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.

I Can
Reba McEntire Lyrics

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Touch me and I feel your fire
Kiss me and the flame rolls higher
Show me all the love you know
Hold me never let me go

I never thought I'd be
Wrapped in the words
Of your sweet, sweet love

But here you are with me
This is what dreams are made of

[Chorus]
I can see forever in your eyes
I can see a love that never dies
When you lay me down I realize
I can see forever in your eyes

Take me in your arms tonight
Love me with all your might
Give me all my heart can hold
Hold me never let me go

Love was mystery
Until you touched me with sweet, sweet love
Now it's so clear to me
This is what love is made of

[Chorus: x2]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Reba Mcentire's song, "I Can," are centered on the deep love and connection between two people. The first verse talks about the physical touch and sensation when in the presence of the other person. The second verse discusses the emotional connection and how it has transformed the singer's life. They didn't expect to be in love, let alone wrapped in its embrace. The chorus is about the depth of love and how it seems to have no end, and how the singer can see that love in the eyes of the other person. She realizes the depth of the connection when they are together and how it feels like she can see forever. The verse then calls for the other person to hold and love them and never let them go. The final line of the chorus is a reaffirmation of their eternal love.

The song's overall message is about the power of love to transform and how it can be both physical and emotional. It speaks to the idea that when you find the right person, it's like they speak the same language as you, and it feels like true love. The writer also highlights that love is not always easy, but it's worth the fight. The song's composition is slow and gentle, designed to emphasize the feeling of love and the sweetness of the connection between two people.

Line by Line Meaning

Touch me and I feel your fire
Your touch ignites a fire within me

Kiss me and the flame rolls higher
Each kiss intensifies our passion

Show me all the love you know
Demonstrate your love to me in every way possible

Hold me never let me go
Keep me close and never release me

I never thought I'd be
I never expected to experience

Wrapped in the words
Embraced by the affectionate language

Of your sweet, sweet love
Of your endearing, caring love

But here you are with me
Yet, you are here with me

This is what dreams are made of
This is the epitome of a dream come true

I can see forever in your eyes
Your eyes reveal eternal love

I can see a love that never dies
I perceive a love that is everlasting, never-ending