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.
Last Night Ev
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Morning sun
I whisper how ya doing and you smile and say so tenderly good morning
Hun
[Chorus]
Last night you made his memory fade a little
I wish you didn't have to leave
If you just knew how much I need
Last night, ev'ry night
I know you have to catch a plane to Memphis
And you mentioned it's an early flight
You start to pack
And while I comb my hair
I stare at you and think about last night
Cause [Chorus]
I slip into my robe to go make coffee
You come in and pull me close to you
And as I feel your tender kiss
I whisper can't Memphis wait a day or two
Cause [Chorus]
Cause [Chorus]
The song "Last Night Ev'ry Night" by Reba McEntire is a beautiful ballad about a woman who wakes up beside the man she loves. She watches him as he tries to hide his eyes from the morning sun and whispers good morning to him. The chorus of the song describes how the night before, the man had helped her forget about an old love and had shown her how love can still be right.
Throughout the song, the woman reflects on the previous night and how the man she loves had made her forget about her past. She mentions that she doesn't want him to leave because she needs him so much. The lyrics are poignant and heartfelt, conveying the depth of the woman's emotions and the love she feels for the man.
The song is a testament to the power of love to heal and to help people move on from past hurts. It's a reminder that even when things seem dark, love can bring light into our lives and help us find happiness again.
Line by Line Meaning
I watch you as you wake and rub your eyes and try to hide them from the morning sun
As you wake up from sleep, I observe you rubbing your eyes and trying to shield them from the rays of the sun.
I whisper how ya doing and you smile and say so tenderly good morning hun
I anxiously ask how you are doing and you smile and respond kindly, wishing me a good morning.
Last night you made his memory fade a little
Your presence last night helped me to forget about a previous love interest and remove his memory from my mind.
You helped me see how love can still be right
Your presence last night helped me realize that love can still be a positive force in my life.
I wish you didn't have to leave
Even though I know it is necessary, I wish you didn't have to depart.
If you just knew how much I need
If only you were aware of how much I require your company and support.
Last night, ev'ry night
Last night wasn't just a one-time occurrence - it happens every time we are together.
I know you have to catch a plane to Memphis
I am aware that your next journey is to fly to Memphis.
And you mentioned it's an early flight
You notified me that it is a flight that departs early in the morning.
You start to pack
You initiate the process of putting your belongings into your luggage.
And while I comb my hair
As I'm grooming myself by combing my hair,
I stare at you and think about last night
I gaze at you and think about the memories of our time together from last night.
I slip into my robe to go make coffee
I change into my bathrobe so that I can head to the kitchen to prepare coffee.
You come in and pull me close to you
You walk in and embrace me tightly.
And as I feel your tender kiss
As I feel your delicate kiss,
I whisper can't Memphis wait a day or two
I express my desire for you to delay your trip for a day or two so that we can stay together a bit longer.
Cause [Chorus]
All of these experiences and emotions cause me to reiterate the chorus and its message.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BILL ZERFACE, BOB MORRISON, JIM ZERFACE
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