All the Women I Am | ||||
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Studio album by Reba | ||||
Released | November 9, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 (Starstruck Studios, Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 38:06 | |||
Label | Starstruck/Valory | |||
Producer | Dann Huff | |||
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Singles from All the Women I Am | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Associated Press | mixed |
Billboard | favorable |
The Boston Globe | (Positive) |
Country Weekly | |
Roughstock | |
USA Today | |
Washington Post | mixed |
Engine 145 |
All the Women I Am is the twenty-sixth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. The album was released November 9, 2010, through the Valory Music Group, a division of Big Machine Records. Its first single is "Turn On the Radio", which was released in July and debuted at #54 and peaked at #1 in January 2011. The second single "If I Were a Boy" and was released in January 2011 and re-entered the Billboard Country Charts at #60, peaking at #22 in April 2011. The third single, "When Love Gets a Hold of You", was released on April 11, 2011, peaking at #40 in six weeks. McEntire's fourth single from the album was "Somebody's Chelsea," which peaked at #44. McEntire produced the album with Dann Huff. As of 2012 it is her 1st studio album since 1984's Just a Little Love not to be certified.
The title of the album relates to the many roles that McEntire plays in her life. Asked once in an interview for a ranking, McEntire responded, "Mother first, wife second, and the rest just follow." The album features a cover of American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles' single "If I Were a Boy". McEntire's version became a viral video when she first performed the song on CMT's Unplugged earlier in 2010. Reba's next album was supposed to be a Christmas album but the song 'If I Were a Boy' changed McEntire's mind.
Upon its release, All the Women I Am received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".