Room to Breathe was McEntire's first album of new recordings since 1999's So Good Together and her first studio album of the new millennium.[1] McEntire had previously branched into theater and television, starring in a television sitcom, Reba, and had decided to temporarily leave the recording industry at the start of the new millennium.[2] The release contained McEntire's first number one single in six years with "Somebody", while also hosting three additional singles between 2003 and 2005.[1]
Room to Breathe was recorded in Nashville Tennessee in 2003 and consists of twelve tracks. About.com album reviewer, Matt Bjorke referred to the album as "a competent collection of well written, fun and emotional tunes. In essence, it's a return to form for Reba and should prove to be a critical and commercial success."[2] Marshall Bowden of PopMatters considered McEntire's release to contain "more traditional-sounding material", exemplifying tracks such as "I'm Gonna Take My Mountain" and "Love Revival" to evoke this sound. The album was goaled to mainly showcase the different musical styles McEntire had utilized. For this, Bowden praised McEntire and producers, stating that, "McEntire, together with producers Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson, has done a good job of presenting a variety of sounds. For some, the result will be too diverse and lack focus, but if McEntire can do all of these styles convincingly, why shouldn’t she?"[3]
Some of the material on Room to Breathe included "story songs", such as "He Gets That from Me", which was recorded in memory of individuals who lost family members in the 2001 September 11 Attacks. Another track, "Moving Oleta" explains how an elderly man is forced to move his wife to a nursing home.[3] Certain tracks included background vocals from country artist, Linda Davis. McEntire also collaborated with another country artist, Vince Gill for the closing track, "It Just Has to Be This Way", whom AllMusic reviewer, Maria Konicki Dinoia compared to McEntire's and Gill's number one duet single, "The Heart Won't Lie."[4]
Matt Bjorke of About.com gave Room to Breathe five out of five stars, saying, "When you add up the performances throughout the duration of Room To Breathe, Reba has created her best and most personal album yet. With truly something for every country fan, the album is sure to become a big hit with old and new fans alike."[2]Allmusic's Maria Konicki Dinoia gave the album three out of five stars. Even though she gave the album a lower rating, she gave much praise to effort, calling the album to sound, "revitalizing" and show a "cool Reba." Dinoia gave praise to the traditional sound of the album, saying, "On her first studio album in four years, she resurrects her passion for country music that seemed to have been missing on her previous album."[4] Marshall Bowden of PopMatters also found Room to Breathe to also have a more traditional approach to it, comparing it to the sound of country music in the 1970s.[3]
Commercial performanceedit
The lead single from the album, "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain", was released in summer 2003 and peaked in the Hot Country Songs Top 20 at #14.[1]Room to Breathe was officially released November 18, 2003, reaching #4 on the BillboardTop Country Albums chart and peaking at #25 on the Billboard 200 all-genres list with first week sales of 72,297,[7] spending four weeks on the chart, making its last appearance there in January 2004.[8] The album's second single was released in 2004; "Somebody" reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was followed by "He Gets That from Me" later in the year, which reached a peak of #7 and the fourth single, "My Sister", reached #16.[1] In August 2005, Room to Breathe was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[9]
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Room to Breathe is the twenty fifth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire It was released on November 18 2003 by MCA Nashville Records It was produced by Buddy Cannon McEntire and Norro Wilson Room to BreatheStudio album by Reba McEntireReleasedNovember 18 2003 2003 11 18 GenreCountryLength44 31LabelMCA NashvilleProducerBuddy Cannon Reba McEntire Norro WilsonReba McEntire chronology20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection The Best of Reba 2003 Room to Breathe 2003 Reba 1 s 2005 Singles from Room to Breathe I m Gonna Take That Mountain Released August 25 2003 Somebody Released January 17 2004 He Gets That from Me Released September 4 2004 My Sister Released March 19 2005 Room to Breathe was McEntire s first album of new recordings since 1999 s So Good Together and her first studio album of the new millennium 1 McEntire had previously branched into theater and television starring in a television sitcom Reba and had decided to temporarily leave the recording industry at the start of the new millennium 2 The release contained McEntire s first number one single in six years with Somebody while also hosting three additional singles between 2003 and 2005 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 5 1 Musicians 5 2 Production and Technical 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Singles 7 Certifications and sales 8 ReferencesBackground editRoom to Breathe was recorded in Nashville Tennessee in 2003 and consists of twelve tracks About com album reviewer Matt Bjorke referred to the album as a competent collection of well written fun and emotional tunes In essence it s a return to form for Reba and should prove to be a critical and commercial success 2 Marshall Bowden of PopMatters considered McEntire s release to contain more traditional sounding material exemplifying tracks such as I m Gonna Take My Mountain and Love Revival to evoke this sound The album was goaled to mainly showcase the different musical styles McEntire had utilized For this Bowden praised McEntire and producers stating that McEntire together with producers Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson has done a good job of presenting a variety of sounds For some the result will be too diverse and lack focus but if McEntire can do all of these styles convincingly why shouldn t she 3 Some of the material on Room to Breathe included story songs such as He Gets That from Me which was recorded in memory of individuals who lost family members in the 2001 September 11 Attacks Another track Moving Oleta explains how an elderly man is forced to move his wife to a nursing home 3 Certain tracks included background vocals from country artist Linda Davis McEntire also collaborated with another country artist Vince Gill for the closing track It Just Has to Be This Way whom AllMusic reviewer Maria Konicki Dinoia compared to McEntire s and Gill s number one duet single The Heart Won t Lie 4 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAbout com nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Matt Bjorke of About com gave Room to Breathe five out of five stars saying When you add up the performances throughout the duration of Room To Breathe Reba has created her best and most personal album yet With truly something for every country fan the album is sure to become a big hit with old and new fans alike 2 Allmusic s Maria Konicki Dinoia gave the album three out of five stars Even though she gave the album a lower rating she gave much praise to effort calling the album to sound revitalizing and show a cool Reba Dinoia gave praise to the traditional sound of the album saying On her first studio album in four years she resurrects her passion for country music that seemed to have been missing on her previous album 4 Marshall Bowden of PopMatters also found Room to Breathe to also have a more traditional approach to it comparing it to the sound of country music in the 1970s 3 Commercial performance editThe lead single from the album I m Gonna Take That Mountain was released in summer 2003 and peaked in the Hot Country Songs Top 20 at 14 1 Room to Breathe was officially released November 18 2003 reaching 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and peaking at 25 on the Billboard 200 all genres list with first week sales of 72 297 7 spending four weeks on the chart making its last appearance there in January 2004 8 The album s second single was released in 2004 Somebody reached 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 It was followed by He Gets That from Me later in the year which reached a peak of 7 and the fourth single My Sister reached 16 1 In August 2005 Room to Breathe was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America 9 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Secret Lisa BrokopRon HarbinCyril Rawson3 222 If I Had Any Sense Left at All Hank CochranDale DodsonRed Lane 10 4 003 My Sister Bonnie BakerAmy DalleyRoxie Dean3 594 Once You ve Learned to Be Lonely Candy CameronChip DavisSharon Vaughn4 285 Moving Oleta Barry Dean3 276 Love Revival Marc HarrisLeslie Satcher4 077 He Gets That from Me Steven Dale JonesPhillip White3 388 I m Gonna Take That Mountain Melissa PeirceJerry Salley3 249 Room to Breathe D Vincent WilliamsVicky McGehee3 3110 Sky Full of Angels Burton Banks CollinsClay MillsLisa Stewart2 5111 Somebody Dave BergAnnie TateSam Tate3 5012 It Just Has to Be This Way with Vince Gill Liz HengberJames Dean HicksAnthony L Smith3 48Personnel editMusicians edit Reba McEntire lead vocals John Hobbs acoustic piano synthesizers Randy McCormick acoustic piano Hammond organ synthesizers Steve Nathan acoustic piano Gary Prim keyboards J T Corenflos electric guitar Gregg Galbraith electric guitar nylon string guitar Dann Huff electric guitar John Jorgenson electric guitar mandolin Dan Dugmore acoustic guitar dobro steel guitar lap steel guitar B James Lowry acoustic guitar nylon string guitar Dan Tyminski acoustic guitar mandolin backing vocals David Talbot banjo Rob Ickes dobro Larry Paxton bass guitar string arrangements Paul Leim drums percussion Larry Franklin fiddle Alison Krauss fiddle backing vocals Kristin Wilkinson string arrangements The Nashville String Machine strings Bob Bailey backing vocals Lisa Cochran backing vocals Chip Davis backing vocals Linda Davis backing vocals Kim Fleming backing vocals Vince Gill lead and backing vocals 12 Vicki Hampton backing vocals Sonya Isaacs backing vocals Marabeth Jordan backing vocals Louis Dean Nunley backing vocals Bergen White backing vocals Dennis Wilson backing vocals Curtis Wright backing vocals Production and Technical edit Buddy Cannon producer Reba McEntire producer Norro Wilson producer Tony Castle engineer Patrick Murphy assistant engineer J R Rodriguez assistant engineer John Guess mixing Hank Williams mastering Eberhard Ramm music copyist Shannon Finnegan project coordination Bethany Newman art direction design Ron Davis photography Michelle Moder wardrobe Brett Freedman hair stylist Terri Apanasewicz makeupCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2003 Peak position US Billboard 200 11 25 US Top Country Albums Billboard 12 4 Year end charts edit Chart 2004 Position US Top Country Albums Billboard 13 23 Chart 2005 Position US Top Country Albums Billboard 14 39 Singles edit Year Song Chart positions 15 US Country US 2003 I m Gonna Take That Mountain 14 103 2004 Somebody 1 35 He Gets That from Me 7 59 2005 My Sister 16 93 denotes releases that did not chart Certifications and sales editRegion Certification Certified units sales United States RIAA 16 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b c d Ruhlmann William Reba McEntire gt Biography allmusic Retrieved July 28 2009 a b c Bjorke Matt Room to Breathe Reba McEntire about com Retrieved July 28 2009 a b c Bowden Marshall Room to Breathe lt Review PopMatters Retrieved July 28 2009 a b Konicki Dinoia Maria Room to Breathe gt Overview allmusic Retrieved July 28 2009 About rating Room to Breathe at AllMusic HITS Daily Double Previous Album Sales Chart hitsdailydouble com Archived from the original on January 25 2013 Retrieved August 10 2011 Room to Breathe a charts us com Retrieved July 28 2009 a b American album certifications Reba Mc Entire Room to Breathe Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 29 2009 If I Had Any Sense Left at All listing Broadcast Music Incorporated Retrieved May 10 2017 Reba McEntire Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved November 8 2020 Reba McEntire Chart History Top Country Albums Billboard Retrieved November 8 2020 Top Country Albums Year End 2004 Billboard Retrieved November 8 2020 Top Country Albums Year End 2005 Billboard Retrieved November 8 2020 Billboard chart positions gt singles allmusic Retrieved July 29 2009 American album certifications Reba McEntire Room the Breathe Recording Industry Association of 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