It's Your Call is the eighteenth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released in December 1992. It contains the song "The Heart Won't Lie", which featured Vince Gill and which was later ranked at #18 on CMT's list of the 100 Greatest Country Duets. The album also includes a re-recording of the song "Baby's Gone Blues", which was recorded in 1987 by Patty Loveless for her album If My Heart Had Windows.
It's Your Call | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 15, 1992 | |||
Studio | Emerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 35:02 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Tony Brown Reba McEntire | |||
Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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Singles from It's Your Call | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
The Guardian | (favorable)[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
Music Week | [6] |
Orlando Sentinel | [7] |
The album peaked at #1 on the country album chart and #8 on the Billboard 200, selling 104,000 copies in its first week, becoming her first top 10 album on that chart. It is certified 3× Multi-platinum by the RIAA.[8]
McEntire referred to the album as a "second chapter to For My Broken Heart" (her previous album, released in 1991).[9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Your Call" | Bruce Burch, Shawna Harrington-Burkhart, Liz Hengber | 3:04 |
2. | "Straight from You" | Gary Harrison, Tim Mensy | 2:35 |
3. | "Take It Back" | Kristy Jackson | 3:17 |
4. | "Baby's Gone Blues" | Pat Bunch, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose | 4:15 |
5. | "The Heart Won't Lie" (duet with Vince Gill) | Kim Carnes, Donna Weiss | 3:20 |
6. | "One Last Good Hand" | Gary Burr, John Jarrard | 3:29 |
7. | "He Wants to Get Married" | Sandy Knox, Anthony Little | 3:51 |
8. | "For Herself" | Harrington-Burkhart, Liz Hengber, Reba McEntire | 3:59 |
9. | "Will He Ever Go Away" | Gerry House, Will Robinson | 3:17 |
10. | "Lighter Shade of Blue" | Max D. Barnes, Skip Ewing, Troy Seals | 3:24 |
As listed in liner notes.[9]
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
Certifications and sales edit
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [17] |
US | CAN Country | ||
1992 | "Take It Back" | 5 | — | 1[18] |
1993 | "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) | 1[19] | — | 1[20] |
"It's Your Call" | 5 | 110[21] | 5[22] | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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