Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)

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Sweet Sixteen is the 14th studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released in 1989 on 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 is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for selling over 1,000,000 copies. 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.

Track listing

1. "Cathy's Clown" (Don Everly) – 3:08
2. "'Til Love Comes Again" (Bob Regan, Ed Hill) – 3:38
3. "It Always Rains on Saturday" (Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers, Reba McEntire) – 4:26
4. "Am I the Only One Who Cares" (Don Schlitz, McEntire) – 3:02
5. "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (Suzi Hoskins-Wills, Bill Cooley) – 3:05
6. "You Must Really Love Me" (Schlitz, McEntire) – 3:05
7. "Say the Word" (Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Michael Garvin) – 2:46
8. "Little Girl" (Franceschi, Powers) – 3:23
9. "Walk On" (Steve Dean, Lonnie Williams) – 3:09
10. "A New Love" (Dave Loggins) – 3:24

Personnel

The following musicians performed on this album:

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Kirk Capello – cabasa
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Vince Gill – background vocals
• Suzi Hoskins-Wills – background vocals
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Donnie LaValley – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Mike Lawler – synthesizer
• Dave Loggins – background vocals
• Patty Loveless – background vocals
• Reba McEntire – lead vocals, background vocals
• Joe McGlohon – saxophone
• Billy Payne – piano
• Judy Rodman – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar
• Michael Thomas – electric guitar
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Steve Wariner – background vocals

Charts

Album

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

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions
		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/sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.