Read My Mind (album)

Read My Mind
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released	April 26, 1994
Studio	Emerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	38:10
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Greatest Hits Volume Two (1993) Read My Mind (1994) Oklahoma Girl (1994)
Singles from Read My Mind
"Why Haven't I Heard from You" Released: March 1994 "She Thinks His Name Was John" Released: July 1994 "Till You Love Me" Released: October 1994 "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" Released: February 1995 "And Still" Released: May 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Spin	(favorable) [2]

Read My Mind is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire released on April 26, 1994, by MCA Records. It was preceded by the first single, "Why Haven't I Heard From You" which peaked at No. 5 on the country chart. The album's second single, "She Thinks His Name Was John", was the first country song to address the topic of AIDS. Due to the subject, some radio stations shied away from putting it into heavy rotation. The third single, "Till You Love Me" became McEntire's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" the album's fourth single, topped the country singles chart. The album peaked at No. 2 on both the country album chart and the Billboard 200 and is certified 3 times platinum by the RIAA. ^[3] The album was released at perhaps the peak of McEntire's pop culture popularity, with a release of this album (described on an MCA Records billboard as "Another MCA Masterpiece..."), an autobiography, and NBC Television special later in the year.

On October 25, 2019 MCA released a 25th Anniversary Edition of Read My Mind featuring remastered versions of the original album tracks available in multiple formats including vinyl. The streaming, CD, and mp3 version includes a live recording of "And Still" recorded from her Australian tour.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everything That You Want"	Randy Sharp Jack Wesley Routh	4:24
2.	"Read My Mind"	Keith Thomas Melissa Coleman Todd Moore	3:59
3.	"I Won't Stand in Line"	Sharp Steve Diamond	3:57
4.	"I Wish That I Could Tell You"	Tony Martin Van Stephenson Reese Wilson	3:19
5.	"She Thinks His Name Was John"	Sandy Knox Steve Rosen	4:22
6.	"Why Haven't I Heard from You"	Knox T.W. Hale	3:27
7.	"And Still"	Liz Hengber Tommy Lee James	3:27
8.	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"	Mark D. Sanders Kim Williams Ed Hill	3:50
9.	"I Wouldn't Wanna Be You"	Sharp Jeff Silbar	3:34
10.	"Till You Love Me"	Bob DiPiero Gary Burr	3:50

Personnel

Vocals

Bob Bailey – background vocals (6) Lisa Bevill – background vocals (6) Ashley Cleveland – background vocals (6) Melissa Coleman – backing vocals Linda Davis – backing vocals Kim Fleming – background vocals (6) Lisa Glasgow – background vocals (6) Vince Gill – backing vocals Chris Harris – backing vocals

Mark Heimermann – backing vocals Vicki Hampton – background vocals (6) Yvonne Hodges – background vocals (6) Donna McElroy – background vocals (6) Reba McEntire – lead vocals Michael Mellett – background vocals (6) Chris Rodriguez– background vocals (6) Lang Scott – backing vocals Harry Stinson – background vocals

Musicians

Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Terry Crisp – steel guitar Dann Huff – electric guitar Joe McGlohon – saxophone Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer Michael Omartian – string arrangements, conductor

Matt Rollings – piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano Leland Sklar – bass guitar Carlos Vega – drums Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Nashville String Machine – string section

Production

• Derek Bason – assistant engineer, mix assistant, overdub recording assistant
• Tony Brown – producer
• John Guess – recording engineer, mixing engineer, overdub recording engineer
• Reba McEntire – producer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering engineer
• Marty Williams – additional overdub recording

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 87 Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [5] 12 Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) [6] 1 US Billboard 200 [7] 2 US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Billboard 200 [9] 65 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 7 Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200 [11] 79 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 12 Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] 60 Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country [14] US CAN Country 1994 "Why Haven't I Heard from You" 5 101 [15] 4 [16] "She Thinks His Name Was John" 15 101 [17] 11 [18] "Till You Love Me" 2 78 [19] 8 [20] 1995 "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" 1 — 1 [21] "And Still" 2 — 1 [22] "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Bernstein, Jonathan (June 1994). "Heavy Rotation". Spin . p. 22. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
3. "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Read My Mind". Recording Industry Association of America.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
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6. "RPM Country Albums for February 20, 1995". RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
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14. "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
15. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: May 28, 1994". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. May 28, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
16. "RPM Country Tracks for July 11, 1994". RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
17. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: October 29, 1994". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. October 29, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
18. "RPM Country Tracks for October 24, 1994". RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
19. "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
20. "RPM Country Tracks for January 23, 1995". RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
21. "RPM Country Tracks for April 24, 1995". RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
22. "RPM Country Tracks for August 14, 1995". RPM . Retrieved February 9, 2011.