Reba McEntire (album)

Reba McEntire is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Reba McEntire. It was released on August 15, 1977, by Mercury Records.[2] It featured her first single "I Don't Wanna Be a One Night Stand", as well as a cover of the Jennifer Warnes hit "Right Time of the Night" and the Hot hit "Angel in Your Arms". Her debut album was not a commercial success, failing to chart.[3] It was re-issued on CD and cassette tape in 1993 and released digitally in 2012.[4]

Not to be confused with Reba (album).
Reba McEntire
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedAugust 15, 1977
RecordedJanuary 22, 1976–April 13, 1977
StudioWoodland Sound Studios
Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length31:30
LabelMercury
ProducerJerry Kennedy, Glenn Keener
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba McEntire
(1977)		 Out of a Dream
(1979)
Singles from Reba McEntire
  1. "I Don't Wanna Be a One Night Stand"
    Released: April 1976
  2. "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man"
    Released: January 1977
  3. "Glad I Waited Just for You"
    Released: July 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Glad I Waited Just for You"Royce Porter, Bucky JonesApril 13, 19772:55
2."One to One"Jerry Foster, Bill RiceSeptember 10, 19762:40
3."Angel in Your Arms"Terry Woodford, Clayton Ivey, Tom BrasfieldApril 13, 19772:51
4."I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand"Layng Martine Jr.January 22, 19762:59
5."I've Waited All My Life for You"Foster, RiceSeptember 16, 19762:59
6."I Was Glad to Give My Everything to You"Ruby Hice, Danny HiceSeptember 16, 19762:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Take Your Love Away"Randy SharpApril 12, 19772:24
2."(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man"R Hice, D HiceSeptember 16, 19762:54
3."Why Can't He Be You"Hank CochranApril 12, 19773:34
4."Invitation to the Blues"Roger MillerApril 13, 19773:27
5."Right Time of the Night"Peter McCannApril 12, 19772:37

Personnel
  • Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
  • Bobby Emmons – acoustic piano, organ
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, organ
  • Tommy Allsup – guitar
  • Harold Bradley – guitar
  • Roy Edenton – guitar
  • Leon Rhodes – guitar
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Lloyd Green – steel guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Bob Moore – bass
  • Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
  • Charlie McCoy - harmonica
  • Johnny Gimble – fiddle
  • Billy Puett – saxophone
  • Bergen White – string and flute arrangements, backing vocals
  • Byron Bach – strings
  • Brenton Banks – strings
  • George Binkley III – strings
  • John Catchings – strings
  • Marvin Chantry – strings
  • Roy Christensen – strings
  • Virginia Christensen – strings
  • Carl Gorodetzky – strings
  • Lennie Haight – strings
  • Martin Katahn – strings
  • Sheldon Kurland – strings
  • Steven Maxwell Smith – strings
  • Chris Teal – strings
  • Gary Vanosdale – strings
  • Stephanie Woolf – strings
  • Janie Fricke – backing vocals
  • Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • Mary Holladay – backing vocals
  • Prissy Hubbard – backing vocals
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
  • Neal Matthews – backing vocals
  • Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
  • Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
  • Ray C. Walker – backing vocals
  • Trish Williams – backing vocals

Production

  • Jerry Kennedy – producer
  • Glenn Keener – producer
  • Larry Maglinger – engineer
  • Lynn Peterzell – engineer
  • Tom Sparkman – engineer
  • Cam Mullins – mixing
  • Bergen White – mixing
  • MC Rather – mastering
  • Jim Schubert – artwork
  • Jim McGuire – photography

Charts

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" Country Singles 88
1977 "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man" Country Singles 86
"Glad I Just Waited for You" Country Singles 88
1978 "One to One" Country Singles -

References
  1. Reba McEntire at AllMusic
  2. "Reba McEntire - Reba McEntire". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. McEntire, Reba; Carter, Tom (2015-04-15). Reba: My Story. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9780804181181.
  4. "Reba McEntire - Reba McEntire". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-15.



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