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1994 studio album by Reba McEntire
Read My Mind is the nineteenth studio album by American
country music artist
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 .
[3] The album was released at perhaps the peak of McEntire's pop culture popularity, 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.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Everything That You Want"
Randy Sharp , Jack Wesley Routh 4:24 2. "Read My Mind" Keith Thomas, Melissa Coleman, Todd Moore 3:59 3. "I Won't Stand in Line" Sharp, Steve Diamond 3:57 4. "I Wish That I Could Tell You"
Tony Martin ,
Van Stephenson , Reese Wilson 3:19 5. "
She Thinks His Name Was John " Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen 4:22 6. "
Why Haven't I Heard from You " Knox, T.W. Hale 3:27 7. "
And Still "
Liz Hengber ,
Tommy Lee James 3:27 8. "
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter "
Mark D. Sanders ,
Kim Williams ,
Ed Hill 3:50 9. "I Wouldn't Wanna Be You" Sharp,
Jeff Silbar 3:34 10. "
Till You Love Me "
Bob DiPiero ,
Gary Burr 3:50
Personnel
Backing vocals (Track 6)
Bob Bailey
Lisa Bevill
Ashley Cleveland
Kim Fleming
Lisa Glasgow
Vicki Hampton
Yvonne Hodges
Donna McElroy
Michael Mellett
Chris Rodriguez
Production
Tony Brown – producer
Reba McEntire – producer
John Guess – recording engineer, mixing engineer, overdub recording engineer
Derek Bason – assistant engineer, mix assistant, overdub recording assistant
Marty Williams – additional overdub recording
Glenn Meadows – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US Country
[14]
US
CAN Country
1994
"Why Haven't I Heard from You"
5
101
[15]
4
[16]
"She Thinks His Name Was John"
15
101
[17]
11
[18]
"Till You Love Me"
2
78
[19]
8
[20]
1995
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
1
—
1
[21]
"And Still"
2
—
1
[22]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Certifications and sales
References
^
AllMusic review
^ Bernstein, Jonathan (June 1994).
"Heavy Rotation" .
Spin . p. 22. Retrieved January 27, 2023 .
^
a
b
"American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Read My Mind" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
^
"RPM Top Albums for May 16, 1994" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"RPM Country Albums for February 20, 1995" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^
"Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021 .
^
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021 .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021 .
^
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021 .
^
"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved April 25, 2021 .
^
"Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Country Songs" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: May 28, 1994" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media . 28 May 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"RPM Country Tracks for July 11, 1994" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: October 29, 1994" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media . 29 October 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"RPM Country Tracks for October 24, 1994" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"RPM Country Tracks for January 23, 1995" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"RPM Country Tracks for April 24, 1995" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
^
"RPM Country Tracks for August 14, 1995" .
RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .
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