| My Kind of Country | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | July 1984 | |||
| Studio | The Mill (Nashville, TN). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:14 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Harold Shedd | |||
| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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| Singles from My Kind of Country | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B+ [2] |
My Kind of Country is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released October 15, 1984. It was her second studio album for MCA Records. My Kind of Country peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's (North America) Country Music Albums chart. Two tracks from the album rose to No. 1 on the Country Singles chart: " How Blue" and " Somebody Should Leave".
The track "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was first recorded by Vern Gosdin and released in 1982, and later recorded by the singer Mark Chesnutt on his 1992 album Longnecks & Short Stories, with backing vocals from Alison Krauss and Vince Gill. It reappeared on his 1997 album Thank God for Believers, from which it was released as a single in 1998.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " How Blue" | John Moffat | 2:42 |
| 2. | "That's What He Said" | Rick Carnes, Janis Carnes | 2:30 |
| 3. | "I Want to Hear It from You" | Fred Carter Jr. | 2:21 |
| 4. | " It's Not Over (If I'm Not Over You)" | Larry Kingston, Mark Wright | 3:10 |
| 5. | " Somebody Should Leave" | Harlan Howard, Chick Rains | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Everything but My Heart" | Graham Lyle, Troy Seals | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Don't You Believe Him" | Nat Stuckey | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Before I Met You" | J. William Denny, Joe "Cannonball" Lewis, Chuck Seitz | 2:29 |
| 9. | "He's Only Everything" | Billy Deaton, Faron Young | 3:19 |
| 10. | " You've Got Me (Right Where You Want Me)" | George Richey, Connie Smith | 2:41 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
- David Briggs – keyboards
- Mitch Humphries – keyboards
- Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
- Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar
- Ray Edenton – acoustic guitar
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar
- Greg Galbraith – electric guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Paul Worley – electric guitar
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Craig Bickhardt – backing vocals
- Buddy Cannon – backing vocals
- Ted Hewitt – backing vocals
- Wendy Waldman – backing vocals
Production
- Harold Shedd – producer
- Jim Cotton – first engineer, overdub recording
- Bob Bullock – second engineer, overdub recording
- George W. Clinton – second engineer, overdub recording
- Paul Goldberg – second engineer, overdub recording
- Tim Kish – second engineer, overdub recording
- Joe Scaife – second engineer, overdub recording
- Ron Treat – mixing, overdub recording
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Simon Levy – art direction, design
- Alan Messer – photography
Studios
- Recorded at The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed and Overdubbed at GroundStar Laboratories (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] | CAN Country [6] | ||
| 1984 | "How Blue" | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | "Somebody Should Leave" | 1 | 8 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States ( RIAA) [7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "My Kind of Country - Reba McEntire". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. pp. 265. ISBN 9780679730156.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – My Kind of Country". Recording Industry Association of America.
- My Kind of Country (CD). Reba McEntire. MCA Records. 1985. MCAD-31108.
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