Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college, she performed the National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville, Tennessee. She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983.
Signing with MCA Nashville Records, McEntire took creative control over her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), which had a more traditional country sound and produced two number one singles: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave". The album brought her breakthrough success, bringing her a series of successful albums and number one singles in the 1980s and 1990s. McEntire has since released 29 studio albums, acquired 42 number one singles, 16 number one albums, and 28 albums have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. She is referred to as "The Queen of Country". and she is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 95 million records worldwide.
In the early 1990s, McEntire branched into film starting with 1990's Tremors. She has since starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun and in her television sitcom, Reba (2001–07) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series–Musical or Comedy.
Love Somebody is the twenty-seventh studio album from American country music singer Reba McEntire. The album was released on April 14, 2015, by Nash Icon. This is McEntire's first studio album since the 2010 release of All the Women I Am. "Going Out Like That" was released as the album's first single on January 6, 2015, and it has charted within the top 30 of Country Airplay. McEntire produced the album with Tony Brown, James Stroud, and Doug Sisemore. The album has also been released on LP.
Genre: Country
Release date: Apr 14, 2015
All the Women I Am is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. The album was released November 9, 2010, through the Valory Music Group, a division of Big Machine Records. Its first single is "Turn On the Radio", which was released in July and debuted at #54 and peaked at #1 in January 2011. The second single "If I Were a Boy" and was released in January 2011 and re-entered the Billboard Country Charts at #60, peaking at #22 in April 2011. The third single, "When Love Gets a Hold of You", was released on April 11, 2011, peaking at #40 in six weeks. McEntire's fourth single from the album was "Somebody's Chelsea," which peaked at #44. McEntire produced the album with Dann Huff. As of 2012 it is her 1st studio album since 1984's Just a Little Love not to be certified.
Genre: Country
Release date: Nov 16, 2016
Keep On Loving You is the twenty-fifth studio album by American country artist, Reba McEntire. The album was released August 18, 2009 on Starstruck/Valory and on Humphead Records in the UK, and was produced by Tony Brown, Mark Bright, and McEntire.
Genre: Country
Release date: Aug 18, 2009
Reba: Duets is the twenty fourth studio album by American country music artist, Reba McEntire. The album was released September 18, 2007 on MCA Nashville Records and September 24, 2007 on Humphead Records in the UK, and was produced by Tony Brown, Dann Huff, McEntire, and Justin Timberlake.
Genre: Country, Country pop, Country rock
Release date: Sep 18, 2007
Room to Breathe is the twenty-third studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire released November 18, 2003 on MCA Nashville Records. It was produced by Buddy Cannon, McEntire, and Norro Wilson.
Genre: Country
Release date: Nov 18, 2003
So Good Together is the twenty-sixth album from Reba McEntire. It was released in 1999 and was preceded by the single What Do You Say. What Do You Say peaked at number 3 on the country chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Video. It also became her highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 31 and that was her first big crossover hit. The album is certified platinum by the RIAA.
Genre: Country, Country pop
Release date: Nov 23, 1999
If You See Him is the twenty-fourth album by American country singer Reba McEntire released on June 2, 1998. The lead single was "If You See Him/If You See Her", a duet with Brooks & Dunn, which was concurrently released on Brooks & Dunn's corresponding album If You See Her; the song reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1998. "Forever Love", "Wrong Night" and "One Honest Heart" were all released from this album as well, all of which reached Top 10 as well. It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 93,000 copies sold in the first week.
Genre: Country
Release date: Jun 2, 1998
What If It's You is the twenty-third album by American country singer Reba McEntire released on November 5, 1996 The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart and #15 on the Billboard 200. It is certified 2Ã Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. What If It's You was the first album she did not use studio musicians, relying instead on her touring band. The album produced four singles in "The Fear of Being Alone", "How Was I to Know", "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" and "What If It's You", which respectively reached #2, #1, #2, and #15 on the Billboard country charts.
Genre: Country
Release date: Nov 5, 1996
Starting Over is the twenty-second album released by American country singer Reba McEntire on October 3, 1995. It was a tribute to her roots and influences, featuring cover versions of songs by artists whom she admired growing up. Among the artists being covered were Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Linda Ronstadt, The Supremes, Lee Greenwood and Patti LaBelle.
Genre: Country
Release date: Oct 3, 1995
Read My Mind is the eighteenth studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire, released on April 26, 1994. It was preceded by the first single, "Why Haven't I Heard From You" which peaked at No. 5 on the country chart. The album's second single, "She Thinks His Name Was John", was the first country song to address the topic of AIDS. Due to the subject matter, some radio stations shied away from putting it into heavy rotation. The third single, "Till You Love Me" became McEntire's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" the album's fourth single, topped the country singles chart. The album peaked at No. 2 on both the country album chart and the Billboard 200 and is certified 3 times platinum by the RIAA. The album was released at perhaps the peak of McEntire's pop culture affectiveness, with a release of this album (described on an MCA Records billboard as "Another MCA Masterpiece..."), an autobiography, and NBC Television special later in the year.
Genre: Country
Release date: Apr 26, 1994
It's Your Call is the nineteenth album by Reba McEntire, released in December 1992. It contains the song "The Heart Won't Lie", which featured Vince Gill and which was later ranked at #18 on CMT's list of the 100 Greatest Country Duets. The album also includes a re-recording of the song "Baby's Gone Blues", which was recorded in 1987 by Patty Loveless for her album If My Heart Had Windows.
Genre: Country
Release date: Dec 14, 1992
For My Broken Heart is the eighteenth album by American country music singer Reba McEntire released on October 1, 1991. It was the first album recorded after an airplane crash which killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect.
Genre: Country
Release date: Oct 1, 1991
Rumor Has It is the fifteenth studio album by Reba McEntire, released on August 17, 1990. The album continued her streak of late-80s success and features one of her signature songs, "Fancy". CMT ranked "Fancy" at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs. Additionally, they ranked the video at No. 35 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Videos. Initially, "Fancy" song wasn't one of McEntire's larger radio hits, despite its acclaim. It peaked outside of the Top 5 at No. 8. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard country album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200, becoming her first album to enter the mainstream top 40. It is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA.
Genre: Country
Release date: Aug 17, 1990
Sweet Sixteen is the 14th studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released in 1989 on MCA Records. Four singles from the album entered the Billboard country charts: the number one hits "Cathy's Clown" (a cover version of the Everly Brothers' song) and "Walk On", and the top ten hits "Til Love Comes Again" and "Little Girl".
Genre: Country
Release date: May 2, 1989
Reba is the thirteenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on April 18, 1988. Gone were the honky tonk stable steel guitars and fiddles of My Kind of Country and Have I Got a Deal for You, to be replaced by a highly produced and orchestrated Bakersfield-like sound. This did not diminish the album's sales, as it was her third #1 country album, and two of its tracks, I Know How He Feels and New Fool at an Old Game, reached #1 on the Billboard country singles charts. A remake of an old jazz vocal standard made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Sunday Kind of Love, reached the #5 spot. Also covered was Respect, a song made famous by Aretha Franklin.
Genre: Country
Release date: Apr 18, 1988
The Last One to Know is twelfth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on September 7, 1987. The title track and "Love Will Find Its Way to You" were both Number One singles from the album. It was also her first album to chart on the Billboard 200, in addition to peaking at #3 on Top Country Albums. "Just Across the Rio Grande" was also covered by Holly Dunn the following year in Across the Rio Grande.
Genre: Country
Release date: Sep 7, 1987
Reba Nell McEntire (1986) is a compilation album by Reba McEntire consisting of a collection of songs recorded in her time at Mercury Records but not released until her departure from the label. It features songs that were most likely deemed not good enough to include on an album. They found their way onto this disc along with some b-sides. However this album did leave out 7 other songs that were later released in 1994 on the "Oklahoma Girl" album. No singles were released from this album.
Genre: Country
Release date: Mar 12, 1986
What Am I Gonna Do About You is the 11th studio album released by American country music artist Reba McEntire. The album was released October 24, 1986 on MCA Records and was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen. It was the second #1 album on the Billboard country charts, containing two #1 singles, What Am I Gonna Do About You and One Promise Too Late. The opening track "Why Not Tonight" was also featured on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors which was her film debut.
Genre: Country
Release date: Oct 24, 1986
My Kind of Country is the eighth studio album by American singer Reba McEntire, released October 1, 1984. It was her second album for MCA Records. My Kind of Country peaked at 13 on Billboard's (North America) Country Music Albums chart. Two tracks from the album rose to number 1 on the Country Singles chart: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave".
Genre: Country
Release date: Oct 1, 1984
Behind the Scene is the sixth studio album by Reba McEntire. It includes the singles "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" and "There Ain't No Future in This", which was a top ten hit. It was her final album for Mercury Records before switching over to Mercury's now-sister label MCA Nashville. McEntire felt the need for change in record labels at the time as an opportunity to gain more independence in the material she recorded.
Genre: Country
Release date: Sep 19, 1983
Unlimited is Reba McEntire's fifth studio album. It featured her first number one hits "Can't Even Get The Blues" and "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving". It was one of her first Mercury albums to be released on CD in 1990, but like most of her early material, it is now only available as a digital download.
Genre: Country
Release date: Jun 19, 1982
Heart to Heart is Reba McEntire's fourth studio album. It was released via Mercury Records in 1981. The album includes the singles "Today All Over Again" and "Only You and You Alone," a cover of the doo-wop standard. Heart to Heart reached #42 on Top Country Albums.
Genre: Country
Release date: Sep 19, 1981
Feel the Fire is Reba McEntire's third studio album. Its first single release, "You Lift Me (Up to Heaven)", was her first top ten hit.
Genre: Country
Release date: Oct 19, 1980
Reba McEntire is Reba McEntire's debut studio album. It featured her first single "I Don't Wanna Be a One Night Stand", as well as a cover of the Jennifer Warnes hit "Right Time of the Night" and the Hot hit "Angel in Your Arms". Her debut album was not a commercial success, failing to chart. It was re-issued on CD in 1993 and released digitally in 2012.
Genre: Country
Release date: Aug 19, 1977