Reba McEntire

So, how do you sum up Reba McEntire, one of country music's brightest stars, and a crossover titan who's launched hit after hit for more than two decades and counting? Whose born-and-bred Oklahoma twang is as proudly country as her feel for the feminine point of view? Well, you start off with the Basics, like her GRAMMY®-winning breakthrough, "Whoever's In New England," or her instant-classic, other-woman duet with Linda Davis, "Does He Love You." Factor in smashes like the adult-pop heart-tugger "You Lie," and the eerie backwoods story-song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," and summing up is as easy as listening — the music speaks for itself. Follow the great Reba McEntire into Next Steps for more.

Few artists can match Reba McEntire's decades of restless musical adventures — her ability to transform an early rock bopper like "Cathy's Clown" into a poignant look at a loved one's downfall, then turn around and sink heart and soul into the traditional sounds of "I'm Not That Lonely Yet." Chalk it up to a little thing called star quality, that extra something that goes beyond sheer talent and makes it possible to pull off both the spectacular double-diva duet with country girl LeAnn Rimes (the gorgeous, soaring "When You Love Someone Like That") and a one-on-one with pop-soul prince Justin Timberlake ( "The Only Promise That Remains"). Travel even farther into Reba McEntire country in Deep Cuts.

Come with us into the McEntire vaults, where we comb through Reba's vast catalog and emerge with even more hits and heat-seekers. There's everything from her jazzy take on the yearning standard "Sunday Kind of Love," to the nothin'-but-country statement of intent "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain," to tributes to honky-tonk queens (a cover of the Patsy Cline signature "Sweet Dreams") and sweet soul sisters (a silky-smooth take on Patti LaBelle's "On My Own"). And just because she can, Reba takes on a daring tune about ladies and AIDS on the controversial hit "She Thinks His Name Was John."

Since her breakthrough in the early '80s, Reba McEntire has seen the top of the charts more than 20 times and sold more than 30 million albums. She's scored movie roles, an award-winning Broadway triumph, and a long-running, self-titled TV series. She's a member of the Grand Ole Opry, has more than one GRAMMY® to her name, and for an unprecedented four years in a row she was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association. All of which is to say that Reba Nell McEntire is as genuine a superstar as they come. Our Reba McEntire Essentials is packed with the best of her smash hits — the knockout story-song "Fancy," the love's-end heartbreaker "Someone Should Leave" — and the cream of her massive catalog, from the true-heart power ballad "I'll Be" to the honeyed honky-tonker "How Blue."