For My Broken Heart
| For My Broken Heart | ||||
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| Studio album by Reba | ||||
| Released | October 1, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:54 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer |
Tony Brown Reba McEntire | |||
| Reba chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  link |
| Entertainment Weekly | A- link |
For My Broken Heart is the eighteenth album, released in 1991 by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was the first album recorded after an airplane crash which killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect.
The album was led off by its title track, which was followed by "Is There Life Out There." "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", originally a 1972 hit for Vicki Lawrence, was also accompanied by a video when it was released as the album's third single. It became her highest charting album on The Billboard 200 at that time, peaking at #13. It is also one of McEntire's biggest-selling studio albums - selling 4 million copies.
The album debuted at #4 for the week of October 19, 1991. It peaked at #3 for the week of November 2, 1991. It stayed at #3 for 7 consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 20 consecutive weeks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "For My Broken Heart" | Liz Hengber, Keith Palmer | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Is There Life Out There" | Susan Longacre, Rick Giles | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Bobby" | Reba McEntire, Don Schlitz | 4:37 |
| 4. | "He's in Dallas" | Donny Kees, Richard Ross, Johnny MacRae | 3:05 |
| 5. | "All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)" | Lisa Palas, Biff Fink, Ira Rogers | 3:13 |
| 6. | "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" | Bobby Russell | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Buying Her Roses" | Joe Doyle, Rick Peoples | 2:52 |
| 8. | "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" | Richard Leigh, Layng Martine, Jr. | 3:14 |
| 9. | "I Wouldn't Go That Far" | Dana McVicker, Bruce Burch, Vip Vipperman | 3:26 |
| 10. | "If I Had Only Known" | Jana Stanfield, Craig Morris | 4:00 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire - lead vocals
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Michael Thompson - electric guitar
- Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Matt Rollings - keyboards
- John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin
- Steve Fishell - steel guitar
- John Hughey - steel guitar
- Vince Gill - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Linda Davis - background vocals
Background vocals on "For My Broken Heart" and "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia": Vicki Hampton, Yvonne Hodges, Bob Bailey, Kim Fleming
Sales chart positions
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Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[5][6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1991 | "For My Broken Heart" | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | "Is There Life Out There" | 1 | 1 |
| "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia" | 12 | 7 | |
| "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" | 3 | 1 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Preceded by Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks Wynonna by Wynonna |
RPM Country Albums number-one album April 25 - May 1, 1992 May 30 - June 5, 1992 |
Succeeded by Wynonna by Wynonna Wynonna by Wynonna |
References
- 1 2 "For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "RPM Country Albums for April 25, 1992". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "RPM Top Albums for November 23, 1991". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – For My Broken Heart". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ↑ RPM Archive
