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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 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|accessdate=7 November 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1|archivedate=24 September 2015|df=}}</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.
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=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1|archive-date=24 September 2015|df=}}</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==
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* [[Leland Sklar]] – [[bass guitar]]
* [[Leland Sklar]] – [[bass guitar]]
* Michael Thomas – electric guitar
* Michael Thomas – electric guitar
* [[Billy Joe Walker, Jr.]] – electric guitar, [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]
* [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]] – electric guitar, [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]
* [[Steve Wariner]] – background vocals
* [[Steve Wariner]] – background vocals



Revision as of 15:50, 24 September 2019

Sweet Sixteen
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 1989
GenreCountry
Length33:26
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Reba McEntire
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: August 1989
  3. "Little Girl"
    Released: December 1989
  4. "Walk On"
    Released: March 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sweet Sixteen is the sixteenth studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire, released on May 1, 1989 by 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".

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

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

Adapted from the album liner notes.[3]

Charts

Album

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[4] 1
U.S. Billboard 200 78
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1

Singles

Year Song Chart positions[5]
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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ ""Search results - "Sweet Sixteen""". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 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 | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Sweet Sixteen". Recording Industry Association of America.