Disco de Reba McEntire: “The Last One to Know”

I love this! Everything on here is Reba at her peak! This one ended her run as CMA female vocalist of the year. She never won it again after this was released. But it wasn't because she released this. Its because country music took a trend toward "bubblegum country/pop" and Reba compromised and went with them. That said, this collection is downright superb from first cut to last!! Several had mentioned the song "The Stairs". I will too. It is simply one of the best songs she has ever done!! I also enjoyed the title cut and "I Don't Want to Mention Any Names". In a whole, traditional country music lovers will have a field day with this one!! First class stuff!!

I do not know of anyone who tackles with such intensity and real life experience as she does in this recording. It is especially gratifying to hear the single The Stair which aptly depict the emotional struggle that a real survivor is dealing with in abusive relationship.

As a fan of Reba's going on 14 years now, I think I can speak on this subject. If you like Reba, and you love "true country" then this is an album you shouldn't pass up. This often over-looked selection embodies everything that was and still is special about Reba; it puts her vocal superiority in the spot light and oh how she shines.

The Last On To Know is quite frankly Reba's best album from the 80's and I would recomend it to anyone even thoughs who do not usualy listen to country. This CD is chopped full of emotion and if you have recenly been in a breakup you will trasure it. I love you reba and I hope this review will let some more people come close to reba like millions of people the world over. Thanks for reading.

This is among my favorite Reba albums and is one of her most traditional sounding albums. Reba was going through a bad time emotionally. Her marriage was on the rocks and broke up soon afterwards. It shows in this album.

What you gonna do about me is about impending divorce, although I don't think it was about her own. It is sung from the perspective of a child. The stairs is about a battered wife who lies to cover up the fact that she is constantly beaten. Just across the Rio Grande (also recorded by Holly Dunn) is another emotional song about the divide between Mexico and the USA.

There are lighter moments here, as on Love will find its way to you, but the songs that linger longest in the memory are the sad songs. With this album more than any other, Reba showed that she could match Dolly and Tammy in the emotional stakes.