Out of a Dream (Reba McEntire album)

Out of a Dream is American country music singer Reba McEntire's second studio album, released on August 27, 1979. The first single from the album, Last Night, Ev'ry Night, was her first top 30 hit. It was also the first to include a song written solely by McEntire.

Out of a Dream
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released	August 27, 1979
Recorded	March 1978 – February 7, 1979
Studio	Woodland Sound Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) Sound Stage Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	29:54
Label	Mercury
Producer	Jerry Kennedy
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba McEntire (1977) Out of a Dream (1979) Feel the Fire (1980)
Alternative cover
Singles from Out of a Dream
"Last Night, Ev'ry Night" Released: September 1978 "Runaway Heart" Released: February 1979 "That Makes Two of Us" Released: June 1979 "Sweet Dreams" Released: September 1979 "(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then" Released: December 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

The album was released in CD format twice, the second time with alternate album artwork.

Despite some success with the singles released, the album did not chart on Billboard.[1]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then"	Jerry Fuller	February 6, 1979	2:33
2.	"Daddy"	Reba McEntire	February 7, 1979	3:05
3.	"Last Night, Ev'ry Night"	Bob Morrison, Jim Zerface, Bill Zerface	March 1978	2:59
4.	"Make Me Feel Like a Woman Wants to Feel"	Dana Collins	February 7, 1979	2:38
5.	"That Makes Two of Us" (with Jacky Ward)	Fuller	August 1978	2:55

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Sweet Dreams"	Don Gibson	February 7, 1979	2:59
2.	"I'm a Woman"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	February 7, 1979	3:48
3.	"Rain Fallin'"	Charlie Black	February 6, 1979	3:17
4.	"Runaway Heart"	Paul Harrison	March 7, 1978	2:56
5.	"It's Gotta Be Love"	Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace	February 7, 1979	2:44

Personnel

Adapted from the album credits.[2]

• Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Johnny Christopher – guitar
• Gordon Kennedy – guitar
• Jerry Kennedy – guitar
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Billy Buett – banjo
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Mike Leech – bass
• Henry Strzelecki – bass
• Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
• Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
• Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
• Bergen White – string and flute arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
• The Shelly Kurland Strings – strings (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
• Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
• Millie Kirkman – backing vocals
• Neal Matthews – backing vocals
• Laverna Moore – backing vocals
• Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
• Ray C. Walker – backing vocals
• Trish Williams – backing vocals
• The Jordanaires – backing vocals
• Jacky Ward – lead vocals (5)

Production

• Jerry Kennedy – producer
• Tom Sparkman – engineer
• Brent King – assistant engineer
• Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
• Tommy Strong – assistant engineer
• MC Rather – mastering
• Gary N. Mayo – digital remastering
• Traci Werbel – project coordinator
• Jim Schubert – art direction, design
• Bob Defrin – art direction, design (remastered edition)
• Ken Kim – photography

Charts

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Last Night, Ev'ry Night"[3]	Country Singles	28
1979	"Runaway Heart"[3]	Country Singles	36
	"That Makes Two of Us"[3]	Country Singles	26
	"Sweet Dreams"[3]	Country Singles	19
1980	"(I Still Long To Hold You) Now And Then"[3]	Country Singles	40

References

1. "Reba McEntire – Biography | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
2. "Out of a Dream – Reba McEntire | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
3. "Reba McEntire – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.