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.
He Broke Your Memory Last Night
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Like a fine china cup
I kept your memory all safely locked up
Afraid I could never love somebody new
I was trying to save what I had left of you
Then he broke your memory last night
I felt it shatter inside
He broke your memory last night
The moment he touched me with his gentle hands
Your memory crumbled like a house built on sand
He swept all the pieces of your love away
And then gave me his love to put in it's place
Cause he broke your memory last night
I felt it shatter inside
I guess he held me a little too right
He broke your memory last night
He broke your memory last night
The song He Broke Your Memory Last Night by Reba McEntire is a heartwarming and emotive ballad. The song is about the singer's reluctance to move on from an old relationship after experiencing heartbreak. The song tells the story of the singer's attempts to keep their old memories of their previous lover locked up and buried away, hoping to preserve and cherish them forever. The singer is afraid to let go of the safety and familiarity of their old relationship, fearing that they may never find love again.
The chorus of the song is particularly poignant. It speaks of how the singer's memories of their old lover were shattered when they met someone new. The gentle touch of their new lover crumbles the walls that the singer had built around their old memories. The new lover takes away the pieces of the old love and replaces it with a new one, giving the singer a chance to open their heart up to love once again.
Overall, the song He Broke Your Memory Last Night can be interpreted as a message of hope, reminding us that even when we experience heartbreak, there is always the opportunity to find love again.
Line by Line Meaning
Like a rare piece of crystal
Your memory was precious to me
Like a fine china cup
I treasured and protected it with care
I kept your memory all safely locked up
I held onto it tightly, afraid to let go
Afraid I could never love somebody new
I was hesitant to move on and open up to another person
I was trying to save what I had left of you
I wanted to preserve your memory, to hold onto a part of you forever
Then he broke your memory last night
He unintentionally made me forget about you
I felt it shatter inside
It was a painful experience for me losing a part of you
I guess he held me a little too right
He comforted me so well that I forgot about you for a moment
The moment he touched me with his gentle hands
It was his touch that made me forget about you
Your memory crumbled like a house built on sand
Your memory was fragile and easily forgotten
He swept all the pieces of your love away
He erased your memory from my mind
And then gave me his love to put in it's place
He replaced your memory with his own love and affection
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BUCKY JONES, DICKEY LEE
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