Reba Nell McEntire (born on March 28, 1955 - Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA) is a Gra… Read Full Bio ↴Reba Nell McEntire (born on March 28, 1955 - Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA) is a Grammy Award-winning singer and one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, known for her pop-tinged ballads that include 24 #1 hits. She has issued 28 studio albums and 13 compilations, with more than 50 million records sold as of 2007.

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.

Heart Hush
Reba McEntire Lyrics

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(Brett Jones)

His head turned and my heart jumped.
When I saw that it was him.
After two long years the love of my life.
And I just held my breath in.
Standin' there smiling.
While his eyes locked on mine.

He couldn't hear me screamin on the inside.

CHORUS
When I said, tear don't you fall.
He's done let him go.
Eye's don't look back.
Down that empty road.
And lips you may move.
But don't you say too much.
Oh and please, please heart hush.

I said somethin' stupid.
And reached out my hand.
After makin' love and movin' earth. We were shakin' hands.
A million sweet memoriers. Pinballed through my brain.
The want to hold him one more time. Ran through my veins.

Repeat CHORUS

I kept lookin' at my watch like I had somewhere to be.
Then he stopped talkin' and kissed me tenderly.

Repeat CHORUS

Overall Meaning

The song Heart Hush by Reba McEntire narrates the story of a woman who sees the love of her life after two years. She is overwhelmed with emotions and makes a conscious effort to keep her feelings in check. The song title "Heart Hush" is an apt description of the singer's attempt to rein in her heart's yearnings. When she sees him again, she is reminded of all the sweet memories they shared in the past. In the chorus, she asks her heart not to show any emotion, her eyes not to look back, and her lips not to say anything that could betray her feelings. The singer realizes that she has to let him go and move on.

The song paints a poignant picture of the singer's inner turmoil in romantic relationships. She yearns for the love of her life but knows that they cannot be together. She sees him again and is overwhelmed with feelings that she cannot express, and she tries to keep them concealed. Though she messes up by saying something stupid, the two end up making up, and he kisses her tenderly. This song highlights the struggle to keep our emotions in check, even when we feel passionately about someone.

Line by Line Meaning

His head turned and my heart jumped.
I was excited and nervous when I saw him.

When I saw that it was him.
I recognized him after a long time.

After two long years the love of my life.
He was my significant other and we had been apart for a while.

And I just held my breath in.
I was anticipating what would happen next.

Standin’ there smiling.
He was happy to see me.

While his eyes locked on mine.
We were gazing into each other’s eyes.

He couldn’t hear me screamin on the inside.
I was feeling intense emotions but was trying to hide them from him.

When I said, tear don’t you fall.
I tried to hold back my tears.

He’s done let him go.
I knew that we had to go our separate ways.

Eye’s don’t look back.
I didn’t want to dwell on the past.

Down that empty road.
I was ready to move on and start a new chapter.