| Product Summary | | Label: VALORY RECORDS/UNIVERSAL | | UPC: 00843930002344 | | Release Date: 8/18/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 211417252 | | Item#: M4PM6C | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Strange ~ Reba McEntire |  | | 2. Just When I Thought I'd Stopped Loving You ~ Reba McEntire | | | 3. I Keep On Lovin' You ~ Reba McEntire | | | 4. I Want A Cowboy ~ Reba McEntire | | | 5. Consider Me Gone ~ Reba McEntire | | | 6. Buy Why ~ Reba McEntire | | | 7. Pink Guitar ~ Reba McEntire | | | 8. She's Turning 50 Today ~ Reba McEntire | | | 9. Eight Crazy Hours (In The Story Of Love) ~ Reba McEntire | | | 10. Nothing To Lose ~ Reba McEntire | | | 11. Over You ~ Reba McEntire | | | 12. Maggie Creek Road ~ Reba McEntire | | | 13. I'll Have What She's Having ~ Reba McEntire | |
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I. Created a Monster
2. That Ain't the Way You Make Love
3. Steppin' in the Shoes of a Fool
4. Two Sides to Every Story
5. Am I Groovin' You
6. I Keep on Lovin' You
7. Who Ever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)
8. Look What You've Done
9. My Turn
10 I Don't Need Half a Love
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"...doesn't miss a beat..." Billboard
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Ilya Toshinsky, Brian Sutton (acoustic guitar, banjo); Jimmie Lee Sloas (acoustic guitar); Tom Bukavac, Kenny Greenberg, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Mike Johnson , Paul Franklin (steel guitar, dobro); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); Charles Judge (strings, keyboards); Steve Nathan (piano, keyboards); Matt Rollings, Gordon Mote (piano); Eddie Bayers, Shannon Forrest (drums); Jason Sellers, Judson Spence, Ashley Cleveland, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Wes Hightower, Katrina Elam, Perry Coleman, Kim Keyes (background vocals). | | Audio Mixer: Derek Bason. | | Recording information: Starstruck, Nashville, TN. | | Director: Trey Fanjoy. | | Photographer: Russ Harrington. | | KEEP ON LOVING YOU is contemporary country legend Reba McEntire's debut recording on the semi-independent Valory Music Company label's Starstruck imprint. Despite its release on an indie, the production and approach are anything but.. The cream of country music's current chart crop wrote its 13 songs, and it's a radio-friendly collection showcasing McEntire's adaptability. The title track, a midtempo ballad saturated in compressed guitars, Hammond B-3, and a chorus of fiddles, reveals that McEntire is a belter who can hang with the best of them. The set opener (and its first single), "Strange," with its acoustic guitars, mandolin, and fiddle intros, is like something from the backyard until about 20 seconds in, when a wall of guitars ? la John Rich arrives and Reba's vocal spits out lyrics about a wrecked love affair. "I Want a Cowboy" and "Pink Guitar" sound more like McEntire is being backed by the Charlie Daniels Band circa 1979 than her own touring unit. "She's Turning 50 Today" is a trademark McEntire-delivered ballad about a woman who has been abandoned by her husband and decides to leave the wreckage of her life behind. It's the kind of bittersweet power ballad that the singer is famous for, and is delivered with characteristic aplomb. | | Keep on Loving You is contemporary country legend Reba McEntire's debut recording on the semi-independent Valory Music Company label's Starstruck imprint. It's her first new studio outing since her comeback effort, Duets, and her mammoth triple-disc hits package that fulfilled her contract to MCA Nashville, her label home for nearly 20 years. Despite its release on an indie, the production and approach are anything but, with the album being produced by Tony Brown and Mark Bright. The cream of country music's current chart crop wrote its 13 songs; it is certainly a radio-friendly collection that is supposed to showcase McEntire's adaptability and that she's still "got it," and can still score in the contemporary marketplace. There's no doubt that will happen, from the title track, a midtempo ballad that is saturated in compressed guitars and Hammond B-3, big repetitive choruses, and a chorus of fiddles and backing vocals. McEntire's voice hasn't lost even a touch of its range and power; she's a belter who can hang with the best of them. The set opener (and its first single), "Strange," with its acoustic guitars, mandolin, and fiddle intros, is like something from the backyard until about 20 seconds in, when a wall of guitars ? la John Rich arrives and her vocal spits out lyrics that tell of a woman who feels strange that she should be wrecked after a love affair, but she's fine. It feels more like Gretchen Wilson than Reba McEntire. "I Want a Cowboy" and "Pink Guitar" sound more like McEntire is being backed by the Charlie Daniels Band circa 1979 than her own touring unit. "She's Turning 50 Today" is a trademark McEntire-delivered ballad about a woman who has been abandoned by her husband and decides to leave the wreckage of her life behind. It's the kind of bittersweet power ballad that the singer is famous for, and is delivered with characteristic aplomb even as the production behind her tries its hardest to get in the way. The bottom line here is that Keep on Loving You may jar some longtime Reba fans on first listen, but despite the record's sound it's all her in this mix, and they will more than likely celebrate this. As far as the new fans this set clearly hopes to gain, it's got the right elements; if country music's finicky youth-obsessed radio and video machine can hear this set for what it is, listeners will connect in droves. ~ Thom Jurek |
Producer: Tony Brown; Mark Bright; Reba McEntire |
Engineer: Todd Tidwell; Derek Bason; Steve Marcantonio |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/18/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : 3000234 | | Label : The Valory Music Co. | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00843930002344 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (p.111)
- "Reba McEntire leads off her 31st album with 'Strange,' an additively sinister kiss-off..."Billboard (p.28)
- "'Nothing to Lose' is a fast-pickin' barn burner with loads of instrumental breaks..." Boston Globe 8 of 10
Performed by anyone else, "Strange,'' the ready-and-raring first single from Reba McEntire's new and 31st album, would make you pity the protagonist whose man has just left her. But this is Reba McEntire, so instead of a hanky she's waving a victory flag. "Strange, I oughta be in bed with my head in the pillow cryin'/ Over us/ But I ain't/ Ain't love strange,'' she sings with serious attitude on the defiant chorus...The song, with the top of the country charts dead in its sights, is a snapshot of McEntire's mindset on Keep on Loving You: No matter how bad it gets, her sass and her spirit keep her afloat. It's a sturdy and at times exuberant country album with big production and McEntire's even bigger voice leading the charge on low-key ballads ("I Keep on Lovin' You''), rocking kiss-offs ("Strange''), and her signature story songs about ordinary lives ("Maggie Creek Road'')...Only a few of these songs ("But Why,'' "Over You'') feel faceless, the kind of power ballads that could be hits for McEntire, or Martina McBride, or Faith Hill. Of course, this being a radio-friendly record, there's the requisite tip of the cowboy hat to spitfire women who buck the odds ("Pink Guitar'') and rugged, downhome men ("I Want a Cowboy'')...Tellingly, "She's Turning 50 Today,'' the sole song that really aims for the heart and the head, is the only one where McEntire gets a co-writing credit. It's classic Reba, from premise (a woman at the crossroads on her birthday) to resolution (she's going to be just fine, thank you). - James Reed
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| | Bio | | | Reba McEntire Reba McEntire is one of the most successful female recording artists in history, selling over 55 million albums worldwide and boasting 33 #1 hits. McEntire is the winner of 2 Grammy Awards, 7 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, 9 People's Choice Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards and 15 American Music Awards. She is also an acclaimed film, television and Broadway actress whose primetime comedy, Reba, was a top-rated sitcom for six seasons. In addition, McEntire is a celebrated author and designer of the REBA brand which includes clothing, footwear, home collections, and other products.
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