The Best of Reba McEntire
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Mercury Records
released The Best of Reba McEntire in 1985 after McEntire had left the label for MCA
. It includes two number one singles along with her more minor hits while on the label. The compilation was not authorized by McEntire and is occasionally omitted from McEntire's official discography.
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
released The Best of Reba McEntire in 1985 after McEntire had left the label for MCA
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. It includes two number one singles along with her more minor hits while on the label. The compilation was not authorized by McEntire and is occasionally omitted from McEntire's official discography.
Track listing
- "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" Up to Heaven" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1980, it was the first single from the album Feel the Fire. The reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Johnny MacRae, Bill Morrison, Bill Zerface, Jim Zerface) - 2:49 - "There Ain't No Future in This" (Bill RiceBill RiceWilbur Steven "Bill" Rice is an American country music singer and songwriter. Rice charted six singles between 1971 and 1978, including the Top 40 hit "Travelin' Minstrel Man", but is better known for his songwriting...
, Sharon Rice) - 2:35 - "I Don't Think Love Oughta Be That Way" (Richard Mainegra, Layng Martine, Jr.Layng Martine, Jr.Layng Martine, Jr. is a singer and songwriter. He is notable for writing several songs, including "Rub It In", a Number One hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1974, which became the long-running TV commercial "Plug It In" for Johnson & Johnson's Glade Plug-ins air freshening product...
) - 2:41 - "Only You (And You Alone)Only You (And You Alone)"Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955....
" (Buck Ram, Ande Rand) - 2:50 - "I'm Not That Lonely YetI'm Not That Lonely Yet"I'm Not That Lonely Yet" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1982, it was the first single from the album Unlimited. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 4, 1982.-Chart performance:...
" (B. Rice, M. S. Rice) - 2:45 - "Can't Even Get the Blues No MoreCan't Even Get the Blues"Can't Even Get the Blues" is a 1982 single by Reba McEntire. "Can't Even Get the Blues" would be Reba McEntrire's fourteenth country hit and her first number one country hit...
" (Rick Carnes, Tom Damhpier) - 2:27 - "Today All Over AgainToday All Over Again"Today All Over Again" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1981, it was the first single from the album Heart to Heart. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
, Bobby Harden) - 3:16 - "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)"Why Do We Want " is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in 1983, it was the first single from the album Behind the Scene. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Don KingDon King (musician)Donald Alan "Don" King is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he recorded a total of four major label albums, and charted more than fifteen hit singles on the Billboard country music charts.-Early career:His first job was at a Quality Inn Hotel club in...
, Dave Woodward) - 2:39 - "My Turn" (Len Chera, Jay Huguely) - 3:17
- "You're the First Time I've Thought About LeavingYou're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving"You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" is a 1983 single written by Dickey Lee and Kerry Chater and recorded by Reba McEntire. "You're the First Time I Thought About Leaving" was Reba McEntire's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and...
" (Kerry Chater, Dickey LeeDickey LeeRoyden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
) - 2:52
Album
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 29 |