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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = Sweet Sixteen |
| name = Sweet Sixteen
Type = studio |
| type = studio
Artist = [[Reba McEntire|Reba]] |
| artist = [[Reba McEntire]]
Cover = RebaMcEntireSweetSixteen.jpg |
| cover = RebaMcEntireSweetSixteen.jpg
| alt =
Released = May 2, 1989 |
| released = May 1, 1989
Recorded = |
| recorded =
Genre = [[country music|Country]] |
| venue =
Length = 33:26 |
| studio =
Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]] |
| genre = [[country music|Country]]
Producer = [[Jimmy Bowen]]<br />Reba McEntire |
| length = 33:26
|
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
Last album = ''[[Reba (album)|Reba]]'' <br /> (1988) |
| producer = {{hlist|[[Jimmy Bowen]]|Reba McEntire}}
This album = '''''Sweet Sixteen''''' <br /> (1989) |
Next album = ''[[Reba Live]]'' <br /> (1989) | }}
| prev_title = [[Reba (album)|Reba]]
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = [[Reba Live]]
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{singles
| name = Sweet Sixteen
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Cathy's Clown]]
| single1date = April 1989
| single2 = [['Til Love Comes Again]]
| single2date = September 6, 1989
| single3 = [[Little Girl (Reba McEntire song)|Little Girl]]
| single3date = December 1989
| single4 = [[Walk On (Reba McEntire song)|Walk On]]
| single4date = March 1990
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r93159|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93159|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}
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'''''Sweet Sixteen''''' is the fifteenth studio album by American [[country music]] singer [[Reba McEntire]], released on May 1, 1989 by [[MCA Records]]. Four singles from the album entered the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts: the number one hit "Cathy's Clown" (a cover version of [[The Everly Brothers]]' song), top 5 hit "Walk On", and the top ten hits "'Til Love Comes Again" and "Little Girl". ''Sweet Sixteen'' was her [[penultimate]] album with record producer [[Jimmy Bowen]]. ''[[Reba Live]]'' would be her last.

'''''Sweet Sixteen''''' is the fourteenth [[studio album]] by American [[country music]] singer [[Reba McEntire]], released in 1989 on [[MCA Records]]. Four singles from the album entered the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|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".


The album's title derives from its being McEntire's sixteenth album, counting compilation and Christmas albums.
The album's title derives from its being McEntire's sixteenth album, counting compilation and Christmas albums.


The album is certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], for selling over 1,000,000 copies.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|title="Search results - "Sweet Sixteen"".|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Sweet%20Sixteen&artist=Reba&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|website=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The album debuted at #17 on the Country Albums chart for the week of May 27, 1989, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 24, 1989. It stayed at #1 for 13 consecutive weeks. The album sold over 500,000 copies in just 9 weeks.
The album was certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], for selling over 1 million copies.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|title="Search results - "Sweet Sixteen"".|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Sweet%20Sixteen&artist=Reba&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|website=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=November 7, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> The album debuted at #17 on the Country Albums chart for the week of May 27, 1989, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 24, 1989. It stayed at #1 for 13 consecutive weeks. The album sold over 500,000 copies in its first 9 weeks.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track list
{{track list
|writing_credits = yes
|title1 = [[Cathy's Clown]]
|title1 = [[Cathy's Clown]]
|writer1 = [[Don Everly]]
|writer1 = [[Don Everly]]
|length1 = 3:04
|length1 = 3:04
|title2 = [['Til Love Comes Again]]
|title2 = [['Til Love Comes Again|{{-'}}Til Love Comes Again]]
|writer2 = [[Bob Regan]], [[Ed Hill]]
|writer2 = [[Bob Regan]], [[Ed Hill]]
|length2 = 3:38
|length2 = 3:38
|title3 = It Always Rains on Saturday
|title3 = It Always Rains on Saturday
|writer3 = Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers, Reba McEntire
|writer3 = Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers, [[Reba McEntire]]
|length3 = 4:26
|length3 = 4:26
|title4 = Am I the Only One Who Cares
|title4 = Am I the Only One Who Cares
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}}
}}


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
Adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Sweet Sixteen |others=Reba McEntire |year=1989 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |id=MCABD-6294}}</ref>
Adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Sweet Sixteen |others=Reba McEntire |year=1989 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |id=MCABD-6294}}</ref>

* [[Reba McEntire]] – [[Singing|lead vocals]], background vocals
* [[Eddie Bayers]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Reba McEntire]] – lead and harmony vocals
* [[Bill Payne]] – pianos
* Kirk Capello – [[cabasa]]
* [[The Allman Brothers Band|Mike Lawler]] – synthesizers
* [[Jerry Douglas]] – [[Dobro]]
* [[Brent Rowan]] – electric guitar
* Michael Thomas – electric guitar
* [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]] – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
* [[Jerry Douglas]] – [[dobro]]
* Donnie LaValley – [[steel guitar]], [[lap steel guitar]]
* Glen Duncan – [[fiddle]], [[mandolin]]
* Glen Duncan – [[fiddle]], [[mandolin]]
* [[Vince Gill]] – [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
* [[Leland Sklar]] – bass guitar
* [[Eddie Bayers]] – drums
* Suzi Hoskins-Wills – background vocals
* [[Russ Kunkel]] – drums
* [[Russ Kunkel]] – drums
* Kirk Cappello – [[cabasa]]
* Donnie LaValley – [[steel guitar]], [[lap steel guitar]]
* Mike Lawler – [[synthesizer]]
* [[Dave Loggins]] – background vocals
* [[Patty Loveless]] – background vocals
* Joe McGlohon – [[saxophone]]
* Joe McGlohon – [[saxophone]]
* [[Bill Payne|Billy Payne]] – [[piano]]
* [[Vince Gill]] – harmony vocals
* [[Judy Rodman]] – background vocals
* Suzi Hoskins-Wills – harmony vocals
* [[Brent Rowan]] – [[electric guitar]]
* [[Dave Loggins]] – harmony vocals
* [[Leland Sklar]] – [[bass guitar]]
* [[Patty Loveless]] – harmony vocals
* Michael Thomas – electric guitar
* [[Judy Rodman]] – harmony vocals
* [[Steve Wariner]] – harmony vocals
* [[Billy Joe Walker, Jr.]] – electric guitar, [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]

* [[Steve Wariner]] – background vocals
=== Production ===
* Jimmy Bowen – producer
* Reba McEntire – producer, pre-production, liner notes
* Don Lanier – pre-production
* Bob Bullock – recording engineer, overdub recording
* Tim Kish – overdub recording
* John S. Howell – second engineer
* Marty Williams – second engineer
* John Guess – mixing
* Milan Bogdan – digital editing
* Glenn Meadows – mastering
* Jessie Noble – project coordinator
* Simon Levy – art direction
* Mickey Braithwaite – design
* Jim McGuire – photography

;Studios
* Recorded and Mixed at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-start}}
===Album===
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"

! Chart (1989)
===Weekly charts===
! Peak<br />position
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|78|artist=Reba McEntire|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Reba McEntire|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums<ref>{{cite web|title=Reba McEntire {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1724|website=AllMusic|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}</ref>
| 15
| align="center"| 1
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
| align="center"| 78
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}</ref>
| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums
| 55
| align="center"| 1
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


===Singles===
===Singles===
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Song
! rowspan="2"| Song
! colspan="2"| Chart positions<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r668887|pure_url=yes}}|title=Billboard chart positions > singles|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref>
! colspan="2"| Chart positions<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r668887|pure_url=yes}}|title=Billboard chart positions > singles|publisher=allmusic|access-date=July 29, 2009}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]
! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]
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===Certifications and sales===
===Certifications and sales===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Sweet Sixteen|artist=Reba Mc Entire|type=album|award=Platinum|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Sweet Sixteen|artist=Reba Mc Entire|type=album|award=Platinum}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|nounspecified=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-bef | before= ''[[Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3|Greatest Hits III]]''<br /> by [[Hank Williams, Jr.]]}}
{{s-ttl | title= [[Top Country Albums]] [[List of number-one country albums of 1989 (U.S.)|number-one album]] | years= June 24 - September 16, 1989}}
{{s-aft | after= ''[[Killin' Time (Clint Black album)|Killin' Time]]''<br /> by [[Clint Black]]}}
{{s-bef | before= ''[[River of Time (The Judds album)|River of Time]]''<br /> by [[The Judds]]}}
{{s-ttl | title= ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Albums [[List of number-one country albums of 1989 (Canada)|number-one album]] | years= June 26 - July 17, 1989}}
{{s-aft | after= none}}
{{s-end}}


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Latest revision as of 05:55, 25 April 2023

Sweet Sixteen
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedMay 1, 1989
GenreCountry
Length33:26
LabelMCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba
(1988) 		Sweet Sixteen
(1989) 		Reba Live
(1989)
Singles from Sweet Sixteen
  1. "Cathy's Clown"
    Released: April 1989
  2. "'Til Love Comes Again"
    Released: September 6, 1989
  3. "Little Girl"
    Released: December 1989
  4. "Walk On"
    Released: March 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sweet Sixteen is the fifteenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on May 1, 1989 by MCA Records. Four singles from the album entered the Billboard country charts: the number one hit "Cathy's Clown" (a cover version of The Everly Brothers' song), top 5 hit "Walk On", and the top ten hits "'Til Love Comes Again" and "Little Girl". Sweet Sixteen was her penultimate album with record producer Jimmy Bowen. Reba Live would be her last.

The album's title derives from its being McEntire's sixteenth album, counting compilation and Christmas albums.

The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA, for selling over 1 million copies.[2] The album debuted at #17 on the Country Albums chart for the week of May 27, 1989, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 24, 1989. It stayed at #1 for 13 consecutive weeks. The album sold over 500,000 copies in its first 9 weeks.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cathy's Clown"Don Everly3:04
2."'Til Love Comes Again"Bob Regan, Ed Hill3:38
3."It Always Rains on Saturday"Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers, Reba McEntire4:26
4."Am I the Only One Who Cares"Don Schlitz, McEntire3:02
5."Somebody Up There Likes Me"Suzi Hoskins-Wills, Bill Cooley3:05
6."You Must Really Love Me"Schlitz, McEntire3:05
7."Say the Word"Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Michael Garvin2:46
8."Little Girl"Franceschi, Powers3:23
9."Walk On"Steve Dean, Lonnie Williams3:16
10."A New Love"Dave Loggins3:24

Personnel

[edit]

Adapted from the album liner notes.[3]

Production

[edit]
  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • Reba McEntire – producer, pre-production, liner notes
  • Don Lanier – pre-production
  • Bob Bullock – recording engineer, overdub recording
  • Tim Kish – overdub recording
  • John S. Howell – second engineer
  • Marty Williams – second engineer
  • John Guess – mixing
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Simon Levy – art direction
  • Mickey Braithwaite – design
  • Jim McGuire – photography
Studios
  • Recorded and Mixed at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

[edit]

Singles

[edit]
Year Song Chart positions[8]
US Country CAN Country
1989 "Cathy's Clown" 1 1
"Til' Love Comes Again" 4 5
"Little Girl" 7 7
1990 "Walk On" 2 1

Certifications and sales

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ ""Search results - "Sweet Sixteen""". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Sweet Sixteen (CD liner notes). Reba McEntire. MCA Records. 1989. MCABD-6294.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Sweet Sixteen". Recording Industry Association of America.
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