Reba McEntire (album)

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Reba McEntire
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 1977
RecordedJanuary 22, 1976 – April 13, 1977
StudioWoodland Sound Studios and U.S. Recording Studios, Nashville[1]
GenreCountry, Nashville sound
Length31:30
LabelMercury
ProducerJerry Kennedy, Glenn Keener
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba McEntire
(1977)
Out of a Dream
(1979)
Singles from Reba McEntire
  1. "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand"
    Released: April 1976
  2. "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man"
    Released: January 1977
  3. "Glad I Waited Just for You"
    Released: July 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Reba McEntire is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Reba McEntire. It was released on August 15, 1977, by Mercury Records.[1] It featured her first single "I Don't Want to 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". Three of the album's singles cracked the Billboard Country charts,[2] but the album was not a commercial success, failing to chart.[3]

Musically, the album shows McEntire pulled in two different directions, because of two different producers. Half the songs were produced by Jerry Kennedy in a twangy, old-timey country style. The other half were produced by Glenn Keener in a soft country pop format: the "countrypolitan" Nashville sound with lush strings and vocal chorus. McEntire's next five albums with Mercury continued to place her within the Nashville sound. Signing with MCA in 1984, McEntire took control of her sound and joined the new neotraditional country movement.[1]

Reba McEntire was re-issued on CD and cassette tape in 1993 and released digitally in 2012.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Glad I Waited Just for You"Royce Porter, Bucky JonesApril 13, 19772:55
2."One to One"Jerry Foster, Bill RiceSeptember 10, 19762:40
3."Angel in Your Arms"Terry Woodford, Clayton Ivey, Tom BrasfieldApril 13, 19772:51
4."I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand"Layng Martine Jr.January 22, 19762:59
5."I've Waited All My Life for You"Foster, RiceSeptember 16, 19762:59
6."I Was Glad to Give My Everything to You"Ruby Hice, Danny HiceSeptember 16, 19762:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Take Your Love Away"Randy SharpApril 12, 19772:24
2."(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man"R Hice, D HiceSeptember 16, 19762:54
3."Why Can't He Be You"Hank CochranApril 12, 19773:34
4."Invitation to the Blues"Roger MillerApril 13, 19773:27
5."Right Time of the Night"Peter McCannApril 12, 19772:37

Personnel[]

  • Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
  • Bobby Emmons – acoustic piano, organ
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, organ
  • Tommy Allsup – guitar
  • Harold Bradley – guitar
  • Ray Edenton – guitar
  • Leon Rhodes – guitar
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Lloyd Greensteel guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
  • Charlie McCoy - harmonica
  • Johnny Gimblefiddle
  • Billy Puett – saxophone
  • Bergen White – string and flute arrangements, backing vocals
  • Byron Bach – strings
  • Brenton Banks – strings
  • George Binkley III – strings
  • John Catchings – strings
  • Marvin Chantry – strings
  • Roy Christensen – strings
  • Virginia Christensen – strings
  • Carl Gorodetzky – strings
  • Lennie Haight – strings
  • Martin Katahn – strings
  • Sheldon Kurland – strings
  • Steven Maxwell Smith – strings
  • Chris Teal – strings
  • Gary Vanosdale – strings
  • Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Janie Fricke – backing vocals
  • Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • Mary Holladay – backing vocals
  • Prissy Hubbard – backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
  • Neal Matthews – backing vocals
  • Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
  • Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
  • Ray C. Walker – backing vocals
  • Trish Williams – backing vocals

Production[]

  • Jerry Kennedy – producer
  • Glenn Keener – producer
  • Larry Maglinger – engineer
  • Lynn Peterzell – engineer
  • Tom Sparkman – engineer
  • Cam Mullins – mixing
  • Bergen White – mixing
  • MC Rather – mastering
  • Jim Schubert – artwork
  • Jim McGuire – photography

Charts[]

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" Country Singles 88
1977 "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man" Country Singles 86
"Glad I Just Waited for You" Country Singles 88
1978 "One to One" Country Singles -

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Reba McEntire at AllMusic
  2. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/reba-mcentire/chart-history/CSI/9
  3. ^ McEntire, Reba; Carter, Tom (2015-04-15). Reba: My Story. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9780804181181.



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