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.

Love Revival
Reba McEntire Lyrics

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Now I know what you need
And you know what I need
The whole dang block knows this whole house needs
A love revival, love revival up in here
Now I know I'm preaching
'Cause I'm certainly not leavin'
But it's time to get excited and the neighbors aren't invited
To this love revival, love revival up in here

So sit up and listen boy
'Cause I'm tired of being nice
Now Momma's gonna tell you what she needs tonight

[Chorus]
Revival, Revival
Well, give me something soulful
Honey, all I need are your two arms around me again
So, if you're in this 'till the end
Then let the love revival begin

I feel the spirit
The spirit's moving
I feel the spirit movin'

So I pray you won't deny me
Now that I've said my peace
And I'll say it again son
Just in case you were asleep
I want a love revival, love revival up in here
'Cause I know what you need and you know what I need
This whole dang block knows
This whole house needs
A love revival, love revival up in here
So sit up and listen boy 'cause I'm tired of bein' nice
Now Momma's gonna tell you what she needs tonight

[Chorus]

Well we're both in this till the end
So let the love revival begin
I feel the spirit
The spirit's moving
I feel the spirit
The spirit's moving
I feel the spirit
The spirit's moving
I feel the spirit
The spirit's moving

[Chorus: x2]

Overall Meaning

In Reba McEntire's song Love Revival, the singer is expressing that she knows exactly what she and her partner need: a love revival. The whole block knows that the relationship needs saving, and it's time to get excited about it. In this love revival, the neighbors aren't invited because this is something that needs to be kept private. The singer is tired of being nice and wants her partner to listen to her needs for once. She's preaching, but not leaving because she believes that this is something they can work on together.

The chorus emphasizes the need for a "soulful" love revival, where all the singer needs is her partner's two arms around her again. She wants to feel the spirit moving and is praying that her partner won't deny her plea for a love revival. She says it twice to ensure that he is listening and understands what she needs from him.

Overall, the song is a plea for a couple to work on their love and bring it back to life. The singer is willing to do her part, and she hopes her partner is willing to do the same.

Line by Line Meaning

Now I know what you need
I understand your desires

And you know what I need
You know what I want

The whole dang block knows this whole house needs
Everyone can see that our home needs improvement

A love revival, love revival up in here
We need to renew our love for each other

Now I know I'm preaching
I may sound like a pastor

'Cause I'm certainly not leavin'
I am committed to making a change

But it's time to get excited and the neighbors aren't invited
We need to celebrate our love together without outside interference

So sit up and listen boy
Pay attention to me

'Cause I'm tired of being nice
I am tired of pretending everything is okay

Now Momma's gonna tell you what she needs tonight
I am going to be honest about my needs

Revival, Revival
We need to revitalize our love