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.
You're The One I Dream About
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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Out of the corner of my eye.
It isn't easy when I have to pretend
That you're just another guy.
I can't let anyone ever know.
I can't let my feelings show.
[Chorus]
When I fall asleep at night.
And you're the one I think about
When he turns out the light
Now it's so hard to live without you're love to hold me tight.
How I wish that he was you tonight.
Whenever you are close to me my heart
Just won't be still.
I hope that no one else can see the
Way you make me feel.
If only I didn't have to hide all this loving I
Hold inside
[Chorus]
The lyrics to Reba McEntire's "You're The One I Dream About" paint a picture of unrequited love and the struggle to hide those feelings from the world. The song starts by the singer catching her crush smiling at her out of the corner of her eye. She finds it difficult to pretend he's just another guy when he's the one she dreams about every night. She can't let her feelings show and can't let anyone ever know, which adds to her agony.
In the chorus, the singer sings about how hard it is to live without her crush's love, and how he's the one she thinks of when alone at night. She wishes that he was there with her instead of the person she's with now. Whenever he is close to her, her heart starts racing, and she hopes that no one else can see the way he makes her feel. She wishes she didn't have to hide all this love inside of her.
This song captures the pain of unrequited love and the sense of longing and desire that comes with it. The lyrics are relatable to anyone who's ever had a crush but couldn't express it. The song's structure is classic country, with a straightforward melody that allows the lyrics to shine. It's a poignant and emotional track that captures the essence of heartbreak and desire.
Line by Line Meaning
I caught you smiling at me again
I noticed you were smiling at me again, but I saw it only through my peripheral vision
Out of the corner of my eye.
I noticed your smile, but I must keep any attention on you from becoming obvious
It isn't easy when I have to pretend
It's uncomfortable having to hide my feelings for you
That you're just another guy.
To everyone else, you're just a regular person, but to me, you're special
I can't let anyone ever know.
I must keep my feelings for you confidential and secret from all others
I can't let my feelings show.
I must suppress my emotions towards you whenever I am around anyone else
Cause you're the one I dream about,
When I am asleep, my subconscious mind conjures up thoughts of you
When I fall asleep at night.
Even though it's difficult to admit to myself, I dream of you every night
And you're the one I think about
You're always on my mind, no matter what I'm doing or where I go
When he turns out the light
At night, when my significant other turns off the lights, you're the one I think of
Now it's so hard to live without your love to hold me tight.
Living without the love you could give me is very difficult for me to bear
How I wish that he was you tonight.
I wish tonight, my significant other was you instead of him
Whenever you are close to me my heart
Whenever you're near me, my heart begins to race uncontrollably
Just won't be still.
My heart won't calm down, even though I try to focus it
I hope that no one else can see the
I'm afraid somebody will discover the love I keep inside for you if my heart continues to race non-stop
Way you make me feel.
The way you make my heart race and my feelings the way they are for you
If only I didn't have to hide all this loving I
I wish I didn't have a reason to conceal my love for you
Hold inside
I'm keeping locked inside of me and can't let it be known
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PAMELA BROWN HAYES, TERESA LEA JACKSON
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