Does He Love You

"Does He Love You" is a song performed by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis from McEntire's 1993 album Greatest Hits Volume Two. It is one of country music's several songs about a love triangle.

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 fall of 1993, giving McEntire her eighteenth and Davis her first and only Number One single.

The single went on to win the Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration^[1], a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year, and a TNN/Music City News award for Best Vocal Collaboration.

1 Content
2 Tracklist
3 Chart performance
4 Other versions
5 References

Content

The song features a vocal battle between two female narrators who are in love with the same man. Both women are suspicious that the man is being unfaithful to them and are wondering who he truly loves.

Tracklist

United Kingdom Maxi single

"Does He Love You" (Album Version)
"Does He Love You" (Live)
"I'll Be" (Live)

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	62
Australian Singles Chart	59
Sweden Singles Chart	72

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 2002, 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.
Carrie Underwood and Jamie O'Neal

References

^ "And the Winners Are . . .". The New York Times (The New York Times Company): pp. C 22. 1994-03-02. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/arts/and-the-winners-are.html. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

Preceded by "Easy Come, Easy Go" by George Strait	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 6, 1993	Succeeded by "She Used to Be Mine" by Brooks & Dunn
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 13, 1993

Reba McEntire 1990s singles

Sweet Sixteen	"Walk On"

Rumor Has It	"You Lie" · "Rumor Has It" · "Fancy" · "Fallin' Out of Love"

For My Broken Heart	"For My Broken Heart" · "Is There Life Out There" · "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" · "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"

It's Your Call	"Take It Back" · "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) · "It's Your Call"

Greatest Hits Volume Two	"Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) · "They Asked About You"

Read My Mind	"Why Haven't I Heard from You" · "She Thinks His Name Was John" · "Till You Love Me" · "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" · "And Still"

Starting Over	"On My Own" · "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" · "Starting Over Again" · "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

What If It's You	"The Fear of Being Alone" · "How Was I to Know" · "I'd Rather Ride Around with You"

If You See Him	"If You See Him/If You See Her" · "Forever Love" · "Wrong Night" · "Lonely Alone" · "One Honest Heart"

So Good Together	"What Do You Say"

Other songs	"If I Had Only Known" · "What If"

Guest singles	"Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) · "Let's Open Up Our Hearts"