Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry singing with her siblings on local radio shows and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma City, which caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall. He brought her to Nashville, Tennessee, where she eventually signed a contract with Mercury Records in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983. Signing with MCA Nashville Records, McEntire took creative control over her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), which had a more traditional country sound and produced two number one singles: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave". The album brought her breakthrough success, bringing her a series of successful albums and number one singles in the 1980s and 1990s. McEntire has since released 26 st! udio albums, acquired 35 number one singles, and 28 albums have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America . In the early 1990s, McEntire branched into film starting with 1990's Tremors. She has since starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun and starred in her television sitcom, Reba (2001–2007) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series–Musical or Comedy.[1] She has sometimes been referred to as "The Queen of Country",[2][3] having sold 41 million records in the United States and more than 56 million worldwide.[4] In the United States, she ranks as both the seventh best-selling female artist in all genres and the seventh best-selling country artist, and the second best-selling female country artist of all time, behind Shania Twain.[5] Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 2.1 1976–1983: Career launch at Mercury 2! .2 1984–1990: Breakthrough success 2.3 1991: Aviation accide! nt and F or My Broken Heart 2.4 1992–1996: Continued success 2.5 1997–1998: What If It's You 2.6 1999–2001: If You See Him, So Good Together/Pop Crossover success 2.7 2003–2007: Return to the music industry 2.8 2008–2011: Move to Valory Music Group, Keep On Loving You, All The Women I Am 3 Acting career 3.1 1990–1999: Entrance into film and television 3.2 2000–2007: Broadway and television series 4 Musical styles and legacy 5 Personal life 6 Awards 7 Discography 7.1 Studio albums 7.2 Other albums 8 Filmography 9 See also 10 References 11 Bibliography 12 Further reading 13 External links [edit] Early life Reba Nell McEntire was born on March 28, 1955, outside of Kiowa, Oklahoma, to Jacqueline Smith and Clark Vincent McEntire.[1] Her father and grandfather were champion steer ropers and her father was a World Champion Steer Roper three times (1957, 1958, and 1961). Her mother originally had plans to become a country music artist but decided not to pursue that professional! ly and worked as a schoolteacher. Instead, McEntire's mother taught her children how to sing.[6] On car rides home from her father's rodeo trips, the McEntire siblings were taught songs and learned their own harmonies, eventually forming a vocal group called the "Singing McEntires". Consisting of her brother, Pake, and her younger sister, Susie (her older sister, Alice did not participate), the group sang at rodeos and recorded "The Ballad of John McEntire" together. Released on an indie label, Boss, the song pressed one thousand copies.[1] In 1974, McEntire attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University and intended on becoming an elementary school teacher (eventually graduating December 16, 1976[1]). While not attending school, she also continued to sing locally.[6] That same year she was also invited to perform the national anthem at an Oklahoma City rodeo. At the club, country artist Red Steagall (who was also performing that day) was impressed by her vocal ability and! offered his help in making McEntire a country artist in Nashv! ille, Te nnessee. After recording a demo tape, she eventually signed a recording contract with Mercury Records in 1975.[7] [edit] Music career [edit] 1976–1983: Career launch at Mercury McEntire made her first recordings for Mercury January 22, 1976, when she cut her debut single. Upon its release that year, "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" failed to become a major hit on the Billboard country music chart, peaking at No. 88 in May.[8] She completed her second recording session September 16, which included the production of her second single, "(There's Nothing Like The Love) Between a Woman and Man", which only reached No. 86 in March 1977. She recorded a third single that April, "Glad I Waited Just for You", which reached number 88 by August. That same month, Mercury issued her self-titled debut album.[1] The album was a departure from any of McEntire's future releases, as it resembled the material of Tanya Tucker and Tammy Wynette, according to Allmusic reviewer Greg Adams.[! 9] The album itself did not chart the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release.[1][7] After releasing two singles with Jacky Ward ("Three Sheets in the Wind" b/w "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"; and "That Makes Two of Us" at number 20 and number 26, respectively[8]), Mercury issued her second studio album in 1979, Out of a Dream. The album's cover of Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams" became McEntire's first Top 20 hit, reaching No. 19 on the Billboard country chart in November 1979.[1][8] In 1976 she made two albums listed under the genre of 'urban cowboy' instead of 'country.' In 1980, "You Lift Me Up (To Heaven)" brought her to the Top 10 for the first time.[10] Her third studio album, Feel the Fire was released in October and spawned two additional Top 20 hit singles that year.[1] In September 1981, McEntire's fourth album, Heart to Heart was issued and became her first album to chart the Billboard Top Country Albums list, peaking at No. 42. Its lead single, "! Today All Over Again" became a top five country hit.[1] The al! bum rece ived mainly negative reviews from critics. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars, stating she did not get creative control of her music. Ruhlmann called "There Ain't No Love" "essentially a soft pop ballad".[11] Most of the album's material consisted of mainly country pop-styled ballads, which was not well liked by McEntire herself.[7] Her fifth album, Unlimited was issued in June 1982 and spawned her first Billboard Number One single in early 1983: "Can't Even Get the Blues" and "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving".[8] The following year her sixth album, Behind the Scene was released and was positively-received by music critics.[6] In 1983, McEntire announced her departure from Mercury, criticizing the label's country pop production styles.[1] [edit] 1984–1990: Breakthrough success McEntire signed with MCA Nashville Records in 1984 and released her seventh studio album, Just a Little Love. Harold Shedd was originally the album! 's producer; however, McEntire rejected his suggestions towards country pop arrangements. It was instead produced by Norro Wilson, although the album still had a distinguishable country pop sound.[7] Dissatisfied with the album's sound, she went to MCA president, Jimmy Bowen, who told McEntire to find material that was best-suited to her liking. Instead of finding new material, she found previously-recorded country hits from her own record collection, which was then recorded for the album. The album's material included songs originally released as singles by Ray Price ("Don't You Believe Her", "I Want to Hear It from You"), Carl Smith ("Before I Met You"), Faron Young ("He's Only Everything") and Connie Smith ("You've Got Me [Right Where You Want Me"]).[12] The album spawned two number one singles: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave". It was given positive reviews from critics, with Billboard Magazine praising McEntire as "the finest woman country singer since Kitty Well! s" and Rolling Stone critics honoring her as one of their Top ! 5 favori te country artists.[6] Upon its release, My Kind of Country became her highest-peaking album on the Top Country Albums chart, reaching No. #13. The album also included instruments such as a fiddle and pedal steel guitar, and was aimed more towards a traditional country sound. McEntire was later praised as a "new traditionalist", along with Ricky Skaggs and George Strait. That year, she won the Country Music Association Awards' Female Vocalist of the Year, her first major industry award. The album was certified Gold.[1][12] In 1985, McEntire released her third MCA album, Have I Got a Deal for You, which followed the same traditional format as My Kind of Country.[13] It was the first album produced by McEntire and was co-produced with Jimmy Bowen. Like her previous release, the album received positive feedback, including Rolling Stone, which called it a "promising debut". The album's second single, "Only in My Mind" was entirely written by McEntire and reached number five on t! he Billboard country chart.[6] On January 17, 1986, McEntire became a member of the Grand Ole Opry show in Nashville, Tennessee, and has been a member ever since.[14] In February 1986, McEntire's ninth studio album, Whoever's in New England was released. For this album, McEntire and co-producer Jimmy Bowen incorporated her traditional music style into a mainstream sound that was entirely different than anything she had previously recorded. Country Music: The Rough Guide called the production of the title track, "bigger and sentimentalism more obvious, even manipulative".[7] The title track peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Chart and won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance the following year.[8] In addition, the album became McEntire's first release to certify gold in sales by the Recording Industry Asso
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