My Kind of Country is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released October 15, 1984. It was her second studio album for MCA Records. My Kind of Country peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's (North America) Country Music Albums chart. Two tracks from the album rose to No. 1 on the Country Singles chart: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave".

The track "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was first recorded by Vern Gosdin and released in 1982, and later recorded by the singer Mark Chesnutt on his 1992 album Longnecks & Short Stories, with backing vocals from Alison Krauss and Vince Gill. It reappeared on his 1997 album Thank God for Believers, from which it was released as a single in 1998.

Track listing

Personnel Reba McEntire – vocals, backing vocals David Briggs – keyboards Mitch Humphries – keyboards Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar Jimmy Capps – acoustic guitar Ray Edenton – acoustic guitar Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar Gregg Galbraith – lead guitar Brent Rowan – lead guitar Paul Worley – lead guitar Jerry Douglas – dobro Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Doyle Grisham – steel guitar Joe Osborn – bass Larry Paxton – bass Bob Wray – bass Eddie Bayers – drums Jerry Kroon – drums Johnny Gimble – fiddle Mark O'Connor – fiddle Craig Bickhardt – backing vocals Buddy Cannon – backing vocals Ted Hewitt – backing vocals Wendy Waldman – backing vocals

Production Harold Shedd – producer Jim Cotton – first engineer (tracks and overdubs) Ron Treat – first engineer (mix and additional overdubs) Bob Bullock – second engineer (tracks and overdubs) George Clinton – second engineer (tracks and overdubs) Paul Goldberg – second engineer (tracks and overdubs) Joe Scaife – second engineer (tracks and overdubs) Tim Kish – second engineer (mix and additional overdubs) Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Vartan Kurjian – art direction Andy Engel – design Alan Messer – photography Bonnie Thomas – hair, make-up

CD release Glenn Meadows – mastering Milan Bogdan – digital editing Katie Gillon – CD coordinator Sherri Halford – CD coordinator Simon Levy – art direction Camille Engel – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984–1985) Peak position

Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 33

Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1984 "How Blue" 1 6 1985 "Somebody Should Leave" 1 8

Certifications

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