Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)

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Sweet Sixteen
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Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedMay 1, 1989
Genre Country
Length33:26
Label MCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba
(1988)		Sweet Sixteen
(1989)		 Reba Live
(1989)
Singles from Sweet Sixteen
  1. "Cathy's Clown"
    Released: April 1989
  2. "'Til Love Comes Again"
    Released: September 6, 1989
  3. "Little Girl"
    Released: December 1989
  4. "Walk On"
    Released: March 1990
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Review scores
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Sweet Sixteen is the fifteenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on May 1, 1989 by MCA Records. Four singles from the album entered the Billboard country charts: the number one hit "Cathy's Clown" (a cover version of The Everly Brothers' song), top 5 hit "Walk On", and the top ten hits "'Til Love Comes Again" and "Little Girl". Sweet Sixteen was her penultimate album with record producer Jimmy Bowen. Reba Live would be her last.

Contents

The album's title derives from its being McEntire's sixteenth album, counting compilation and Christmas albums.

The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA, for selling over 1 million copies. [2] The album debuted at #17 on the Country Albums chart for the week of May 27, 1989, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 24, 1989. It stayed at #1 for 13 consecutive weeks. The album sold over 500,000 copies in its first 9 weeks.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cathy's Clown" Don Everly 3:04
2."'Til Love Comes Again" Bob Regan, Ed Hill 3:38
3."It Always Rains on Saturday"Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers, Reba McEntire 4:26
4."Am I the Only One Who Cares" Don Schlitz, McEntire3:02
5."Somebody Up There Likes Me"Suzi Hoskins-Wills, Bill Cooley3:05
6."You Must Really Love Me"Schlitz, McEntire3:05
7."Say the Word" Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Michael Garvin2:46
8."Little Girl"Franceschi, Powers3:23
9."Walk On"Steve Dean, Lonnie Williams3:16
10."A New Love" Dave Loggins 3:24

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [3]

Production

Studios

Charts

Singles

YearSongChart positions [8]
US Country CAN Country
1989"Cathy's Clown"11
"Til' Love Comes Again"45
"Little Girl"77
1990"Walk On"21

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ ""Search results - "Sweet Sixteen""". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Sweet Sixteen (CD liner notes). Reba McEntire. MCA Records. 1989. MCABD-6294.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Sweet Sixteen". Recording Industry Association of America.
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