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.

No Such Thing
Reba McEntire Lyrics

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Well there's news flying 'round
On the rosy side of town
That I have gone and found somebody new
Well ?
Against the way some people talk
I guess sometimes it's all they have to do

[Chorus]

Oh there ain't no such thing
As me not loving you
Honey there ain't no such thing
As me not being true
So believe your heart and not your ears
Your heart knows what is true
There's no such thing
As me not loving you

Well a love like yours and mine
Has got to deal with the jealous kind
But I don't mind there's nothing I can do
Cause their words can do no harm
With you here in my arms
So they can talk until their talk turn blue

[Chorus]

(There ain't no such thing as me not loving you)

Overall Meaning

In Reba McEntire's song "No Such Thing," she addresses rumors of infidelity that are spreading in her town. The lyrics suggest that people enjoy gossiping, and some people will talk no matter what. Despite the rumors, Reba wants her partner to know that there is no truth behind them. She assures her partner that there is "no such thing" as her not loving them and being faithful. Reba acknowledges that their relationship, like any other, may have to deal with jealous people who wish to spread rumors. But ultimately, she trusts her heart and knows that the love they share is strong enough to withstand any rumors.

The song's chorus is particularly poignant, emphasizing the idea that our hearts know what is true, not what we hear. This theme of trusting one's heart over others' words is incredibly powerful and inspiring. It can be difficult to trust ourselves and our own feelings, especially when we're bombarded with outside opinions and criticisms. Reba's message is clear: trust your heart, not the rumors that others may spread.

Line by Line Meaning

Well there's news flying 'round
There are rumors circulating

On the rosy side of town
In the more affluent and positive part of town

That I have gone and found somebody new
That I have started a new romantic relationship

Well ?
The artist's response to the rumor is omitted

Against the way some people talk
Regardless of the rumors spread by some people

I guess sometimes it's all they have to do
Spreading rumors is their only form of entertainment

Oh there ain't no such thing
There truly does not exist

As me not loving you
The artist loves their partner unconditionally

Honey there ain't no such thing
My dear, there truly does not exist

As me not being true
The artist is loyal to their partner

So believe your heart and not your ears
Trust what you feel rather than what you are told