Reba Live is a live album by American country singer Reba McEntire released on August 30, 1989. It is Reba's only live album to date. It features material primarily from her MCA recordings, including several covers ("Respect", "Jolene", "Mama Tried", "Night Life" and "Sweet Dreams"). The album had no singles. It won the Favorite Country Album award at the American Music Awards.[3]

Reba Live
Live album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 1989
RecordedApril 2–4, 1989, Palm Desert, CA
GenreCountry
Length74:08
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Sweet Sixteen
(1989)
Reba Live
(1989)
Rumor Has It
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Windsor StarA[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So, So, So Long"Lisa Palas, Alan Taylor4:23
2."One Promise Too Late"Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz, Lisa Silver3:16
3."Let the Music Lift You Up"Troy Seals, Eddie Setser3:40
4."Little Rock"Bob DiPiero, Gerry House, Pat McManus3:08
5."New Fool at an Old Game"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, Sheila Stephen3:44
6."Little Girl"Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers3:29
7."Can't Stop Now"Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman2:23
8."Sunday Kind of Love"Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes5:43
9."I Know How He Feels"Rick Bowles, Will Robinson3:16
10."Whoever's in New England"Franceschi, Powers3:13
11."Cathy's Clown"Don Everly3:06
12."You Must Really Love Me"Reba McEntire, Schlitz3:09
13."Somebody Up There Likes Me"Bill Cooley, Suzy Wills3:04
14."San Antonio Rose"Bob Wills1:01
15."Mama Tried"Merle Haggard1:06
16."Night Life"Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Willie Nelson4:20
17."Jolene"Dolly Parton2:51
18."Sweet Dreams"Don Gibson4:00
19."Respect"Otis Redding3:07

Personnel

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  • Reba McEntire – lead vocals
  • Kirk Cappello – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Thomas – electric guitars
  • Glen Duncan – acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Joe McGlohon – acoustic guitar, saxophone
  • ? – banjo on "Jolene"
  • Steve Marshall – bass guitar
  • Vic Mastrianni – drums
  • Suzy Wills – backing vocals

Production

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  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • Reba McEntire – producer
  • Kirk Cappello – assistant producer
  • Bill "Dog" Dooley – recording engineer
  • Gary Long – recording engineer
  • Tim McColm – recording engineer
  • Brently Walton – recording engineer
  • Bob Bullock – overdub recording, mixing, digital editing
  • Dave Boyer – assistant engineer
  • Mark J. Coddington – assistant engineer
  • Julian King – assistant engineer
  • Russ Martin – assistant engineer
  • Marty Williams – assistant engineer
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Mark Eshelman – project coordinator
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Mickey Braithwaite – art direction, design
  • Beth Gwinn – photography

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Whitaker, David (February 24, 1990). "Record Review". The Windsor Star.
  3. ^ "Rock On The Net: 17th American Music Awards (presented in 1990)". www.rockonthenet.com.
  4. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Reba Mc Entire Live". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ "RIAA - Reba Live". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.