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  • Artist: Reba McEntire
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1991
  • Total Time: 36:41
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Country

Review

Only the quietly moving "If I Had Only Known" might be considered a tribute to the members of McEntire's band who died in a 1990 plane crash, but the tragedy creeps into McEntire's voice and her song selection. Throughout the album, McEntire dwells on regrets, unvoiced feelings, and missed chances. The best songs aren't the hits "For My Broken Heart" and "Is There Life out There" but a group of evocative story-songs which unfold slowly, leaving loose threads and developing complex emotional undercurrents. For My Broken Heart may be the strongest album of McEntire's career; it's certainly her most heartbreaking. ~ Brian Mansfield, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
For My Broken Heart (Lyrics) Keith Palmer, Liz Hengber Reba McEntire (4:18)
Is There Life Out There (Lyrics) Rick Giles, Susan Longacre Reba McEntire (3:52)
Bobby (Lyrics) Reba McEntire, Don Schlitz Reba McEntire (4:37)
He's in Dallas (Lyrics) Donny Kees, Johnny MacRae, Richard Ross Reba McEntire (3:05)
All Dressed up (With Nowhere to Go) Lisa Palas, Biff Fink, Ira Rogers Reba McEntire (3:13)
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Bobby Russell Reba McEntire (4:17)
Buying Her Roses (Lyrics) Rick Peoples, Joe Doyle Reba McEntire (2:52)
The Greatest Man I Never Knew Richard Leigh, Layng Martine, Jr. Reba McEntire (3:14)
I Wouldn't Go That Far (Lyrics) Dana McVicker, Vip Vipperman, Bruce Burch Reba McEntire (3:26)
If I Had Only Known (Lyrics) Craig Morris, Jana Stanfield Reba McEntire (4:00)

Credits

Tony Brown (Producer), Larrie Londin (Drums), John Hughey (Guitar (Steel)), Marty Williams (Engineer), Mickey Braithwaite (Art Direction), Harry Stinson (Vocals (Background)), Steve Gibson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mickey Braithwaite (Design), John Barlow Jarvis (Keyboards), Leland Sklar (Bass), Bob Bailey (Vocals (Background)), Yvonne Hodges (Vocals (Background)), Vince Gill (Vocals (Background)), Marty Williams (Second Engineer), Reba McEntire (Producer), John Guess (Mixing), Matt Rollings (Keyboards), Reba McEntire (Make-Up), Mark O'Connor (Mandolin), Kim Fleming (Vocals (Background)), John Hugh (Guitar (Steel)), Mark O'Connor (Fiddle), John Jarvis (Keyboards), Steve Fishell (Guitar (Steel)), Reba McEntire (Hair Stylist), Vicki Hampton (Vocals (Background)), Tony Brown (Producer), Michael Thompson (Guitar (Electric)), Steve Gibson (Guitar (Electric)), John Guess (Engineer), Linda Davis (Vocals (Background)), John Guess (Mastering), Steve Gibson (Guitar), Reba McEntire (Clothing/Wardrobe)
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For My Broken Heart
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released October 1, 1991
Genre Country
Length 36:54
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown
Reba McEntire
Professional reviews
Reba McEntire chronology
Rumor Has It
(1990)		 For My Broken Heart
(1991)		 It's Your Call
(1992)

For My Broken Heart is the eighteenth album, released in 1991 by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was the first album recorded after an airplane crash which killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect. The album broke ground for female artists in country music, as it was the first album recorded by a female in country music to be certified double-platium (selling 2 million copies) by the RIAA.[1]

The album was led off by its title track, which was followed by "Is There Life Out There." "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", originally a 1972 hit for Vicki Lawrence, was also accompanied by a video when it was released as the album's third single. It became her highest charting album on The Billboard 200 at that time, peaking at #13. It is also one of McEntire's biggest-selling studio album - selling more than 4 million copies.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "For My Broken Heart" (Liz Hengber, Keith Palmer) - 4:18
  2. "Is There Life Out There" (Susan Longacre, Rick Giles) - 3:52
  3. "Bobby" (Reba McEntire, Don Schlitz) - 4:37
  4. "He's in Dallas" (Donny Kees, Richard Ross, Johnny MacRae) - 3:05
  5. "All Dressed Up (with Nowhere to Go)" (Lisa Palas, Biff Fink, Ira Rogers) - 3:13
  6. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" (Bobby Russell) - 4:17
  7. "Buying Her Roses" (Joe Doyle, Rick Peoples) - 2:52
  8. "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" (Richard Leigh, Layng Martine, Jr.) - 3:14
  9. "I Wouldn't Go That Far" (Dana McVicker, Bruce Burch, Vip Vipperman) - 3:26
  10. "If I Had Only Known" (Jana Stanfield, Craig Morris) - 4:00

Personnel

backing vocals for "For My Broken Heart" and "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia": Vicki Hampton, Yvonne Hodges, Bob Bailey, Kim Fleming

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 Top Country Albums #3
1991 The Billboard 200 #13

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
September 1991 [1] "For My Broken Heart" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
1992 "Is There Life Out There" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
1992 "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
April 1992 [2] "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #12
1994 "If I Had Only Known" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #72

References

  1. ^ Corcoran, Michael (1992-12-26). "Is there life beyond Reba's sultry ballads?". Dallas News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D28E8D6CA682&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
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