Reba Live

Reba Live
Live album by Reba McEntire
Released	August 30, 1989
Recorded	April 2–4, 1989, Palm Desert, CA
Genre	Country
Length	74:08
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Sweet Sixteen (1989) Reba Live (1989) Rumor Has It (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Windsor Star	A [2]

Reba Live is a live album by American country singer Reba McEntire released on August 30, 1989. It is Reba's only live album to date. It features material primarily from her MCA recordings, including several covers ("Respect", "Jolene", "Mama Tried", "Night Life" and "Sweet Dreams"). The album had no singles. It won the Favorite Country Album award at the American Music Awards. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So, So, So Long"	Lisa Palas, Alan Taylor	4:23
2.	"One Promise Too Late"	Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz, Lisa Silver	3:16
3.	"Let the Music Lift You Up"	Troy Seals, Eddie Setser	3:40
4.	"Little Rock"	Bob DiPiero, Gerry House, Pat McManus	3:08
5.	"New Fool at an Old Game"	Steve Bogard, Rick Giles, Sheila Stephen	3:44
6.	"Little Girl"	Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers	3:29
7.	"Can't Stop Now"	Gary Nicholson, Wendy Waldman	2:23
8.	"Sunday Kind of Love"	Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes	5:43
9.	"I Know How He Feels"	Rick Bowles, Will Robinson	3:16
10.	"Whoever's in New England"	Franceschi, Powers	3:13
11.	"Cathy's Clown"	Don Everly	3:06
12.	"You Must Really Love Me"	Reba McEntire, Schlitz	3:09
13.	"Somebody Up There Likes Me"	Bill Cooley, Suzy Wills	3:04
14.	"San Antonio Rose"	Bob Wills	1:01
15.	"Mama Tried"	Merle Haggard	1:06
16.	"Night Life"	Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Willie Nelson	4:20
17.	"Jolene"	Dolly Parton	2:51
18.	"Sweet Dreams"	Don Gibson	4:00
19.	"Respect"	Otis Redding	3:07

Personnel

• Reba McEntire – lead vocals
• Kirk Cappello – keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Thomas – electric guitars
• Glen Duncan – acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, backing vocals
• Joe McGlohon – acoustic guitar, saxophone
• ? – banjo on "Jolene"
• Steve Marshall – bass guitar
• Vic Mastrianni – drums
• Suzy Wills – backing vocals

Production

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• Reba McEntire – producer
• Kirk Cappello – assistant producer
• Bill "Dog" Dooley – recording engineer
• Gary Long – recording engineer
• Tim McColm – recording engineer
• Brently Walton – recording engineer
• Bob Bullock – overdub recording, mixing, digital editing
• Dave Boyer – assistant engineer
• Mark J. Coddington – assistant engineer
• Julian King – assistant engineer
• Russ Martin – assistant engineer
• Marty Williams – assistant engineer
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Mark Eshelman – project coordinator
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Mickey Braithwaite – art direction, design
• Beth Gwinn – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position US Billboard 200 [4] 124 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 10 Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 55 Chart (1992) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 68

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Whitaker, David (February 24, 1990). "Record Review". The Windsor Star .
3. "Rock On The Net: 17th American Music Awards (presented in 1990)". www.rockonthenet.com.
4. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
5. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
9. "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Reba Mc Entire Live". Recording Industry Association of America.