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Rumor Has It (Reba McEntire album)

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Rumor Has It
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1990
RecordedApril 2–15, 1990
StudioEmerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
GenreCountry
Length38:23
LabelMCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba Live
(1989) 		Rumor Has It
(1990) 		For My Broken Heart
(1991)
Singles from Rumor Has It
  1. "You Lie"
    Released: July 30, 1990
  2. "Rumor Has It"
    Released: November 5, 1990
  3. "Fancy"
    Released: February 11, 1991
  4. "Fallin' Out of Love"
    Released: May 6, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldB[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

Rumor Has It is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released on September 4, 1990, by MCA Records. The album continued her streak of success and features one of her signature songs, a cover of Bobbie Gentry's 1969 hit "Fancy", of which CMT ranked at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs in 2003.[5] Additionally, they ranked the video at No. 35 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Videos. "Fancy" wasn't one of McEntire's larger radio hits, despite its acclaim. It peaked outside of the Top 5 at No. 8. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard country album chart and No. 39 on the Billboard 200, becoming her first album to enter the mainstream top 40. It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Rumor Has It was McEntire's first collaboration with record producer Tony Brown.

The album also contained a TV theme song - though not the last TV theme song McEntire would record. The track "Climb That Mountain High" was featured in the opening credits of the early 1990s ABC sitcom, Delta starring Delta Burke, who played an aspiring country singer. McEntire also made a guest appearance on the short-lived sitcom.

Both "You Lie" and "Waitin' For the Deal to Go Down" were previously recorded by country singer Cee Cee Chapman on her 1988 album Twist of Fate,[6] and the latter was covered in 1992 by the short-lived country music band Dixiana on their self-titled album. Their version was released as a single that year, peaking at #39 on the country charts.

The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums for the week of September 29, 1990, and jumped to number 3 the next week then peaked at #2 the next week. The album stayed in the Top 10 for 26 weeks.

A 30th Anniversary Edition of the album was released on September 11, 2020, and includes two bonus tracks: a new remix of "Fancy" by Dave Audé and a live version of "Fancy" recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in 2020.

Singles

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The album's lead single "You Lie" was released as on August 25, 1990. The song reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart and on the Canada Country Tracks chart.[7] [8]

"Rumor Has It" was released as the second single on November 26, 1990. It debuted at 42 on the Hot Country Songs chart the week of December 1, 1990, and eventually peaked at number three. [9] It peaked at number on the Canada Country Tracks chart. [10]

The third single "Fancy" was released on February 11, 1991. It peaked at number eight on both the Hot Country Songs and Canada Country Tracks charts. "Fancy" is certified double platinum and as of November 2019, has sold 760,000 digital copies in the United States.[11] Rolling Stone ranked McEnitre's version of the song at #65 on their 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking in 2024.[12]

The album's final single "Fallin' Out of Love" was released on May 6, 1991. "Fallin' Out of Love" peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Canada Country Tracks chart,

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Climb That Mountain High"
2:51
2."Rumor Has It"
  • Bruce Burch
  • Vern Dant
  • Larry Shell
3:48
3."Waitin' for the Deal to Go Down"
3:14
4."You Lie"
  • Fischer
  • Roberts
  • Black
3:59
5."Now You Tell Me"Donny Kees, Shawna Harrington-Burkhart3:36
6."Fancy"Bobbie Gentry4:58
7."Fallin' Out of Love"Jon Ims4:34
8."This Picture"
  • S. Alan Taylor
  • Lisa Palas
3:23
9."You Remember Me"Jesse Winchester4:23
10."That's All She Wrote"
  • Joe Schemay
  • John Hobbs
3:24

Personnel

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Vocals

Musicians

Charts

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Singles

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Year Song Chart positions[18]
US Country[19] CAN Country[20]
1990 "You Lie" 1 1
"Rumor Has It" 3 1
1991 "Fancy" 8 8
"Fallin' Out of Love" 2 1

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Rumor Has It at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  2. ^ King, Frank (September 27, 1990). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 21, 1990). "Rumor Has It". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Lewis, Randy (September 16, 1990). "Reba McEntire "Rumor Has It"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "CMT's top songs of country music". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Twist of Fate - Cee Cee Chapman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 1, 2024). "Top 30 Digital Country Songs: November 24, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  12. ^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. November 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  19. ^ "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
  20. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Rumor Has It". Recording Industry Association of America.
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