Reba

Reba is the fifteenth studio album, released in 1988 by Reba McEntire, the title signifying that she had become so well known that she could be identified by first name alone, but also signaling an entirely different style to her music. Gone were the steel guitars and fiddles of My Kind of Country and Have I Got a Deal for You, to be replaced by a highly produced and orchestrated sound. This did not diminish the album's sales, as it was her third #1 country album, and two of its tracks, I Know How He Feels and New Fool at an Old Game, reached #1 on the Billboard country singles charts. A remake of an old jazz vocal standard made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Sunday Kind of Love, reached the #5 spot. Also covered was Respect, a song made famous by Aretha Franklin.

1988年春天 33岁的Reba McEntire发行她与老搭档Jimmy Bowen制作的第13张大碟〔Reba〕这回却再度回到流行路线，捨弃钢吉他与小提琴，改用钢琴与DX-7合成乐器，走Bakerfield Sound曲风，虽然乐评反应不佳 但商业成绩仍旧亮眼，成为其第三张美国乡村榜冠军与第三张白金唱片 (虽然在流行榜只拿到＃118)。