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Traditional country for fans of Reba - and Tanya

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 03/06/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the most traditional-sounding of Reba's Mercury releases - not quite as traditional as My kind of country and the three albums that followed it, but close. It was Reba's last album of original material for the label, so perhaps she recorded just what she wanted. (Yes, I know about the album Reba Nell McEntire, but that was a compilation of unreleased recordings, released after Reba had left Mercury.) The album contains a great mix of up-tempo songs and ballads.Nickel dreams is a song that inspired Tanya Tucker, who never got around to recording the song but used the title for her autobiography (a book definitely worth reading). Tanya said that the song could have been written about her.Reba wrote Reasons, which is a song full of the kind of metaphors that traditional country fans enjoy but that often alienate the uncommitted, who don't always understand. To explain - Reba prefers steaks to hot dogs because steaks are better quality. Reba wants only the best.There are many other fine songs here but, being an end-of-contract album, it probably wasn't promoted as much as it might have been. Nevertheless, this is a fine album that all fans of Reba's traditional country albums should seek out."

Not yet.....but she's getting there

unbridld@xmission.com | Salt Lake City, UT | 07/09/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Reba's early work on Mercury basically highlights her growth as an artist and shows her experimenting with her different talents. The main reason to seek this album out is the self-penned "Reasons," one of Reba's rare forays into songwriting. The rest of the album is listenable, and is one of her better efforts with Mercury."