When Love Gets a Hold of You

"When Love Gets a Hold of You"
"When Love Gets a Hold of You"
Single by Reba
from the album All the Women I Am
Released	April 11, 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Country
Length	3:34
Label	Starstruck/Valory
Songwriter(s)	Jessi Alexander; Gary Nicholson; Jon Randall;
Producer(s)	Dann Huff
Reba singles chronology

"When Love Gets a Hold of You" is a song written by Jon Randall, Jessi Alexander and Gary Nicholson, and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released in April 2011 as the third single from her album All the Women I Am.^[1]

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Blake Boldt from Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs up," saying the "spaghetti Western-meets-Pulp Fiction vibe, will likely stand out in the crowd of loud summertime anthems" and calling the song "a solid base hit for the Hall of Famer."^[2] Bobby Peacock from Roughstock gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "unmistakably Reba and unmistakably a hit," and telling fans to "look for this one to bring (Reba) back into the single digits once more."^[3]

Promotion

McEntire performed the song on the 46th Academy of Country Music Awards, after which she received a long standing ovation from the crowd. McEntire was also hosting the awards show with Blake Shelton. This performance is used as the song's music video.

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)^[4]	45
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	40

References

^ "CMT : News : Reba McEntire Releasing New Album Nov. 9". CMT News. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^ Blake Boldt (April 14, 2011). "Reba McEntire - "When Love Gets a Gold of You"". Engine 145. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^ "Reba - When Love Gets a Hold of You". Roughstock. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2011.

[1] "CMT : News : Reba McEntire Releasing New Album Nov. 9". CMT News. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[2] Blake Boldt (April 14, 2011). "Reba McEntire - "When Love Gets a Gold of You"". Engine 145. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[3] "Reba - When Love Gets a Hold of You". Roughstock. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Reba_McEntire-4] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Reba_McEntire-5] "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2011.

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v t e Reba McEntire singles
Albums Singles Videos
1970s	"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (with Jacky Ward) "Sweet Dreams"
1980s	"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" "I Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way" "Today All Over Again" "Only You (And You Alone)" "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" "Can't Even Get the Blues" "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" "There Ain't No Future in This" "Just a Little Love" "He Broke Your Memory Last Night" "How Blue" "Somebody Should Leave" "Have I Got a Deal for You" "Only in My Mind" "Whoever's in New England" "Little Rock" "What Am I Gonna Do About You" "Let the Music Lift You Up" "One Promise Too Late" "The Last One to Know" "Love Will Find Its Way to You" "A Sunday Kind of Love" "I Know How He Feels" "New Fool at an Old Game" "Cathy's Clown" "'Til Love Comes Again" "Little Girl"
1990s	"Walk On" "You Lie" "Rumor Has It" "Fancy" "Fallin' Out of Love" "For My Broken Heart" "Is There Life Out There" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" "Take It Back" "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) "It's Your Call" "Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) "They Asked About You" "Why Haven't I Heard from You" "She Thinks His Name Was John" "Till You Love Me" "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" "And Still" "On My Own" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "Starting Over Again" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "The Fear of Being Alone" "How Was I to Know" "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" "What If It's You" "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Love" "Wrong Night" "One Honest Heart" "What Do You Say"
2000s	"I'll Be" "We're So Good Together" "I'm a Survivor" "Sweet Music Man" "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" "Somebody" "He Gets That from Me" "My Sister" "You're Gonna Be (Always Loved by Me)" "Love Needs a Holiday" "Because of You" (with Kelly Clarkson) "The Only Promise That Remains" (with Justin Timberlake) "Every Other Weekend" (with Kenny Chesney or Skip Ewing) "Strange" "Consider Me Gone"
2010s	"I Keep On Loving You" "Turn On the Radio" "If I Were a Boy" "When Love Gets a Hold of You" "Somebody's Chelsea" "Going Out Like That" "Until They Don't Love You" "Just Like Them Horses" "Softly and Tenderly" "Back to God" "God and My Girlfriends" "Freedom"
2020s	"Does He Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "I Can't"
Other singles	"Mind Your Own Business" (with Hank Williams Jr.) "Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) "Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Country" (with Various artists) "Be a Light" (with Thomas Rhett) "What If"