All the Women I Am

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All the Women I Am
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Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedNovember 9, 2010
Recorded2010
StudioStarstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
GenreCountry
Length37:56
LabelStarstruck/Valory
ProducerDann Huff
Reba McEntire chronology
Keep On Loving You
(2009) 		All the Women I Am
(2010) 		Love Somebody
(2015)
Singles from All the Women I Am
  1. "Turn On the Radio"
    Released: July 19, 2010
  2. "If I Were a Boy"
    Released: January 24, 2011
  3. "When Love Gets a Hold of You"
    Released: April 11, 2011
  4. "Somebody's Chelsea"
    Released: August 29, 2011

All the Women I Am is the twenty-ninth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released November 9, 2010, through the Valory Music Group, a division of Big Machine Records.[2][3] 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.[4][5] The album was produced by Dann Huff.[3] As of 2012 it is her 1st studio album since 1984's Just a Little Love not to be certified.

Background[]

The title of the album relates to the many roles that McEntire plays in her life.[6] Asked once in an interview for a ranking, McEntire responded, "Mother first, wife second, and the rest just follow."[7] The album features a cover of American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles' single "If I Were a Boy". McEntire's version became a viral video when she first performed the song on CMT's Unplugged earlier in 2010.[8] Reba's next album was supposed to be a Christmas album but the song 'If I Were a Boy' changed McEntire's mind.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[9]
Associated Pressmixed[10]
Billboardfavorable[11]
The Boston Globe(Positive)[12]
Country Weekly4/5 stars[13]
Roughstock3.5/5 stars[14]
USA Today3/4 stars[15]
The Washington Postmixed[16]
Engine 1453.5/5 stars[17]

Upon its release, All the Women I Am received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[18] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[18]

Michael McCall with the Associated Press gave it a mixed review, saying "at age 55, McEntire remains a powerhouse who tends to err by trying harder than necessary to show her range".[10] Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly gave the album four star rating, calling the release "[an] emotionally charged set of songs" and commended her cover of "If I Were A Boy", calling it a "soulful, countrified look at love from a male perspective".[13]

Giving the release a 3½ star rating, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, saying "All The Woman I Am had the potential to be a missed-opportunity after the first two tracks on the record but the album is saved by a meaty collection of songs that hopefully will find Reba retaining her current resurgence at radio".[14] Allison Stewart with The Washington Post'' compared the album to its predecessor, Keep On Loving You, saying that the album "tries harder, with worse results; McEntire and her collaborators aim for Carrie Underwood and too often wind up with warmed-over Shania Twain". On a positive note, she called her version of "If I Were a Boy" "fantastic".[16] Thom Jurek with Allmusic gave the release a 2½ rating, saying "Everything, from songs and arrangements to production tries hard to sound on the contemporary edge, but comes off as underscoring that Underwood has the corner on this sound [...] ultimately, All the Women I Am falls flat; it feels awkward in its stylistic mimicry, and has no center".[9]

Steve Morse with The Boston Globe called it "one of her best effort", saying "It blends hard-edged, modern country-rock with some profoundly tender ballad singing".[12] Blake Boldt with "Engine 145" gave it a 3½ star rating, saying "Women is a crash course in dealing with emotional hurdles. There’s a great deal of value when McEntire sings about volatile emotions, and she builds a rapport with female listeners by admitting her own frailties".[17]

Commercial performance[]

The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, and at number three on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 64,174 copies in its first week of release.[19][20] The album has sold 347,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[21]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turn On the Radio"Cherie Oakley, Mark Oakley, J.P. Twang3:35
2."If I Were a Boy"BC Jean, Toby Gad3:52
3."The Bridge You Burn"Tony Martin, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher3:34
4."Cry"Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally3:25
5."When Love Gets a Hold of You"Jessi Alexander, Gary Nicholson, Jon Randall3:34
6."Somebody's Chelsea"Reba McEntire, Liz Hengber, Will Robinson4:33
7."All the Women I Am"Kent Blazy, Marv Green, McAnally4:35
8."The Day She Got Divorced"Clark, McAnally, Mark D. Sanders3:32
9."A Little Want To"Brice Long, Terry McBride3:07
10."When You Have a Child"Tom Douglas4:09
Total length:37:56
Deluxe Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Want a Cowboy" (Dance remix)Katrina Elam, David Davidson, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee Sloas3:49
Deluxe Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."AOL Sessions Consider Me Gone" 
2."AOL Sessions Strange" 
3."AOL Sessions Eight Crazy Hours (In The Story of Love)" 
4."AOL Sessions I Want A Cowboy" 
5."AOL Sessions Interview" 
6."CMT Unplugged If I Were A Boy" 
7."Behind The Scenes: Reba "Turn On The Radio" music video shoot" 
8."Turn On The Radio" music video" 

Personnel[]

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Musicians[]

Production notes[]

  • Dann Huff – producer
  • Allison Jones – A&R
  • Velvet Reid – A&R
  • Brent King – recording
  • Steve Marcantonio – recording, mixing
  • Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
  • Mark Hagen – additional recording
  • Seth Morton – additional recording
  • Steve Blackmon – recording assistant
  • Drew Bollman – recording assistant
  • Tristan Brock-Jones – recording assistant
  • David Huff – digital editing
  • Christopher Rowe – digital editing
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Hank Williams – mastering
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordinator
  • Whitney Sutton – copy coordinator
  • Austin Hale – package design
  • Aaron Rayburn – package design
  • Josh Shearon – package design
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Justin Nolan Key – photography
  • Brett Freedman – hair stylist, makeup
  • Terry Gordon – wardrobe

Charts[]

Release history[]

Country Date
United StatesUnited States November 9, 2010[6]
CanadaCanada November 9, 2010[6]
AustraliaAustralia November 12, 2010[37][38]
United KingdomUnited Kingdom February 20, 2012

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