Reba goes platinum with "Duets"
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – In addition to logging her first number 1 album on the Billboard Top 200, Reba McEntire is celebrating going platinum with "Reba Duets," signifying sales of 1 million units after four weeks.
"I'm so excited over the wonderful acceptance of this CD," said McEntire. "I've always been a huge fan of all the artists on the album so I'm not surprised to see how many people agree with me."
She will perform "When You Love Someone Like That" with LeAnn Rimes at the CMA Awards Nov. 7. Reba is nominated for CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year with Kelly Clarkson for "Because of You."
The second single from the CD, "The Only Promise That Remains" with Justin Timberlake, is scheduled for an official add date of Nov. 5.
More news for Reba McEntire
- 10/25/24: McEntire goes vinyl with "Keep On Loving You"
- 10/11/24: Reba finds her "Happy Place"
- 07/27/24: McEntire shows she can with "I Can't" video
- 04/25/24: Reba named to host ACMs, again
- 01/18/24: McEntire named to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
- 10/06/23: Old Dominion, Rucker, Reba release new projects
- 06/22/23: Dan + Shay join The Voice; Reba returns
- 05/15/23: McEntire joins The Voice
CD reviews for Reba McEntire
It's so good to hear Reba McEntire's gospel album so soon after Carrie Underwood released the similar "My Savior." While Underwood's release may have been her country-ist album – ever, perhaps – McEntire has strayed far less often from her traditional music roots. With "My Chains Are Gone," McEntire gives us a selection of songs she – like Underwood – grew up singing. Therefore, she knows them all like the back of her hand, the way ...
The beauty of Reba McEntire's albums flows from her way with a phrase, knowing when to modulate to carry us deeper into sadness or joy and when to pull back when she wants us to listen quietly to the lessons of a tear falling. Her songs can also urge us to scamper across the dance floor to twin fiddles, celebrating the exhilarating freedom of the moment or the satisfaction of breakup from a messy relationship. This album follows the end of McEntire's marriage to her manager. ...
Reba McEntire's "My Kind of Christmas," is essentially the same album, with the same title, she released a while back through Cracker Barrel. The project is mostly comprised of the country Wonder Woman's strong singing voice, backed by acoustic piano. The new wrinkle in this expanded edition, though, is a bevy of guest vocalists. These guest spots are so good, it's worth the extra bucks to get the full package.
Reba is joined by the dynamic husband and wife team, Vince ...
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