All the Women I Am

All the Women I Am
Studio album by Reba
Released November 9, 2010
(see release history)
Recorded 2010 (Starstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
Genre Country
Length 38:06
Label Starstruck/Valory
Producer Dann Huff
Reba chronology
Keep On Loving You
(2009)		 All the Women I Am
(2010)		 Love Somebody
(2015)
Singles from All the Women I Am
  1. "Turn On the Radio"
    Released: July 19, 2010
  2. "If I Were a Boy"
    Released: January 24, 2011
  3. "When Love Gets a Hold of You"
    Released: April 11, 2011
  4. "Somebody's Chelsea"
    Released: August 29, 2011

All the Women I Am is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. The album was released November 9, 2010, through the Valory Music Group, a division of Big Machine Records.[2][3] Its first single is "Turn On the Radio", which was released in July and debuted at #54 and peaked at #1 in January 2011. The second single "If I Were a Boy" and was released in January 2011 and re-entered the Billboard Country Charts at #60, peaking at #22 in April 2011. The third single, "When Love Gets a Hold of You", was released on April 11, 2011, peaking at #40 in six weeks. McEntire's fourth single from the album was "Somebody's Chelsea," which peaked at #44.[4][5] McEntire produced the album with Dann Huff.[3] As of 2012 it is her 1st studio album since 1984's Just a Little Love not to be certified.

Background

The title of the album relates to the many roles that McEntire plays in her life.[6] Asked once in an interview for a ranking, McEntire responded, "Mother first, wife second, and the rest just follow."[7] The album features a cover of American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles' single "If I Were a Boy". McEntire's version became a viral video when she first performed the song on CMT's Unplugged earlier in 2010.[8]

Reception

Commercial

The album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, and at number three on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 64,174 copies in its first week of release.[9][10] The album has sold 347,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[11]

Critical

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[12]
Associated Pressmixed[13]
Billboardfavorable[14]
The Boston Globe(Positive)[15]
Country Weekly[16]
Roughstock[17]
USA Today[18]
Washington Postmixed[19]
Engine 145[20]

Upon its release, All the Women I Am received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[21] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[21]

Michael McCall with the Associated Press gave it a mixed review, saying "at age 55, McEntire remains a powerhouse who tends to err by trying harder than necessary to show her range".[13] Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly gave the album four star rating, calling the release "[an] emotionally charged set of songs" and commended her cover of "If I Were A Boy", calling it a "soulful, countrified look at love from a male perspective".[16]

Giving the release a 3½ star rating, Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, saying "All The Woman I Am had the potential to be a missed-opportunity after the first two tracks on the record but the album is saved by a meaty collection of songs that hopefully will find Reba retaining her current resurgence at radio".[17] Allison Stewart with the Washington Post compared the album to its predecessor, Keep On Loving You, saying that the album "tries harder, with worse results; McEntire and her collaborators aim for Carrie Underwood and too often wind up with warmed-over Shania Twain". On a positive note, she called her version of "If I Were a Boy" "fantastic".[19] Thom Jurek with Allmusic gave the release a 2½ rating, saying "Everything, from songs and arrangements to production tries hard to sound on the contemporary edge, but comes off as underscoring that Underwood has the corner on this sound [...] ultimately, All the Women I Am falls flat; it feels awkward in its stylistic mimicry, and has no center".[12]

Steve Morse with The Boston Globe called it "one of her best effort", saying "It blends hard-edged, modern country-rock with some profoundly tender ballad singing".[15] Blake Boldt with "Engine 145" gave it a 3½ star rating, saying "Women is a crash course in dealing with emotional hurdles. There’s a great deal of value when McEntire sings about volatile emotions, and she builds a rapport with female listeners by admitting her own frailties".[20]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Turn On the Radio"  Cherie Oakley, Mark Oakley, J.P. Twang 3:35
2. "If I Were a Boy"  BC Jean, Toby Gad 3:52
3. "The Bridge You Burn"  Tony Martin, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher 3:34
4. "Cry"  Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally 3:25
5. "When Love Gets a Hold of You"  Jessi Alexander, Gary Nicholson, Jon Randall 3:34
6. "Somebody's Chelsea"  Reba McEntire, Liz Hengber, Will Robinson 4:33
7. "All the Women I Am"  Kent Blazy, Marv Green, McAnally 4:35
8. "The Day She Got Divorced"  Clark, McAnally, Mark D. Sanders 3:32
9. "A Little Want To"  Brice Long, Terry McBride 3:07
10. "When You Have a Child"  Tom Douglas 4:09
Total length:
 38:06

Personnel

As listed on backing card.[1]

Musicians

Strings on "The Day She Got Divorced" and "When You Have a Child" performed by the Nashville String Machine; composed, arranged and directed by Charlie Judge, contracted by Carl Gorodetzky.

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 14
UK Country Albums (OCC)[23] 3
US Billboard 200[24] 7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[25] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[26] 72

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[27]		 US
[28]		 CAN
[29]
2010 "Turn On the Radio" 1 53 67[30]
2011 "If I Were a Boy" 22[31] 123[32] —
"When Love Gets a Hold of You" 40[33] — —
"Somebody's Chelsea" 44[34] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Release history

Country Date
United StatesUnited States November 9, 2010[6]
CanadaCanada November 9, 2010[6]
AustraliaAustralia November 12, 2010[35][36]
United KingdomUnited Kingdom February 20, 2012

References

  1. 1 2 All the Women I Am (CD backing card). Reba McEntire. The Valory Music Company. 2010. VMCRM0200A.
  2. ↑ Skates, Sarah (2010-07-19). "Reba Album Due Nov. 9". MusicRow. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  3. 1 2 "Reba Earns One Million Facebook Fans". The Valory Music Co. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  4. ↑ Wyland, Sarah (2011-07-20). "Reba Worries About Kids' Work Ethic". GAC News & Notes. Scripps Networks.
  5. ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  6. 1 2 3 Dunham, Nancy (2010-08-13). "Reba McEntire Introduces Us to 'All the Women I Am'". The Boot. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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  8. ↑ "Reba Reveals 'All The Women I Am' Album Artwork". 2010-09-09. CountryMusicIsLove.com.
  9. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (2010-11-17). "Susan Boyle Tops Billboard 200, 'Glee' Reigns On Digital Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  10. ↑ Jacobs, Allen (2010-11-17). "Country Music Dominates Hot 200 Albums Chart". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  11. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "All The Women I Am - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  13. 1 2 McCall, Michael (2010-11-08). "Review: Reba expresses her many facets on new CD - SignOnSanDiego.com". Associated Press. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  14. ↑ Wood, Mikael (2010-10-29). "Reba McEntire "All the Women I Am"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  15. 1 2 Morse, Steve (2010-11-08). "Reba McEntire, 'All the Women I Am' - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  16. 1 2 Phillips, Jessica (2010-11-05). "All the Women I Am : Reba McEntire - Reviews - Country Weekly Magazine". Country Weekly. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  17. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (2010-11-12). "Reba - All The Woman I Am". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  18. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (2010-11-09). "Listen Up: Kid Cudi's second 'Moon' shot is dark, artsy - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  19. 1 2 Stewart, Allison (2010-11-09). "Album review of Reba McEntire's 'All the Women I Am'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  20. 1 2 Boldt, Blake (2010-11-11). "Album Review: Reba McEntire – All the Women I Am". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  21. 1 2 "All the Women I Am Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
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  23. ↑ "2012-03-04 Top 40 Country Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
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  25. ↑ "Reba McEntire – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Reba McEntire.
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  34. ↑ "Billboard Country Update for November 7, 2011" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011-11-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
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