Read My Mind (album)

Read My Mind
Studio album by Reba
Released April 26, 1994
Genre Country
Length 38:10
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown & Reba McEntire
Reba chronology
Greatest Hits Volume Two
(1993)Greatest Hits Volume Two1993		 Read My Mind
(1994)		 Oklahoma Girl
(1994)Oklahoma Girl1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Read My Mind is the eighteenth studio album by American country singer/actress Reba McEntire, released on April 26, 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 effectiveness, 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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything That You Want"Randy Sharp, Jack Wesley Routh4:24
2."Read My Mind"Keith Thomas, Melissa Coleman, Todd Moore3:59
3."I Won't Stand in Line"Sharp, Steve Diamond3:57
4."I Wish That I Could Tell You"Tony Martin, Van Stephenson, Reese Wilson3:19
5."She Thinks His Name Was John"Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen4:22
6."Why Haven't I Heard from You"Knox, T.W. Hale3:27
7."And Still"Liz Hengber, Tommy Lee James3:27
8."The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams, Ed Hill3:50
9."I Wouldn't Wanna Be You"Sharp, Jeff Silbar3:34
10."Till You Love Me"Bob DiPiero, Gary Burr3:50

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[2] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Read My Mind - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  4. ↑ "RPM Country Albums for February 20, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  5. ↑ "RPM Top Albums for May 16, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: May 28, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  8. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for July 11, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: October 29, 1994". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  10. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for October 24, 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  11. ↑ "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  12. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for January 23, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  13. ↑ "RPM Country Tracks for April 24, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  14. ↑ "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
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