Whoever's in New England is Reba McEntire

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...

's tenth album, and her first #1 album on the Billboard country charts. It also produced two singles that were #1 country hits: "Whoever's in New England" and "Little Rock."

The album's phenomenal success proved to be a turning point in McEntire's career. It was the singer's first platinum record, and solidified her new superstardom when she was named the 'Entertainer of the Year' by the Country Music Association

Country Music Association

The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...

 in autumn 1986.

The album also marked another milestone, McEntire made her first music video for the title track. Eventually, McEntire would become known for her 'mini-movie'-styled music videos.

Track listing

1. "Can't Stop Now" (Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman) - 2:52
2. "You Can Take the Wings Off Me" (Troy Seals
   Troy Seals
   Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
   
   , Eddie Setser) - 3:36
3. "Whoever's in New England
   Whoever's in New England (song)
   "Whoever's in New England" is the name of a popular single made famous by Reba McEntire in 1986. The song was considered one of her signature and breakthrough singles.-Song background:...
   
   " (Kendal Franchesci, Quentin Powers) - 3:17
4. "I'll Believe It When I Feel It" (Chris Waters
   Chris Waters
   Christopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
   
   , Tom Shapiro
   Tom Shapiro
   Tom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
   
   , Bucky Jones) - 2:38
5. "I've Seen Better Days" (Red Lane, Danny Morrison) - 3:46
6. "Little Rock
   Little Rock (Reba McEntire song)
   "Little Rock" is a song written by Pat McManus, Bob DiPiero, and Gerry House. It was recorded by American country music artist, Reba McEntire for her 1986 studio album, Whoever's in New England. Produced by Jimmy Bowen and McEntire, the song was released as the album's second single, reaching...
   
   " (Pat McManus, Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
   
   , Gerry House
   Gerry House
   Gerry House is a and award-winning American radio personality, currently heard on WSIX-FM in Nashville, Tennessee on the morning show Gerry House and the House Foundation...
   
   ) - 3:09
7. "If You Only Knew" (Diana Rae, Jane Mariash) - 3:03
8. "One Thin Dime" (Jackson Leap, Michael Patrick Heeney) - 2:31
9. "Don't Touch Me There" (Heeney) - 3:14
10. "To Make That Same Mistake Again" (Roger Murrah
    Roger Murrah
    Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
    
    , Richard Leigh
    Richard Leigh (songwriter)
    Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" . In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song...
    
    ) - 2:24

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak 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 RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1986	"Whoever's in New England"	1	3
	"Little Rock"	1	2

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