Read My Mind (album)
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| Studio album by Reba | ||||
| Released | April 26, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown & Reba McEntire | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Read My Mind is the twentieth album and eighteenth studio album by Reba McEntire, released in April 1994. It was preceded by the first single, "Why Haven't I Heard From You" which peaked at No. 5 on the country chart. The album's second single, "She Thinks His Name Was John", was the first country song to address the topic of AIDS. Due to the subject matter, some radio stations shied away from putting it into heavy rotation. The third single, "Till You Love Me" became McEntire's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" the album's fourth single, topped the country singles chart. The album peaked at No. 2 on both the country album chart and the Billboard 200 and is certified 3 times platinum by the RIAA.[2] The album was released at perhaps the peak of McEntire's pop culture affectiveness, with a release of this album (described on an MCA Records billboard as "Another MCA Masterpiece..."), an autobiography, and NBC Television special later in the year.
The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 albums for the week of May 14, 1994 and peaked at #2 for the week of May 21, 1994. It ended in the charts at #199 for the week of January 13, 1996.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Everything That You Want" | Randy Sharp, Jack Wesley Routh | 4:24 | |
| 2. | "Read My Mind" | Keith Thomas, Melissa Coleman, Todd Moore | 3:59 | |
| 3. | "I Won't Stand in Line" | Sharp, Steve Diamond | 3:57 | |
| 4. | "I Wish That I Could Tell You" | Tony Martin, Van Stephenson, Reese Wilson | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "She Thinks His Name Was John" | Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Why Haven't I Heard from You" | Knox, T.W. Hale | 3:27 | |
| 7. | "And Still" | Liz Hengber, Tommy Lee James | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" | Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams, Ed Hill | 3:50 | |
| 9. | "I Wouldn't Wanna Be You" | Sharp, Jeff Silbar | 3:34 | |
| 10. | "Till You Love Me" | Bob DiPiero, Gary Burr | 3:50 |
Personnel
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Terry Crisp - steel guitar
- Reba McEntire - lead vocals
- Joe McGlohon - saxophone
- Steve Nathan - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer
- Matt Rollings - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
backing vocals: Melissa Coleman, Linda Davis, Vince Gill, Chris Rodriguez, Lang Scott, Harry Stinson, Mark Heimermann, Christopher Harris, Donna McElroy, Yvonne Hodges, Lisa Bevill, Michael Mellett, Ashley Cleveland, Robert Bailey, Vicki Hampton, Lisa Glasgow, Kim Fleming
Charts and certifications
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US Country [6] |
US | CAN Country | ||||
| 1994 | "Why Haven't I Heard from You" | 5 | 101[7] | 4[8] | ||
| "She Thinks His Name Was John" | 15 | 101[9] | 11[10] | |||
| "Till You Love Me" | 2 | 78[11] | 8[12] | |||
| 1995 | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" | 1 | — | 1[13] | ||
| "And Still" | 2 | — | 1[14] | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Read My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Read My Mind - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Country Albums for February 20, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Top Albums for May 16, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: May 28, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for July 11, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: October 29, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for October 24, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for January 23, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for April 24, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for August 14, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
| Preceded by The Hits by Garth Brooks |
RPM Country Albums number-one album February 20–26, 1995 |
Succeeded by The Hits by Garth Brooks |
