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.
One Good Reason
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Well your friend left her lipstick in your car again
That mark on your neck didn't get there from shaving
I got a feeling you've been misbehaving
[Chorus]
So give me one good reason why I should stay
Just one good reason not to walk away
And why do you do me this way
Just give me one good reason to stay
And I'll stay
You tell me your love is true
Well is that what you tell all the other girls too
You can't tell the truth babe
You're not even trying
I got a feeling you're just adlibing
[Chorus: x4]
Reba McEntire's song "One Good Reason" confronts the issue of infidelity in a relationship. The song tells the story of a woman who discovers that her partner has been cheating on her. The lyrics are an expression of the woman's frustration and anger towards her partner. The chorus of the song contains the lines "So give me one good reason why I should stay, Just one good reason not to walk away." These lines express the woman's desire to leave the relationship, and her partner's inability to provide her with a compelling reason to stay.
The song explores the theme of trust in a relationship. The woman's partner has betrayed her trust by cheating on her, and she is struggling to find a reason to continue the relationship. The lyrics express the woman's frustration with her partner's lack of honesty and sincerity. The lines "You tell me your love is true, Well is that what you tell all the other girls too" suggest that the woman has become skeptical of her partner's feelings for her.
In conclusion, "One Good Reason" is a powerful song that deals with the complex issues of love, trust, and infidelity. The lyrics are a poignant expression of the emotional turmoil that can result from betrayal in a relationship. The song serves as a reminder that honesty and trust are essential components of a healthy relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You said you were out with a friend
You mentioned being with a friend
Well your friend left her lipstick in your car again
I found a piece of evidence that suggests you were with someone else
That mark on your neck didn't get there from shaving
It seems unlikely that the bruise on your neck was caused by shaving
I got a feeling you've been misbehaving
I suspect you've been unfaithful
So give me one good reason why I should stay
Tell me a convincing reason why I shouldn't leave you
Just one good reason not to walk away
All I need is one positive justification to stay with you
Must be open season on cheating man-a-tease
It appears that many men are unfaithful and deceitful
And why do you do me this way
Why are you treating me so poorly
Just give me one good reason to stay
Provide me with a solitary, compelling reason to continue this relationship
And I'll stay
I will remain with you if you give me a good enough reason to do so
You tell me your love is true
You claim that you genuinely love me
Well is that what you tell all the other girls too
Do you say the same thing to other women in your life
You can't tell the truth babe
You are incapable of being truthful with me, dear
You're not even trying
You are not even attempting to be honest with me
I got a feeling you're just adlibing
I believe you are simply making it up as you go
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