Reba McEntire（瑞芭·麦肯泰尔）1954年3月28日生于Oklahoma的Chockie，父亲是一名赛牛师，家中有四个孩子。她从母亲那里接受最初的音乐教育，经常在去牛场的路上教孩子们唱歌。5岁那年，有次在一家饭店大厅里大声唱《Jesus Loves Me》，有位牛仔把一枚硬币放到了她手里，这是她挣的第一份唱歌钱。
十几岁时，McEntire和妹妹Susic、哥哥Pake组成三重唱组，在一起唱了好几年，并希望能和一家唱片公司签约。1974年，McEntire在Oklahoma City的全国赛牛决赛上演唱国歌，受到歌手兼作曲家Red Steagall赏识，帮她与Nashville的Mercury唱片公司签了约。她母亲回忆说：“开始Reba拒绝单独签约，但是我们想先去一个，对其他人会有帮助。”而后来的确通过她的帮助使她的兄弟妹妹们都走上了歌唱道路。
在Mercury公司获得了4首进入排行榜前10名的歌曲后，1984年她转投到MCA唱片公司。1985年的《How Blue》荣获榜首，一直到1992年的《Is There Life Out There》，几年间总共有24首歌曲进入前10名，包括14首第一名。在此期间，她的专辑总销量达两千万张。她还4次获得乡村音乐协会的“最佳女歌手奖”，1986年获得美国乡村音乐学院CMA的“最佳演员奖”。自从1976年以《I Don’t Want to Be a One Night Stand》上榜到1983年初以《Can’t Even Get the Blues》荣登榜首，Reba McEntire花了将近7年时间。这是一段缓慢的成名过程，但她并不为此而不快。她说：“如果我像现在的一些歌星一下子就串到榜首，我还有点掌握不住。我没有这种思想准备，或许就从此不唱歌而去洗衣服刷盘子了。”
McEntire可说是作为乡村音乐的皇后进入90年代的，不断有歌曲进入前10名，多次名列第一，并以不断创新来维护这个地位。她在一些歌里加入了一点流行音乐色彩，如她唱的《Sunday Kind of Love》、《Walk On》和《For My Broken Heart》等。她的舞台演出也越发令人目眩，大场面、新服装、大屏幕，外加伴舞。评论界批评她放弃了乡村音乐，但McEntire坚持认为她只是投歌迷所好。她与歌迷有着良好的关系，她说：“每次演出后我和他们交谈，我很注意我的歌迷俱乐部和他们给我的信。我从他们那得到信息，如果我走得太远，他们也会告诉我的。“她也和电台听众保持密切接触，经常打电话给他们征求意见。
McEntire的成功秘诀，就在于一贯坚持自己的风格，不张扬，对自己的成就保持诚实的态度。她说：“我真没有带来什么新东西。我学习，向每个人学，注意观察、研究，然后我作出贡献，但确实什么也没有带来。我是从Oklahoma来的无知的乡下人。我要感谢我的导师们，像Loretta Lynn、Dolly Parton、Barbara Mandrell等等，正是由于有机会和她们在一起，我才能成为一名好歌手，对音乐有所认识。我希望我对歌唱技巧有所提高，鼓舞了一些孩子去唱歌，而最重要的，我希望，我祈祷，我一直是人们心目中的一个正面形象。” 终于，这一切努力使她成为乡村音乐中最成功最受欢迎的女歌星。
五千万张唱片的销售记录，使得出道２８年的Reba McEntire成为乡村音乐领域内最成功的女歌手。不仅如此，她在百老汇、电影、电视等领域内也是得心应手，同时她还写了两本书，售出达一百万之巨。
As McEntire sees it, amazing songs have little to do with genre, and everything to do with emotion and nuance. "Ive been a fan of different kinds of music all my life," she says. "I really dont like to categorize music. To me, theres only two categories: good and bad. And I try to sing the good songs, and listen to good music. When it touches my heart, and I can deliver it with all my heart and soul, then its a good Reba McEntire song. In the end, I want all the songs to touch my listeners hearts." Its that devotion to making quality music that brings her audience back to Reba again and again. "The great thing about it is, my fans have always continued to go along with me on these journeys I take, whether its television, music, Broadway or movies. They really hang in there with me, and I sure do appreciate that. Its been a good journey." The next chapter on that journey is about to begin, with Duets - and the amazing music created when Rebas signature voice finds new harmony with a few stellar friends. "I hope people are going to be caught up in the moment of listening to this music," says McEntire. "Theres a lot of love in this record, because I love these people that I get to sing with. And I think people are going to love it, too. I honestly do."
From the moment you hear the voice, you know it: fierce and powerful, clear and passionate, a voice that has sold 49 million records, a voice that could belong to no one else but the woman millions of fans the world over know only as Reba. So what do you do when youre the owner of that iconic voice -- and the embodiment of a genre-bending artistic presence that spans the worlds of music, screen and stage? If youre Reba McEntire, you find creative soul mates in 11 other amazing voices and produce a groundbreaking collection of music simply titled Reba Duets. Or, as McEntire herself might describe it, you gather up some friends old and new, and have a party - oh, and make an amazing new album at the same time. "It was like a family reunion. It was just so much fun!" says the easygoing superstar. And the results? "Well, Im just so tickled!" she says with her trademark Southern charm. "I cant wait for everyone to hear it." Duets was a long time coming, says McEntire. "You have to keep creating things, thinking about whats next and how to keep it fresh for your fans," she says. "Ive always thought a duets album would be a great thing to get to do, and the timing was finally right to make it happen."
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Because Of You
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When You Love Someone Like That
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Silent Night
《A Very Special Acoustic Christmas》
Faith In Love
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Everyday People
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Every Other Weekend
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Break Each Others Hearts Again
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Does The Wind Still Blow In Oklahoma?
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