For My Broken Heart

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 which 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.

For the song, see For My Broken Heart (song).
For My Broken Heart
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedOctober 1, 1991
StudioEmerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
GenreCountry
Length36:54
LabelMCA
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
Rumor Has It
(1990)		 For My Broken Heart
(1991)		 It's Your Call
(1992)
Singles from For My Broken Heart
  1. "For My Broken Heart"
    Released: September 30, 1991
  2. "Is There Life Out There"
    Released: January 28, 1992
  3. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
    Released: April 1992
  4. "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"
    Released: July 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Calgary HeraldB[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA-link

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.[2]

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.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For My Broken Heart"Liz Hengber, Keith Palmer4:18
2."Is There Life Out There"Susan Longacre, Rick Giles3:52
3."Bobby"Reba McEntire, Don Schlitz4:37
4."He's in Dallas"Donny Kees, Richard Ross, Johnny MacRae3:05
5."All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)"Lisa Palas, Biff Fink, Ira Rogers3:13
6."The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"Bobby Russell4:17
7."Buying Her Roses"Joe Doyle, Rick Peoples2:52
8."The Greatest Man I Never Knew"Richard Leigh, Layng Martine Jr.3:14
9."I Wouldn't Go That Far"Dana McVicker, Bruce Burch, Vip Vipperman3:26
10."If I Had Only Known"Jana Stanfield, Craig Morris4:00

Personnel

Production
  • Tony Brown – producer
  • Reba McEntire – producer
  • John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Marty Williams – assistant engineer, mastering
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Mickey Braithwaite – art direction, design
  • Jim McGuire – photography

Charts

Singles
Year Song Chart
positions[12][13]
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
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. King, Frank (October 27, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  2. "For My Broken Heart Certifications". riaa.org. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. "Reba McEntire". 25 October 2019.
  4. "RPM Top Albums for November 23, 1991". RPM. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  5. "RPM Country Albums for April 25, 1992". RPM. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  6. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  7. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  12. "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  13. RPM Archive
  14. "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – For My Broken Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
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