Read My Mind (album)

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Read My Mind
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 26, 1994
StudioEmerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length38:10
Label MCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
Greatest Hits Volume Two
(1993)
Read My Mind
(1994)
Oklahoma Girl
(1994)
Singles from Read My Mind
  1. "Why Haven't I Heard from You"
    Released: March 1994
  2. "She Thinks His Name Was John"
    Released: July 1994
  3. "Till You Love Me"
    Released: October 1994
  4. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
    Released: February 1995
  5. "And Still"
    Released: May 1995
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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 matter, 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.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything That You Want"
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"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"3:27
8."The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"3:50
9."I Wouldn't Wanna Be You"3:34
10."Till You Love Me"3:50

Personnel

Vocals

Musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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