Summary
Greatest Hits Volume Two is Reba McEntire's second compilation album for MCA Records. The album debuted at number 3 on the Country Albums chart for the week of October 16, 1993, and it peaked at #1 for the week of January 22, 1994. It stayed in the Top 10 for 12 weeks and came off the charts at number 47 for the week of January 11, 1997.
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| Greatest hits album by Reba McEntire | ||||
| Released | September 28, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:04 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Greatest Hits Volume Two | ||||
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On the Billboard 200 the album debuted at number 8 for the week of October 16, 1993, and moved up to its #5 peak the following week. It increased sales to over 183,000 during Christmas week. This would remain her best selling week sales until 14 years later when Reba: Duets opened at 300,000 sales. It was taken off the charts at number 184 for the week of January 6, 1996.
Greatest Hits Volume Two went on to become the best-selling album of McEntire's career, being certified five times platinum by the RIAA.[2] It has gone to sell almost 11 million copies worldwide.
Content edit
Two new songs were recorded for this compilation, both were released as singles. "Does He Love You", a duet that McEntire recorded with Linda Davis (then a background singer in McEntire's road band), was the first single and turned out to be a smash. It reached number 1 on the country charts. The song also earned them a Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration as well as the CMA Award for "Vocal Event of the Year". CMT ranked the song at No. 9 on their list of 100 Greatest Duets. "Does He Love You" is the first of three duets featuring Reba and Linda Davis.
The album's other new track was "They Asked About You", which peaked at No. 7 on the country chart.
McEntire produced the album in its entirety, working with Jimmy Bowen on "Walk On" and "Love Will Find Its Way to You", and Tony Brown on all other tracks.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album release | Length |
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| 1. | "Does He Love You" (duet with Linda Davis) | Sandy Knox, Billy Stritch | Previously unreleased | 4:15 |
| 2. | "You Lie" | Charlie Black, Bobby Fischer, Austin Roberts | Rumor Has It (1990) | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Fancy" | Bobbie Gentry | Rumor Has It (1990) | 4:59 |
| 4. | "For My Broken Heart" | Liz Hengber, Keith Palmer | For My Broken Heart (1991) | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Love Will Find Its Way to You" | Dave Loggins, J. D. Martin | The Last One to Know (1987) | 3:32 |
| 6. | "They Asked About You" | Kim Nash, Bill Nash, Freddy Weller | Previously unreleased | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Is There Life Out There" | Rick Giles, Susan Longacre | For My Broken Heart (1991) | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Rumor Has It" | Bruce Burch, Vern Dent, Larry Shell | Rumor Has It (1990) | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Walk On" | Steve Dean, Lonnie Williams | Sweet Sixteen (1989) | 3:09 |
| 10. | "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" | Richard Leigh, Layng Martine Jr. | For My Broken Heart (1991) | 3:10 |
Personnel on tracks 1 and 6 edit
- Reba McEntire – lead vocals
- Mike Rojas – acoustic piano
- Doug Sizemore – synthesizers, string pads
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Andy Reiss – electric guitar
- Joe McGlohon – acoustic guitar
- Lang Scott – acoustic guitar, backing vocals (6)
- Terry Crisp – steel guitar
- Charlie Anderson – bass guitar
- Scotty Hawkins – drums
- Linda Davis – lead and harmony vocals (1), backing vocals (6)
Production edit
- Reba McEntire – producer (1-10), makeup
- Tony Brown – producer (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Jimmy Bowen – producer (5, 9)
- Chuck Ainlay – recording (1, 6), mixing (1, 6), overdub recording (1, 6)
- John Guess – overdub recording (1, 6)
- Derek Bason – second engineer (1, 6)
- Graham Lewis – second engineer (1, 6)
- Glenn Meadows – digital editing (1, 6), mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Mickey Braithwaite – art direction, design
- Peter Nash – photography
- Pam Nicholson – hair, wardrobe
- Sandi Spika – hair, wardrobe
- Narvel Blackstock – management
- Starstruck Entertainment – management company
- Studios
- Tracks 1 & 6 recorded at Emerald Sound Studio (Nashville, TN).
- Overdubs recorded at The Music Mill - Studio B (Nashville, TN).
- Mixed and Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
Charts and certifications edit
Weekly charts edit
Singles edit
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Year-end charts edit
Certifications/sales edit
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References edit
- ^ Greatest Hits Volume Two at AllMusic
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Reba McEntire". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Reba McEntire – Greatest Hits, Vol. II". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Greatest Hits, Volume II". Recording Industry Association of America.