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Stronger Than the Truth -- the 33rd studio album from Reba McEntire and the first of secular material since 2015's Love Somebody -- kicks off with "Swing All Night Long with You," a joyous slice of western swing that functions as a manifesto of sorts: unlike the gleaming Love Somebody, Stronger Than the Truth is a pure, unadorned country album. McEntire delivers on this promise, albeit in her own fashion. While she returns to this hardcore sound on occasion throughout the record -- witness the skipping "No U in Oklahoma," so nimble it could've been part of the Texas Playboys' repertoire -- McEntire sticks to the kind of country that made her a star back in the '80s, emphasizing nuanced ballads and well-rendered narratives. Tempos rarely quicken on Stronger Than the Truth -- apart from the two western swing numbers, there's the gilded confidence of "Storm in a Shot Glass," but not much more than that -- but the album doesn't feel soft or meandering. Thanks to the co-production of Buddy Cannon -- a Nashville stalwart who regularly recorded with Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney in the 2010s -- the album feels flinty even when it's tender, a combination that's long been a signature of McEntire's. She channels this empathetic toughness into a series of songs that plays like short stories -- there are tales of dashed dreams, managed expectations, and earned love, along with many other manners of adult concerns -- and that deft, subtle blend of music and message gives Stronger Than the Truth a lasting emotional resonance.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Randall, ComposerLyricist - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Cox, ComposerLyricist - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Carter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Autumn McEntire, ComposerLyricist - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Louise Blaylock, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Leslie Satcher, ComposerLyricist - Will Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Terry, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Melonie Cannon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Singh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Nick Davison, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Browder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Mark Narmore, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Sonya Isaacs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Mott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Brandy Clark, ComposerLyricist - Shelley Skidmore, ComposerLyricist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Allen Shamblin, ComposerLyricist - Steve Seskin, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BUDDY CANNON, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Melonie Cannon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Deanie Richardson, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kellys Collins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - James Slater, ComposerLyricist - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dallas Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Singh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Nick Davison, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Ronnie Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Singh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Nick Davison, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donna McSpadden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Liz Hengber, ComposerLyricist - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Erin Enderlin, ComposerLyricist - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Singh, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Kline, ComposerLyricist - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Nick Davison, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kellys Collins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Tommy Lee James, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Liz Hengber, ComposerLyricist - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Bobby Terry, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Paxton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim "Moose" Brown, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Brunswick, ComposerLyricist - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff King, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Pierce, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Mott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Jaida Dreyer, ComposerLyricist - Jenifer Wrinkle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Creasman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Cecil, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Burton Collins, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BUDDY CANNON, Producer - Shannon Finnegan, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tony Castle, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Mott, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reba McEntire, Producer, MainArtist - Billy Aerts, ComposerLyricist - Catherine Marx, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brianna Steinitz, Unknown, Other - Janice Soled, Unknown, Other - Bobbi Giel, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Taylor Chadwick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allison Jones, A&R - Megan Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
Album review
Stronger Than the Truth -- the 33rd studio album from Reba McEntire and the first of secular material since 2015's Love Somebody -- kicks off with "Swing All Night Long with You," a joyous slice of western swing that functions as a manifesto of sorts: unlike the gleaming Love Somebody, Stronger Than the Truth is a pure, unadorned country album. McEntire delivers on this promise, albeit in her own fashion. While she returns to this hardcore sound on occasion throughout the record -- witness the skipping "No U in Oklahoma," so nimble it could've been part of the Texas Playboys' repertoire -- McEntire sticks to the kind of country that made her a star back in the '80s, emphasizing nuanced ballads and well-rendered narratives. Tempos rarely quicken on Stronger Than the Truth -- apart from the two western swing numbers, there's the gilded confidence of "Storm in a Shot Glass," but not much more than that -- but the album doesn't feel soft or meandering. Thanks to the co-production of Buddy Cannon -- a Nashville stalwart who regularly recorded with Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney in the 2010s -- the album feels flinty even when it's tender, a combination that's long been a signature of McEntire's. She channels this empathetic toughness into a series of songs that plays like short stories -- there are tales of dashed dreams, managed expectations, and earned love, along with many other manners of adult concerns -- and that deft, subtle blend of music and message gives Stronger Than the Truth a lasting emotional resonance.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:20
- Main artists: Reba McEntire
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Big Machine Records, LLC
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC. ℗ 2019 Rockin' R Records, LLC. under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC.
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