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Does He Love You (Reba McEntire song)

"Does He Love You"
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Single by Reba McEntire with Linda Davis
from the album Greatest Hits Volume Two
B-side "Straight From You"
Released August 28, 1993
Format 7" single
Genre Country
Length 4:19
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Sandy Knox
  • Billy Stritch
Producer(s)
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"It's Your Call"
(1993)
"Does He Love You"
(1993)
"They Asked About You"
(1994)
"It's Your Call"
(1993)
"Does He Love You"
(1993)
"They Asked About You"
(1994)
Linda Davis singles chronology
"He Isn't My Affair Anymore"
(1992) He Isn't My Affair Anymore1992
"Does He Love You"
(1993) Does He Love You1993
"Love Didn't Do It"
(1994) Love Didn't Do It1994

"Does He Love You" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Billy Stritch, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from Reba's album Greatest Hits Volume Two. It is one of country music's several songs about a love triangle.

"Does He Love You" was written in 1982 by Billy Stritch. He recorded it with a trio in which he performed at the time, because he wanted a song that could be sung by the other two members of the trio, both of whom were women. It had been pitched to Barbara Mandrell, Frank Sinatra, and Liza Minnelli, but McEntire ended up recording it. She had wanted to include Linda Davis, then a vocalist in her road band, as a duet partner. McEntire's husband and manager, , told her that MCA Records "would rather [she] record this with somebody more established", such as Wynonna Judd or Trisha Yearwood, both of whom were on the same label at the time. McEntire called Tony Brown, then working as a record producer for both her and Judd. Brown told her that Judd might record the song if McEntire asked her personally, but added that Judd did not want to record songs about "marital problems". McEntire submitted a demo to Judd and, after not hearing back from her, recorded the song with Davis in June 1993.

The single went on to win the Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year, and a TNN/Music City News award for Best Vocal Collaboration.


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