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Reba McEntire is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Reba McEntire. It was released on August 15, 1977, by Mercury Records.[2] It featured her first single "I Don't Wanna Be a One Night Stand", as well as a cover of the Jennifer Warnes hit "Right Time of the Night" and the Hot hit "Angel in Your Arms". Her debut album was not a commercial success, failing to chart.[3] It was re-issued on CD and cassette tape in 1993 and released digitally in 2012.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Glad I Waited Just for You" | Royce Porter, Bucky Jones | April 13, 1977 | 2:55 |
| 2. | "One to One" | Jerry Foster, Bill Rice | September 10, 1976 | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Angel in Your Arms" | Terry Woodford, Clayton Ivey, Tom Brasfield | April 13, 1977 | 2:51 |
| 4. | "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" | Layng Martine Jr. | January 22, 1976 | 2:59 |
| 5. | "I've Waited All My Life for You" | Foster, Rice | September 16, 1976 | 2:59 |
| 6. | "I Was Glad to Give My Everything to You" | Ruby Hice, Danny Hice | September 16, 1976 | 2:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take Your Love Away" | Randy Sharp | April 12, 1977 | 2:24 |
| 2. | "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man" | R Hice, D Hice | September 16, 1976 | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Why Can't He Be You" | Hank Cochran | April 12, 1977 | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Invitation to the Blues" | Roger Miller | April 13, 1977 | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Right Time of the Night" | Peter McCann | April 12, 1977 | 2:37 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
- Bobby Emmons – acoustic piano, organ
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, organ
- Tommy Allsup – guitar
- Harold Bradley – guitar
- Roy Edenton – guitar
- Leon Rhodes – guitar
- Pete Wade – guitar
- Chip Young – guitar
- Lloyd Green – steel guitar
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Bob Moore – bass
- Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Billy Puett – saxophone
- Bergen White – string and flute arrangements, backing vocals
- Byron Bach – strings
- Brenton Banks – strings
- George Binkley III – strings
- John Catchings – strings
- Marvin Chantry – strings
- Roy Christensen – strings
- Virginia Christensen – strings
- Carl Gorodetzky – strings
- Lennie Haight – strings
- Martin Katahn – strings
- Sheldon Kurland – strings
- Steven Maxwell Smith – strings
- Chris Teal – strings
- Gary Vanosdale – strings
- Stephanie Woolf – strings
- Janie Fricke – backing vocals
- Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
- Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
- Mary Holladay – backing vocals
- Prissy Hubbard – backing vocals
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
- Neal Matthews – backing vocals
- Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
- Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
- Ray C. Walker – backing vocals
- Trish Williams – backing vocals
Production
- Jerry Kennedy – producer
- Glenn Keener – producer
- Larry Maglinger – engineer
- Lynn Peterzell – engineer
- Tom Sparkman – engineer
- Cam Mullins – mixing
- Bergen White – mixing
- MC Rather – mastering
- Jim Schubert – artwork
- Jim McGuire – photography
Charts
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" | Country Singles | 88 |
| 1977 | "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man" | Country Singles | 86 |
| "Glad I Just Waited for You" | Country Singles | 88 | |
| 1978 | "One to One" | Country Singles | - |
References
- ^ Reba McEntire at AllMusic
- ^ "Reba McEntire - Reba McEntire". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ McEntire, Reba; Carter, Tom (2015-04-15). Reba: My Story. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9780804181181.
- ^ "Reba McEntire - Reba McEntire". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-15.