Disco de Reba McEntire: “Out of a Dream”

If this Mercury CD flopped as did McEntire's first Mercury album, this most certainly wasn't the result of poor quality. They just didn't market Reba properly. The result here is a great album with an endearing Reba singing in a simple, yet beautiful style without any pretention. I love it. I love the song "Runaway Heart". But there are also many, many other great tunes here. This CD is worth a listen.

Let's get acquainted with Reba kind of CD. She wasn't famous yet when she recorded this but it surpasses most of the things she recorded after she became a superstar.

This is late seventies countrypolitan stuff but Reba makes it work for her, mostly because of the intelligent production given the proceedings by Jerry Kennedy and the life that Reba's voice gives to pretty melodies of songs (some that are good, some o.k. and one loser W-O-M-A-N). But because its early Reba and it sounds great, I'll still give it five stars. Worth getting your hands on!

Listening to this CD takes me back to the days when Reba was down-hom charm personified. She deserved the success she's gained because she's worked hard enough for it. The thing that saddens me though is that listening to this, and then listening to what she's put out since then, makes me wonder if it was all worth it?? Anyhow, this CD is an underrated jewel that features Reba McEntire outstandingly!! My favorite song on here is "Rain Fallin" and "I Still Long to Hold You Now and Then".

That's five greats for a five star rating on an underrated CD! Reba's later material can't hold a candle to the kind of stuff she does here. Its not showy stuff, just down-to-earth, pleasant listening..just like Reba was herself....once....long, long, long, long, ago.