Rumor Has It (Reba McEntire album)
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Rumor Has It is the seventeenth album by Reba McEntire
, released in 1990. The album continued her streak of late-80s success. The album features one of her signature songs, "Fancy". CMT
ranked "Fancy" at No. 26 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs. Additionally, they ranked the video at No. 35 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Videos. Despite this acclaim, initially the song wasn't one of McEntire's larger radio hits. It peaked outside of the Top 5 at No. 8. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard
country album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200
, becoming her first album to enter the mainstream top 40. It sold 102,000 copies in the first week. It is currently certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
.
The album also contained a TV theme song - though not the last TV theme song McEntire would record. The track "Climb That Mountain High" was featured in the opening credits of an early 90s sitcom on ABC called Delta
starring Delta Burke
, who played an aspiring country singer. Reba also made a guest appearance on the short-lived sit-com.
Additionally, the track "Waitin' For the Deal to Go Down" was previously recorded by country singer Cee Cee Chapman on her 1988 album Twist of Fate, and later in 1992 by the short-lived country music band Dixiana
on their self-titled album. Their version was released as a single that year, peaking at #39 on the country charts.
The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums for the week of September 29, 1990, and jumped to number 3 the next week then peaked at #2 the next week. The album stayed in the Top 10 for 26 weeks.
This is the first album that Tony Brown
produced for Reba.
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
, released in 1990. The album continued her streak of late-80s success. The album features one of her signature songs, "Fancy". CMT
CMT
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ranked "Fancy" at No. 26 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs. Additionally, they ranked the video at No. 35 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Videos. Despite this acclaim, initially the song wasn't one of McEntire's larger radio hits. It peaked outside of the Top 5 at No. 8. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, becoming her first album to enter the mainstream top 40. It sold 102,000 copies in the first week. It is currently certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
The album also contained a TV theme song - though not the last TV theme song McEntire would record. The track "Climb That Mountain High" was featured in the opening credits of an early 90s sitcom on ABC called Delta
Delta (TV series)
Delta is a short-lived U.S television sitcom series produced by ABC starring Delta Burke. Burke plays a woman who leaves her life behind to pursue her dream as a country music singer...
starring Delta Burke
Delta Burke
Delta Ramona Leah Burke is an American television and film actress. Her television work includes a leading role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women...
, who played an aspiring country singer. Reba also made a guest appearance on the short-lived sit-com.
Additionally, the track "Waitin' For the Deal to Go Down" was previously recorded by country singer Cee Cee Chapman on her 1988 album Twist of Fate, and later in 1992 by the short-lived country music band Dixiana
Dixiana (band)
Dixiana was an American country music band. Founded in 1986, the band was composed of five members: brothers Mark and Phil Lister , Randall Griffith , Colonel Shuford , and Cindy Murphy . Signed to Epic Records in 1992, they released their self-titled debut album that year...
on their self-titled album. Their version was released as a single that year, peaking at #39 on the country charts.
The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums for the week of September 29, 1990, and jumped to number 3 the next week then peaked at #2 the next week. The album stayed in the Top 10 for 26 weeks.
Track listing
- "Climb That Mountain High" (Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
, Reba McEntire) 2:51 - "Rumor Has ItRumor Has It (Reba McEntire song)"Rumor Has It" is the title of a song written by Bruce Burch, Vern Dant and Larry Shell, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in November 1990, it was the second single from her album, Rumor Has It...
" (Bruce Burch, Vern Dant, Larry Shell) 3:43 - "Waitin' for the Deal to Go Down" (Bobby Fischer, Austin RobertsAustin Roberts (singer)Austin Roberts is an American singer and songwriter. His most successful recording was 1975's "Rocky"; a transatlantic Top 40 hit single.-Early years:...
, Charlie Black) 3:14 - "You Lie" (Fischer, Roberts, Black) 3:55
- "Now You Tell Me" (Donny Kees, Shawna Harrington) 3:36
- "Fancy" (Bobbie GentryBobbie GentryRoberta Lee Streeter , professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is a former American singer-songwriter notable as one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material...
) 4:59 - "Fallin' Out of LoveFallin' Out of Love"Fallin' Out of Love" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in May 1991, it was the fourth and final single from her album, Rumor Has It. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1991.-Chart performance:...
" (Jon Ims) 4:34 - "This Picture" (S. Alan Taylor, Lisa Palas) 3:23
- "You Remember Me" (Jesse WinchesterJesse WinchesterJesse Winchester is a musician and songwriter who was born and raised in the southern United States. To avoid the Vietnam War draft he moved to Canada in 1967, which is where and when he began his career as a solo artist. His highest charting recordings were of his own tunes, "Yankee Lady" in 1970...
) 4:23 - "That's All She Wrote" (Joe Chemay, John Hobbs) 3:24
Personnel
- Bob Bailey, Kim Fleming, Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
, Vicki Hampton, Yvonne Hodges, Harry Stinson, Paula Kaye Wallace, Suzy Wills: Vocal Backing - Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
: Electric Guitars - Steve Gibson: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
- Steve Fishell: SteelSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Kirk Cappello: SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s - John Barlow Jarvis, Matt RollingsMatt RollingsMatt Rollings is an American composer, musician and record producer. He plays piano, organ, and keyboards.Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country...
: KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s - Edgar Meyer, Michael Rhodes: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Larrie LondinLarrie LondinRalph Gallant, better known by his stage name Larrie Londin , was an American drummer and session musician. Londin played with a wide range of artists including Journey and Steve Perry....
: Drums, Percussion
Production
- Produced By Tony Brown & Reba McEntire for Reba McEntire Productions
- Mixed By John Guess
- Second Engineer: Jessie Noble
- Mastered By Glenn Meadows & John Guess
- Digital Editing By Milan Bogdan
This is the first album that Tony Brown
Tony Brown (record producer)
Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...
produced for Reba.
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
Certifications/sales
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1990 | "You Lie" | 1 | 1 |
| "Rumor Has It" | 3 | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Fancy" | 8 | 8 |
| "Fallin' Out of Love" | 2 | 1 | |