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.
Someone Else
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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I know that you've seen it all, waiting by the telephone,
You didn't get the call. Well baby let me tell ya, you're looking
At me with suspicious eyes, but they'll never be confirmed.
If there was someone else I wouldn't be here now.
Cause you're the only one I want my arms around.
And I'm telling you the truth and now I'll tell ya why.
No time for doubts, I'm gonna turn your heart around.
Think about you everyday.
Gonna make you understand my love is here to stay.
We've got something going that's so hard to find.
You are the one, the only one that's on my mind.
The song "Someone Else" by Reba McEntire tells the story of a woman trying to prove her love and loyalty to her partner who has had past experiences of love walking out the door. She acknowledges the fact that her partner has waited by the telephone and yet didn't get the call. Thus, her partner looks at her with suspicious eyes, but she assures her partner that her suspicions will never be confirmed because she is faithful. She makes it known that if there was someone else in her life, she wouldn't be there with her partner. According to the lyrics, her partner is the only one she wants in her arms and if there was someone else, she would be with that person instead of her partner. She declares the honesty of her love and states that she thinks of her partner every day.
Moreover, the lyrics talk about the woman's determination to turn her partner's heart around and make her believe in their love. She affirms that her love is unconditional and here to stay, conveying that they have something special that is hard to come by. Her partner is the only person she thinks about, and there is no doubt about their love. The song is a heartwarming expression of how one person can be absolutely sure of their love and loyalty to another.
Line by Line Meaning
I know that you've seen love walk out the door once or twice.
You've been hurt by love before and I understand that.
I know that you've seen it all, waiting by the telephone,
You've been through a lot, waiting for someone who never called.
You didn't get the call. Well baby let me tell ya, you're looking
At me with suspicious eyes, but they'll never be confirmed.
You're skeptical of me, but I promise you I'm not like those who hurt you before.
If there was someone else I wouldn't be here now.
I'm here because I love you and I'm not interested in anyone else.
Cause you're the only one I want my arms around.
You're the one who I want to hold and be close to.
And I'm telling you the truth and now I'll tell ya why.
I'm being honest with you and I'll explain why.
If there was someone else I'd be with him tonight.
If I was interested in someone else, I wouldn't be with you tonight.
No time for doubts, I'm gonna turn your heart around.
I'm not letting any doubts get in the way, I'm determined to win your heart over.
Think about you everyday.
You're always on my mind, every single day.
Gonna make you understand my love is here to stay.
I want to prove to you that my love for you is real and will last.
We've got something going that's so hard to find.
We have something special that is rare to come by.
You are the one, the only one that's on my mind.
You are the only person I'm thinking of, no one else compares to you.
Lyrics © ZELLS MUSIC COMPANY, PAT BUNCH PUBLISHING, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARY ANN KENNEDY, PAM ROSE, PAT BUNCH
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