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.
Today All Over Again
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Between a woman and a man
Must tomorrow just keep on being
Today all over again
You made it look so easy
Falling for somebody new
But I must be going about it all wrong
Is this how it is when it's over
Between a woman and a man
Must tomorrow just keep on being
Today all over again
This morning I reached out to touch you
A habit I've held for so long
But I just started hurting all over again
Like I have ever since you've been gone
Is this how it is when it's over
Between a woman and a man
Must tomorrow just keep on being
Today all over again
Today all over again
The song "Today All Over Again" by Reba McEntire speaks of the agony after a breakup. It highlights the pain and heartache that come with the end of a relationship, even after making an effort to pick up the pieces and move on. The lyrics are reflective of a woman who is trying to move forward but finds herself stuck in the past because she can't seem to stop loving her ex-partner. She observes the ease with which her ex has seemingly moved on and fallen in love with someone else while she, on the other hand, struggles to do the same. She asks the question that many people grapple with in the aftermath of a break-up, "Is this how it is when it's over, between a woman and a man? Must tomorrow just keep on being today all over again?"
The first verse emphasizes how a break-up leaves one feeling stuck in the present. The second verse emphasizes the pain and struggle of trying to move on. The third verse gives a physical interpretation of the pain and hurt one feels at the end of a relationship. Ultimately, the song speaks of the difficulty of accepting the reality of a relationship's end and the challenge of trying to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Is this how it is when it's over
Asking if this is how relationships end
Between a woman and a man
Specifically between a man and a woman
Must tomorrow just keep on being
Wondering if the same loneliness will continue into the future
Today all over again
Repeat the same heartbreak experienced today
You made it look so easy
Observing how easily others move on from a relationship
Falling for somebody new
Finding someone else to love
But I must be going about it all wrong
Feeling like it's impossible to move on as easily as others
For I just can't stop loving you
Still being in love with the person who left
This morning I reached out to touch you
Routines from the past still linger
A habit I've held for so long
Touching the person as a routine which has become a habit
But I just started hurting all over again
Resuming the pain and heartbreak of when the person left
Like I have ever since you've been gone
Continuing to feel the pain of the break up
Today all over again
Continuing to face the same struggles and pain as before
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BOBBY HARDEN, LOLA JEAN DILLON FAWBUSH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
jotisfan
Isn't this a beautiful song? I love Reba's voice on this... when she was singing REAL country. This song was written by Bobby Harden of the Harden Trio. It was the first song Reba had in the top Ten. I love it.
Michelle Davidson
Love this song Reba's always awesome . I personally love the different types of country music Reba has recorded.
Clee Jackson
This is a very powerful song from the one and only Reba McEntire.
Donna Akridge
Beautiful woman singing a beautiful song!!!!!!!
Ginger Mann
My favorite Reba song!!
CountryBoy Williams
REBA AT HER FINEST....CLASSIC
wayne hamilton
Took me 7 yrs to admit it is over. and to become a Lonely Hunter again
Lasse 1964
Real magic song !!!really dreamy days..... that were lost and left behind them the best memories listening to such beautiful songs like that.Reba mcentire,Crystal Gayle,and Dolly Parton it was rhree first country singer woman that left imprint in the Awesome 80s!
justess martin
This is Ms. McEntire at her best, before she went bubblegum and sold out and compromised her integrity as an artist. This is a true example of what she WAS.....a great singer. It all went south after 1987 with the possible exception of "For My Broken Heart".
Jakob B
justess martin I strongly disagree. country music, just like any other genre, is an ever evolving sound. By your logic, she would still be making songs that sound like this in 2018. That would make her outdated and she wouldn’t have a career. Reba has had so many amazing songs, not just in the early 80’s.