Does He Love You (Reba McEntire song)
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| “Does He Love You” | |||||
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| Single by Reba McEntire with Linda Davis from the album Greatest Hits Volume Two |
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| Released | 1993 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 4:19 | ||||
| Label | MCA | ||||
| Writer(s) | Sandy Knox, Billy Stritch | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen, Tony Brown, Reba McEntire | ||||
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"Does He Love You" is a song by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis from McEntire's 1993 album Greatest Hits Volume Two.
The Reba McEntire/Linda Davis version of this song was one of the most-awarded songs of McEntire's career despite initial resistance from the record label. MCA Records didn't think a two-woman duet would go over well at radio or with the fans. They also didn't like the idea of an unknown background vocalist singing the powerhouse tune with Reba. The label suggested McEntire approach label-mates Trisha Yearwood or Wynonna Judd as possible duet partners. When both turned down Reba's request, Linda Davis was then chosen to record the song. McEntire's instinct paid off as the song soared to the #1 position on the country charts in the Summer of 1993. It went on to win a Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration as well as a CMA Award for Vocal Event of the Year and a TNN/Music City News award for Best Vocal Collaboration. "Does He Love You" became a standard and has since then been prominently covered by several prestigious artists (listed below).
In 2005, the song placed #9 on a list of the 100 Greatest Country Duets and was performed on a special concert for the show by Carrie Underwood and Australian-born songbird Jamie O'Neal.
[edit] Other versions
- Liza Minnelli covered McEntire's song as a duet with Donna Summer on Minnelli's Grammy-nominated 1996 album, Gently.
- Patti LaBelle covered the same song on her Grammy-nominated 1997 album Flame. On her version, the song's title was altered to "He Doesn't Love You". However, it still has the same melody and lyrics other than the lines where "does he love you?" is replaced by "he doesn't love you".
- In 2001, after winning the very first American Idol title, Kelly Clarkson sang the song with Reba on a FOX Network special.
- Kelly Clarkson and Martina McBride also performed the duet as a tribute to McEntire on the television special CMT Giants Honor Reba McEntire in 2006.
[edit] Succession
| Preceded by "Easy Come, Easy Go" by George Strait |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single by Reba McEntire with Linda Davis November 6, 1993 |
Succeeded by "She Used to Be Mine" by Brooks & Dunn |
