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Rumor Has It is the seventeenth studio album by country musician Reba McEntire. It was released on September 4, 1990. The album continued her streak of late-80s success and features one of her signature songs, "Fancy". CMT ranked "Fancy" at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs.[2] Additionally, they ranked the video at No. 35 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Videos. Initially, "Fancy" song wasn't one of McEntire's larger radio hits, despite its acclaim. It peaked outside of the Top 5 at No. 8. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard country album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200, becoming her first album to enter the mainstream top 40. It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Rumor Has It was McEntire's first collaboration with record producer Tony Brown.
The album also contained a TV theme song - though not the last TV theme song McEntire would record. The track "Climb That Mountain High" was featured in the opening credits of an early 1990s ABC sitcom called Delta starring Delta Burke, who played an aspiring country singer. Reba also made a guest appearance on the short-lived sitcom.
Both "You Lie" and "Waitin' For the Deal to Go Down" were previously recorded by country singer Cee Cee Chapman on her 1988 album Twist of Fate,[3] and the latter was covered in 1992 by the short-lived country music band Dixiana on their self-titled album. Their version was released as a single that year, peaking at #39 on the country charts.
The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums for the week of September 29, 1990, and jumped to number 3 the next week then peaked at #2 the next week. The album stayed in the Top 10 for 26 weeks.
A 30th Anniversary Edition of the album was released on September 11, 2020, and includes two bonus tracks: a new remix of "Fancy" by Dave Audé and a live version of "Fancy" recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in 2020.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Climb That Mountain High" | Reba McEntire, Don Schlitz | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Rumor Has It" | Bruce Burch, Vern Dant, Larry Shell | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Waitin' for the Deal to Go Down" | Bobby Fischer, Austin Roberts, Charles Black | 3:14 |
| 4. | "You Lie" | Fischer, Roberts, Black | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Now You Tell Me" | Donny Kees, Shawna Harrington-Burkhart | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Fancy" | Bobbie Gentry | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Fallin' Out of Love" | Jon Ims | 4:34 |
| 8. | "This Picture" | S. Alan Taylor, Lisa Palas | 3:23 |
| 9. | "You Remember Me" | Jesse Winchester | 4:23 |
| 10. | "That's All She Wrote" | Joe Schemay, John Hobbs | 3:24 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- Matt Rollings – keyboards
- Kirk Cappello – synthesizers
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Steve Fishell – steel guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Edgar Meyer – Arco bass
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Vince Gill – backing vocals
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals
- Pamela Quillon – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Paula Kaye Wallace – backing vocals
- Suzy Wills – backing vocals
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- Reba McEntire – producer
- John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering
- Marty Williams – second engineer
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Mickey Braithwaite – art direction, design
- Jim McGuire – photography
- Paul Elledge – back cover photography
Charts
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[9] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[10] | CAN Country[11] | ||
| 1990 | "You Lie" | 1 | 1 |
| "Rumor Has It" | 3 | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Fancy" | 8 | 8 |
| "Fallin' Out of Love" | 2 | 1 | |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Rumor Has It at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ "CMT's top songs of country music". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/twist-of-fate-mw0000200021
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- ^ "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Rumor Has It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.