Just a Little Love [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Reba McEntire | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002PBR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,570 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

20 track collection of Reba Country classics, recorded live. Although she first became a Country superstar in the early '80s, she had already been a recording artist for nearly a decade before her commercial breakthrough. Since then, she's gone from strength to strength and has become a household name with her own television show, movie roles and many more hits. Features 'I'm Not That Lonely Yet', 'Islands In The Stream', 'Today All Over Again', 'Silver Eagle', 'He Broke Your Memory Last Night' and more. Delta. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live traditional country recordings, May 16, 2007

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Little Love (Audio CD)

Please note that this is a re-issue of a CD previously tithed I'm not that lonely.

Reba has, for a long time, been one the finest singers in country music and these live recordings provide yet further proof, as if that were needed. They were recorded at Doc Severinsen's Music Showplace in Oklahoma City. No date is given but it is likely to be around 1985, given the track selection. Around that time, Reba's recordings were firmly rooted in tradition and that is reflected in these recordings. Pop fans will find nothing of interest here.

Many of the songs are those that Reba recorded during her years on Mercury. Her first MCA album, Just a little love, is represented by five tracks and there is just one more recent song - Red roses won't work now, from Have I got a deal for you? It is, of course, possible that she was singing this in concert for a while before she recorded it in the studio.

There are three songs here that have never appeared on any of Reba's studio albums, these being Up where we belong (a cover of the Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes classic), Islands in the stream (a cover of the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton classic) and Open road (Hot rod guitar), a song that I've not come across elsewhere. The first two are duets featuring Reba's brother Pake. Elsewhere, the album is filled with live versions of her early hits and album tracks including Can't even get the blues, You lift me up to heaven, Today all over again and Just a little love.

Reba's dedicated fans will no doubt want this anyway, but as an introduction to her early music, this is also excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MAGIC IN THE RECORDING STUDIO!!, September 16, 2005

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b.c. (toledo, ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just a Little Love (Audio CD)

I bought this CD on vinyl when it first came out!! I loved it!! I thought it was pure magic and the cover is a young, beautiful shot of "wholesome" Reba, pensive and alluring. The title track is among the best ballads that Reba has ever done. Also noteworthy is "You Are Always There For Me"...a truly beautiful, haunting tune. "If Only" is exceptional. "Congratulations" is quirky but appealing!! "He Broke Your Mem'ry Last Night" exercises Reba's powerful vocal chords in a good work out!! "I'm Getting Over You" is better than anything she ever did in the 90s. The uptempo numbers are fun! Truly a work of art...as I said..pure magic came from this session in the recording studio!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TAKE ME BACK TO 1984 PLEASE, September 22, 2005

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JP (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just a Little Love (Audio CD)

Actually I wasn't born yet in 1984 but when you're a Reba McEntire fan you want all of her music. In discovering her older stuff I am knocked over by the songs she used to sing and wonder why she doesn't do stuff like this any more. Except for maybe two or three songs on here, this album is a lot better than any of her new stuff. I especially like "You Are Always There For Me" and "I'm Gettin' Over You". But also noteworthy is the title track and "He Broke Your Memry Last Night". I listen to this one all the time because I really like it.