Reba (album)

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Reba is the fifteenth studio album, released in 1988 by Reba McEntire, the title signifying that she had become so well known that she could be identified by first name alone, but also signaling an entirely different style to her music. Gone were the 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 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. It has sold 1,400,000 copies world-wide.

The album debuted at #20 for the week of May 21, 1988 on the Country Albums chart, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 11, 1988. The album stayed at #1 for 6 consecutive weeks.

Track listing

1. "So, So, So Long" (Lisa Palas, Alan Taylor) - 3:40
2. "Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes) - 3:00
3. "New Fool at an Old Game" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, Sheila Stephen) - 3:50
4. "You're the One I Dream About" (Pamela Bowen, Teresa Jackson) - 3:38
5. "Silly Me" (Ben Weisman, Roberts Etoll) - 4:14
6. "Respect" (Otis Redding) - 2:39
7. "Do Right by Me" (Bogard, Giles) - 3:37
8. "I Know How He Feels" (Rick Bowles, William Robinson) - 3:20
9. "Wish I Were Only Lonely" (Bogard, Giles) - 3:56
10. "Everytime You Touch Her" (Pamela Rose, Pat Bunch, Mary Ann Kennedy) - 3:52

Production

• Produced By Reba McEntire for Reba McEntire Productions & Jimmy Bowen for Lynwood Productions
• Mixed By John Guess at Masterfonics
• Engineered By Mark J. Coddington & Marty Williams
• Mastered By Glenn Meadows
• Digital Editing By Milan Bogdan

Credits

• Drums, Percussion: Russ Kunkel
• Bass: Wayne Nelson
• Keyboards: Mike Lawler, John Barlow Jarvis
• Guitars: Dann Huff, Pat Flynn, Pam Rose
• Mandolin & Bouzouki: Pat Flynn
• Harmonica: Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson
• Harmony Vocals: Suzy Hoskins, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Yvonne Hodges

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1988	Top Country Albums	#1
1988	The Billboard 200	#118

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Sunday Kind of Love"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#5
1988	"I Know How He Feels"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#1
1988	"New Fool At An Old Game"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#1

Certifications/sales

Country	Certification (thresholds)	Sales
United States	Platinum	1,700,000