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Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope (2017)
Where the lyrics of Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope take you, and where it was really made.
Reba McEntire's thirty-first studio album is a gospel record, a project she says she had wanted to make since the mid-1980s, long before it finally came out in 2017.
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Recorded at Starstruck Studios in Nashville (2017)
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Recorded at Spin Productions in Brentwood (2017)
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Album story
Overview
- Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope is the thirty-first studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire
- Released February 3, 2017 by Rockin' R Records, Nash Icon, Big Machine Records and Capitol Christian Music Group
- Two discs: the first holds traditional hymns, the second holds all original songs
- McEntire produced the album with musical director Doug Sisemore and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts
- McEntire wrote one song on the album, "I Got the Lord on My Side," with help from her mother, Jackie McEntire
Background
- McEntire is best known for country music, but she has said she wanted to make a gospel album since the mid-1980s
- She recorded the album after her 2015 divorce from Narvel Blackstock, which she said made her faith stronger
- McEntire announced the album on December 15, 2016, during a live Facebook chat
Recording
- Recording credits name Starstruck Studios, The Hot Closet and The Grip Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee
- Spin Productions in Brentwood, Tennessee is also credited as a recording location
- Mixing was credited to Mix LA in Tarzana, California
- Mastering was done at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine by Adam Ayan
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | Jesus Loves Me | 2:06 |
| 2 | Oh, How I Love Jesus | 3:19 |
| 3 | When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder | 3:29 |
| 4 | Oh Happy Day | 5:42 |
| 5 | Amazing Grace | 3:43 |
| 6 | I’ll Fly Away | 3:07 |
| 7 | In the Garden / Wonderful Peace | 4:00 |
| 8 | Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Swing Down Chariot | 4:12 |
| 9 | How Great Thou Art | 3:39 |
| 10 | Softly and Tenderly | 4:02 |
Disc 2
| 1 | Sing It Now | 4:04 |
| 2 | Angels Singin’ | 3:40 |
| 3 | God and My Girlfriends | 3:27 |
| 4 | Hallelujah, Amen | 3:22 |
| 5 | There Is a God | 3:57 |
| 6 | I Got the Lord on My Side | 3:26 |
| 7 | Back to God | 4:51 |
| 8 | Angel on My Shoulder | 3:50 |
| 9 | From the Inside Out | 4:22 |
| 10 | Say a Prayer / [Jesus Loves Me (reprise)] | 4:10 |
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
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine for AllMusic said the ten new songs are big, glossy praise and worship productions, while the ten standards are rootsier
- Andy Argyrakis of CCM Magazine gave the album 5 out of 5 stars
- My Kind of Country gave the album an A−
- Today's Christian Entertainment gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Sounds Like Nashville said "Sing It Now" was a perfect segue from the standards to the newer material
Reappraisal
- The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics
Records
- Debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 52,000 copies sold in the US in its first week
- Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with 54,000 units
- Sold 216,800 copies in the US as of April 2018
- Won the GMA Dove Award for Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year on October 17, 2017
- Won Best Roots Gospel Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards
- Nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Worship Album of the Year at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards
- McEntire was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 51st CMA Awards on the strength of the album
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The first single, "Softly and Tenderly," featured Kelly Clarkson and Trisha Yearwood and was released on December 16, along with the album's pre-order
- Promotional singles came out each Friday in the weeks before release
- McEntire announced a one-night-only show at the Ryman Auditorium for February 15, 2017
- The music video for "Back to God" was released on January 24, 2017
- "God and My Girlfriends" was sent to radio in November 2017 as the third and final single
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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