For My Broken Heart is the seventeenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on October 1, 1991. It was the first studio album recorded after an airplane crash that killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect.
The album was led off by its title track, which was followed by "Is There Life Out There". "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", originally a 1972 hit for Vicki Lawrence, was also accompanied by a video when it was released as the album's third single. It became her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 chart at that time, peaking at number 13. It is also one of McEntire's biggest-selling studio albums - selling 4 million copies.
The album debuted at number 4 for the week of October 19, 1991. It peaked at number 3 for the week of November 2, 1991. It stayed at number 3 for 7 consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 20 consecutive weeks. It was the first album by a female country artist to be certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
Personnel
Reba McEntire – vocals John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards Matt Rollings – keyboards Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Michael Thompson – electric guitar Steve Fishell – steel guitar John Hughey – steel guitar Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin Leland Sklar – bass Larrie Londin – drums Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1, 6) Kim Fleming – backing vocals (1, 6) Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1, 6) Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals (1, 6) Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals (1, 6) Linda Davis – backing vocals Vince Gill – backing vocals Harry Stinson – backing vocals
Production Tony Brown – producer Reba McEntire – producer, hair, make-up, wardrobe John Guess – recording, overdub recording, mixing, mastering Marty Williams – overdub recording, second engineer Milan Bogdan – digital editing Glenn Meadows – mastering Jessie Noble – project coordinator Mickey Braithwaite – art direction, design Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography Sandi Spika – hair, make-up, wardrobe Narvel Blackstock for Starstruck Entertainment – management
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991–92) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 171 Canadian Albums (RPM) 78 Canadian Country Albums(RPM) 1
Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 71 Chart (1992) Position US Billboard 200 32 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 7 Chart (1993) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 38
Singles Year Song ChartpositionsRPM Archive US Country CAN Country 1991 "For My Broken Heart" 1 1 1992 "Is There Life Out There" 1 1 "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia" 12 7 "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" 3 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Certifications and sales
References