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've Got Me
Reba McEntire Lyrics
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We're here all alone, just us two.
Let me try to tell you, in a few little words,
How my heart feels about you.
If there were no rainbow I'd paint one for you,
And I'd teach the robin a new song or two.
Then I'd fight forever
And hand it to you.
You've got me right where you want me\
It's true, I'm right in the palm of your hand.
You've got me right where you want me to be,
And I want to be right where I am.
You've got me right where you want me to be,
And I want be right where I am.
The song "You've Got Me" by Reba McEntire is a love song in which the singer is addressing her beloved. The song is about the feelings that the singer has for the person she loves and how she wishes she could express them.
The first verse of the song talks about how the singer wants to have a moment with her beloved. She wants to express her feelings to him. The singer feels that they are alone and it is the perfect time for her to tell him how she feels. She goes on to say that if she had the power, she would do anything for him. She would paint a rainbow and teach a robin a new song just to show her love for him.
The chorus of the song is all about how the person she loves has her exactly where he wants her. The singer is completely in love and is content with being in the palm of his hand. She wants to be with him and is happy where she is.
Overall, the song "You've Got Me" is a beautiful love song that expresses the depth of the singer's feelings for her beloved. It's a song of pure devotion and unconditional love.
Line by Line Meaning
Darling, could I just have one moment with you?
May I please have one moment of your time?
We're here all alone, just us two.
It's only the two of us here.
Let me try to tell you, in a few little words, How my heart feels about you.
Allow me to express my feelings for you in a few words.
If there were no rainbow I'd paint one for you, And I'd teach the robin a new song or two. Then I'd fight forever And hand it to you. Oh, I wish there was more I could do.
I would do anything for you, even if it meant painting a rainbow or teaching a bird a new song. I wish I could do more.
You've got me right where you want me
I am exactly where you want me.
It's true, I'm right in the palm of your hand.
I am completely under your control and influence.
You've got me right where you want me to be,
I am exactly where you wish me to be.
And I want to be right where I am.
I am content where I am, with you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SATTON, ANTHONY ANDERSON, JOLEEN L. BELLE, STEVEN ANDREW SMITH, ROBYN-MICHELLE NOEL SYKES
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@brandi7777777
My son and his dad are the ones walking in cross-walk. I lost my dad directly after the filming, and Deavon lost his at 17-yrs-old. This video is more special than you know, Reba.🙏💚
@loriwilber4652
So sorry for your lost. May God be with you both now and always 💔
@robinaowens
I’m so sorry for your loss…I just lost my dad and it’s heartbreaking. Hugs!
@krisphillips4405
So sorry for your loss! 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻 Where was this filmed?
@urbandrummer1
So sorry for your loss
@brandi7777777
@Kris Phillips Outside of Nashville in a small town.
@heatherjohnson5993
I can’t believe this is the first time I have heard this song. I’m over here crying because it reminds me of my nephew. His dad was killed in the line of duty last year. He was 9 when he lost his dad. My sister become a 28 year old widow with a 9 year old and 3 month old son. They miss him more than anything.
@joeyrodriguez1905
💔🙏😔
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