Reba McEntire Album: “50 Greatest Hits [Box]”

Reba is truly one of the best there is. Although this collection doesn't include anything from her Mercury days, it does include almost every major hit she has had on MCA. Reba is amazing!!!!!!!!! This collection has more selection of songs than her #1s CD had. I LOVE REBA!!!!!!!!!

This set starts with Reba's 23rd charted song in 1984, & goes through 2007.

Here are most of Reba's hits during that time, packaged in a more compact way.

19 major hits NOT on Reba's #1s are here, along with 31 repeats.

Three of those 19 are --

1. "Somebody" -- 2003.

2. "He get's that from me" -- 2004.

3. "Because of you" -- 2007 duet with Kelly Clarkson.

There are 13 singles from the period this collection covers,

1984 to 2001 that aren't here.

They are 2 top ten hits, 3 top fourty, 3 didn't make top 40, and 5 Christmas.

None of Reba's first 20 songs to chart on the Mercury label are here,

and her first 2 M.C.A. singles are missing.

Between Reba's first charted single in 1976, "I don't want to be a one night stand",

to 2001, "I'm a Survivor", she has 82 singles, and at least 3 from 2001 to 2007.

Even if you have all of Reba's previous hit collections,

this set still adds 10 tracks not included in those prior C.D.'s.

The five prior hit collections are:

1. "The best of Reba McEntire", 10 tracks, starting with her 11 charted song in 1980.

By Mercury-PolyGram in 1985, re-issued in 1994.

Nine of these 10 songs charted between 1980 to 1983, none of them are on "50 Greatest Hits".

2. "Reba McEntires's Greatest Hits", 10 tracks, By M.C.A. in 1987.

All 10 songs charted, 8 are on "50 gr hits", but the 2 that aren't, are her

first two M.C.A. charted hits: "Just a little love" & "He broke your mem'ry last night".

3. "Reba, Greatest Hits Volume Two", 10 tracks, By M.C.A. in 1993.

All 10 of these songs charted, 9 of them are on "50 gr hits" set.

The one that isn't, is one of the 13 aformentioned missing songs,

& was a top ten hit in 1993, "They asked about you"

4. "Reba, Greatest Hits Volume Three, I'm a Survivor" 15 tracks, By M.C.A. Nashville, in 2001.

Thirteen of these 15 tracks charted. All 13 are on this "50 gr hits" set.

5. "Reba's #1's", 2 disc, 35 tracks, By M.C.A. Nashville in 2005.

33 of these 35 tracks charted, and 31 are on "50 gr hits" set.

The 2 charted tracks on #1's that was not repeated on "50 gr hits"

are also on the first C.D. mentioned above, "The Best of Reba McEntire".

"Can't even get the blues", 1982 and "You're the first time I've thought about leaving", 1983.

The ten additional tracks gained by buying "50 greatest hits",

even if you have all the five collections mentioned above, are --

1. "Let the music lift you up", top 5 hit, 1987.

2. "Sunday kind of love", top 5 hit, 1988.

3. "Til love comes again" top 5 hit, 1989.

4. "Starting over again", top 20 hit, 1996.

5. "I'd rather ride around with you", top 5 hit, 1997.

6. "What if it's you", top 20 hit, 1997.

7. "Wrong night", top 20 hit, 1998.

8. "I'll be", top 5 hit, 2000.

9. "He gets that from me", 2004.

10. "Because of you", 2007.

This box set is very nicely presented.

The padded vinyl box has the appearance of tooled cowhide.

Inside is a foldout case, with a 19 page booklet attached to the first flap.

In addition to the track listing, are several color photo's of Reba,

and some thoughts from her about the compiling of this collection.

Since Reba has now moved to "Valory Music Company",

this may likely be the best set ever to be offered of so many of her hits in one place.

This is an amazing compilation of music, from an amazing human being!

This set is highly recommended.

This was a gift to our DIL, who is a bonafide REBA fan! It is complete and a wonderful compilation of Reba's hits. Our DIL is enjoying it immensely!

Reba just keeps getting better and better.This is a must have for any Reba fan.She should be in the hall of fame.

The title of this review may seem like an exaggeration. Let me assure you: it is NOT. Reba McEntire is the Queen of Country, with no dispute. Her songs are not only perfectly written and sung, but are also moving and important ("Because of You" and "She Thinks his Name was John" were two songs to tackle the issues of domesitc abuse and AIDS, respectively). She is an American treasure, and is one of the greatest female singers of all time. Even if you don't like country (I'm not a huge fan), you will love Reba's music. Her songs transcend any sort of genre or generation: they are timeless.

Now that I've got the praises out of the way, let me explain to you why this CD is the best Reba CD out there. First off, it covers 50 amazing songs from her amazing career. Reba literally went from nothing (as far as fame goes) to being the most famous female country singer ever, and in this CD set you have the vast majority of her music career. Of course, there will always be some nitpickers who name a few songs that were added or left out. But just look at the track listing: in this set, you basically have Reba's music in a nutshell.

Favorite songs that almost everyone knows include:

Does He Love You

Why Haven't I Heard From You

Because of You

She Thinks His Name was John

Somebody

I'm a Survivor

Whoever's in New England

The Greatest Man I Never Knew

and Fancy, Reba's signature song.

(And those are just nine songs that virtually everybody knows, Reba fan or not.)

This is a CD you must buy. If you're a Reba fan, country music fan, or you just plain like music, this is a must-own set. The price is a little steep, but look at it this way. The Amazon price right now is $27 (and most department stores sell it for less). That's less than $10 for each CD, which have 16-17 songs each. Can you say, deal??? Let me assure you right now: IT IS WORTH IT!!!!!