My Kind of Country (Reba McEntire album)
My Kind of Country is the eighth studio album by American country singer Reba McEntire, released October 15, 1984. It was her second studio album for MCA Records. My Kind of Country peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's (North America) Country Music Albums chart. Two tracks from the album rose to No. 1 on the Country Singles chart: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave".
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| Released | October 15, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | July 1984 | |||
| Studio | Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 25:37 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Harold Shedd | |||
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| Singles from My Kind of Country | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B+[2] |
The track "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was later recorded by the singer Mark Chesnutt on his 1992 album Longnecks & Short Stories, with backing vocals from Alison Krauss and Vince Gill. It reappeared on his 1997 album Thank God for Believers, from which it was released as a single in 1998.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Blue" | John Moffat | 2:42 |
| 2. | "That's What He Said" | Rick Carnes, Janis Carnes | 2:30 |
| 3. | "I Want to Hear It from You" | Fred Carter, Jr. | 2:21 |
| 4. | "It's Not Over (If I'm Not Over You)" | Larry Kingston, Mark Wright | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Somebody Should Leave" | Harlan Howard, Chick Rains | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Everything but My Heart" | Graham Lyle, Troy Seals | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Don't You Believe Him" | Nat Stuckey | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Before I Met You" | J. William Denny, Joe "Cannonball" Lewis, Chuck Seitz | 2:29 |
| 9. | "He's Only Everything" | Billy Deaton, Faron Young | 3:19 |
| 10. | "You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)" | George Richey, Connie Smith | 2:41 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead vocals, background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Craig Bickhardt – background vocals
- Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
- David Briggs – keyboards
- Buddy Cannon – background vocals
- Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Ray Edenton – acoustic guitar
- Greg Galbraith – electric guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
- Ted Hewitt – background vocals
- Mitch Humphries – keyboards
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar
- Wendy Waldman – background vocals
- Paul Worley – electric guitar
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
- Harold Shedd - producer
- Bob Bullock - overdubs, engineer
- George W. Clinton - overdubs, engineer
- Paul Goldberg - overdubs, engineer
- Tim Kish - overdubs, engineer
- Joe Scaife - overdubs, engineer
- Jim Cotton - overdubs, engineer
- Glenn Meadows - mixing
- Ron Treat - overdubs, mixing
Charts
Album
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country[3] | CAN Country[4] | ||
| 1984 | "How Blue" | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | "Somebody Should Leave" | 1 | 8 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
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References
- Ruhlmann, William. "My Kind of Country - Reba McEntire". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- Christgau, Robert (1990). Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. pp. 265. ISBN 9780679730156.
- "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – My Kind of Country". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- My Kind of Country (CD). Reba McEntire. MCA Records. 1985. MCAD-31108.CS1 maint: others (link)
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