vocal chorus
• The first single climbed the country charts in May 1976 and peaked at number 88
• McEntire married in June 1976 and graduated from college in December 1976
• Mercury fired Keener during a period of downsizing, and McEntire moved to producer Jerry Kennedy
• Kennedy supervised further recording sessions in September 1976 and April 1977

Recording

• Recording location listed as Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville
• The second single "(There's Nothing like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man" peaked at number 86 in March 1977
• The third single "Glad I Waited Just For You" charted at number 88 in August 1977, the same month as the album's release

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

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

Reappraisal

• MusicHound, in a retrospective review, criticized the album as the sound of a naive 22-year-old singer overwhelmed by clunky, reverb-heavy production with heavy backing vocals
• AllMusic praised the album and said it rewards the listener
• AllMusic added that fans of McEntire's contemporary sound would likely find the record too old-fashioned

Records

• Three of the album's singles entered the Billboard Country charts
• The first single peaked at number 88 on the country charts in 1976
• The second single peaked at number 86 in March 1977
• The third single charted at number 88 in August 1977
• The album itself was not a commercial success and failed to chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The first single, the second single, and the album earned McEntire no royalty income, because her advances and the label's production costs exceeded sales receipts.
• McEntire received her first royalty payment from the album in 1988, years after she left Mercury.
• Mercury fired producer Glenn Keener during a downsizing period.
• The album's third single, "Glad I Waited Just For You", charted at number 88 in August 1977, the same month the album came out.
• The second single peaked at number 86 in March 1977.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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