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.
Make Me Feel Like A Woman Wants To Feel
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Come and hold me tenderly
Let me know your love for me is real
And love me like there's no tomorrow
Share my joys and share my sorrow
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
[Repeat: x2]
But that ain't enough cause I want to be shown
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
And let me know you miss me when I'm not around
Go ahead and kiss me when I'm feeling down
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
Love me like I want to be loved
Let me know I'm the one you dream of
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
The lyrics to Reba McEntire's song Make Me Feel Like A Woman Wants To Feel express the desire of a woman who is in a romantic relationship to be loved and appreciated in a way that makes her feel like the most important person in her partner's life. She calls upon her partner to open his arms to her and hold her tenderly, to let her know that his love for her is genuine and to love her like there's no tomorrow.
The lyrics suggest that hearing words of love is not enough to sustain a healthy relationship; actions speak louder than words. Therefore, the woman in the song asks her partner to demonstrate his love for her in a tangible way that makes her feel cherished and valued. She desires to share both the good and the bad times with him and longs for him to make her feel like the only woman in the world.
In summary, the song portrays the basic human need of wanting to be loved and appreciated, and how important it is for individuals to show their love through their actions. It emphasizes the importance of carrying out simple gestures like holding, kissing, and missing someone when not around, to make them feel special and loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Open up your arms to me
Welcome me into your love with an open embrace
Come and hold me tenderly
Hold me with care and gentleness
Let me know your love for me is real
Assure me of the genuineness of your love
And love me like there's no tomorrow
Love me with passion and intensity
Share my joys and share my sorrow
Be there for me through good times and bad
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
Make me feel desired, appreciated, and valued as a woman
I know you love me cause you told me so
I acknowledge that you've expressed your love for me verbally
But that ain't enough cause I want to be shown
However, words alone aren't adequate; I need your actions to back them up
And let me know you miss me when I'm not around
Show me that my absence affects you
Go ahead and kiss me when I'm feeling down
Comfort me with physical affection when I'm sad
Love me like I want to be loved
Love me in the way that I desire
Let me know I'm the one you dream of
Express to me that I'm the person of your dreams
Make me feel like a woman wants to feel
Once again, make me feel cherished and admired as a woman
Lyrics © TEXAS RED SONGS
Written by: DANA COLLINS
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