With a contract to Mercury Records (1975), McEntire began her professional career singing heavily pop-influenced ballads, a far cry from the neotraditionalist movement she would help lead a few years later.
"I Don't Want To Be A One Night Stand" became her first charting single in 1976. Her first Top 10 hit "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" followed four years later, and in 1982 she scored her first #1 hit with "Can't Even Get The Blues."
Frustrated at her limited commercial success, McEntire left Mercury and signed with MCA Records in 1984. 1984's "Just A Little Love" wasn't much different form her Mercury material and was only moderately successful. However, another album followed later that same year, titled "My Kind of Country." This was a return-to-roots record, complete with fiddles and steel. It was comprised largely of covers of classic country songs, as well as original songs such as "How Blue" and the Harlan Howard-penned "Somebody Should Leave", both of which reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
In the early 1990s McEntire expanded her audience by adopting a softer, more pop-oriented sound. She became one of the best-selling country artists of all time, releasing three volumes of greatest hits collections.
Since that first #1 hit in 1982, she's forked out 21 more chartbusters, which are all recapped on "Reba #1s" released on November 22nd, 2005. The 2-disc compilation features all 22 number one singles (according to Billboard magazine) in chronological order, including two new tracks "You're Gonna Be" and "Love Needs A Holiday." "Reba #1s" also contains 11 singles that reached the #1 spot in publications other than Billboard.
She won the Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Country Music Association four times in a row (a record she holds with Martina McBride), and had dozens of Top Ten hits during the 80s. For her contribution to the recording industry, Reba McEntire has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. In 1995, she was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
She is one of only six solo women (others include Shania Twain, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Taylor Swift), to win the Country Music Association's highest honor, "Entertainer Of The Year". McEntire continued to hit the charts through the 2000s, as well as appearing in television and film, most notably Tremors, a cult horror movie series, Forever Love, and One Night at McCool's. She also starred as Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway, receiving critical acclaim.
From 2001 to 2007, Reba starred in the hit WB television show, Reba (with Texan actor Christopher Rich as her philandering ex-husband), even getting a visit from fellow country star Dolly Parton who played Reba's character's supervisor at a real estate firm.
Every Second Someone Breaks A Heart
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Crime is everywhere
There's always some sad story going down
You can read it in the paper
You can see it on the air
It's an evil epidemic going round
The saddest crime of all
Oh just how many times a day
Someone takes their love away
And the national statistics
Never put it in the chart
But every second someone breaks a heart
There's a woman out there somewhere
Who feels she lost her life
But her man just shot her world down
And it hurts
There's a guy who just got taken
And it cuts him like a knife
Some girl stole his heart and left him
Without a world
They don't call it a crime of passion
But it kills you just the same
It's murder when a true love dies
Right before your very eyes
And as soon as one is over
Another one will start
Every second someone breaks
Every second someone breaks a heart
If you've got someone who loves you
Be careful all the time
Do you know where your love is tonight
Cause there's always someone trying
To find the perfect crime
And you never know just when
They'll strike
So you better watch your woman
And you better watch your man
Cause no one's safe when love's at stake
Anybody's heart can break
And the next time that it happens
You're not the losing part
Every second someone breaks a heart
Every second someone breaks a heart
Every second someone breaks a heart
Reba McEntire’s “Every Second Someone Breaks a Heart” is a poignant ballad about a prevalent but seldom-discussed social issue, emotional heartbreak. The song reminds us that heartbreak can occur anywhere, anytime, and frequently goes unnoticed. The lyrics open with the assertion that we live in a hazardous world where crime is rampant, and there is always some sad story unfolding. While physical violence and robbery are visible crimes attracting attention in the media, emotional heartbreak and theft go unnoticed.
The verse's central message states that heartbreak occurs often, and it goes unnoticed, citing that nobody seems to notice the saddest crime of all, implying that emotional pain is more hazardous than physical pain. The singer goes on to assert that emotional heartbreak can be just as damaging as physical violence. She cites two different stories, one of a woman who has had her world shot down by her man and another of a man who has had his heart stolen by a woman. The song argues that emotional pain is rarely given the same level of attention as physical pain but should be treated similarly because both types of pain have severe effects on the individual and society.
The song's chorus concludes by warning listeners that anyone's heart can break at any time, urging people to take care of their loved ones and keep them close. It's a reminder that heartbreak can happen anytime, anywhere, and to anyone, and sometimes it's all too easy for people to lose sight of that.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a dangerous world we live in
The world is unstable and full of hazards
Crime is everywhere
There are criminal activities everywhere
There's always some sad story going down
There are always tragic events happening around us
You can read it in the paper
The news outlets report it regularly
You can see it on the air
It's covered on TV news as well
It's an evil epidemic going round
It's a widespread issue and hard to control
But nobody seems to notice
People aren't paying enough attention to the issue
The saddest crime of all
The most heartbreaking crime
Oh just how many times a day
Every day, many times this happens
Someone takes their love away
One person abandons another in a relationship
And the national statistics
Official data collection agencies
Never put it in the chart
Don't include this information in their reports
But every second someone breaks a heart
It's a common occurrence and heartbreaking
There's a woman out there somewhere
An unknown woman feeling lost and sad
Who feels she lost her life
Feels like they lost everything important to them
But her man just shot her world down
Her partner destroyed her world and left her helpless
And it hurts
It's agony to go through this experience
There's a guy who just got taken
A man recently abandoned by someone he loved
And it cuts him like a knife
He's in extreme emotional pain
Some girl stole his heart and left him
A girl he loved betrayed him and left
Without a world
Feels like he lost everything in the world
They don't call it a crime of passion
It's not classified as an emotional crime
But it kills you just the same
It's just as deadly and painful
It's murder when a true love dies
It feels killing a part of someone's soul when the love ends
Right before your very eyes
You can feel it happening and can't do anything about it
And as soon as one is over
When one relationship ends
Another one will start
Another relationship will begin
Every second someone breaks
This is a common occurrence
Every second someone breaks a heart
It's heartbreaking when a loved one is abandoned
If you've got someone who loves you
If you have someone who loves you
Be careful all the time
Be aware of potential dangers in the relationship
Do you know where your love is tonight
Being aware of where your partner is at any given time
Cause there's always someone trying
Someone is always trying to break up a relationship
To find the perfect crime
Trying to sabotage the relationship without getting caught
And you never know just when
It might happen at any unexpected moment
They'll strike
They'll create trouble to damage the relationship
So you better watch your woman
Be attentive to your girlfriend or wife
And you better watch your man
Be attentive to your boyfriend or husband
Cause no one's safe when love's at stake
In a relationship, no one is completely safe from being hurt
Anybody's heart can break
Anyone's heart can break when they're betrayed or abandoned
And the next time that it happens
When a relationship ends again
You're not the losing part
It's not just you who lost the relationship
Every second someone breaks a heart
It's a common occurrence to lose a loved one
Every second someone breaks a heart
It's heartbreaking when a loved one is abandoned
Every second someone breaks a heart
It's a common occurrence to lose a loved one
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