This 1994 album,
Read My Mind
, is another wonderful offering of songs performed by the gifted
country
singer
Reba McEntire
. Half of the tunes on this album became hits. Many carry a deep emotional impact, with themes that move from a wife confronting a cheating husband in
"I Won't Stand in Line"
to lost love in
"And Still"
to a young woman dealing with AIDS while her friends and family face her nearing death in
"She Thinks His Name Was John."
There are also a couple of good everyday love
ballads
on this offering, and the fun and fast-paced song
"Why Haven't I Heard From You."
Mixed in with the expected
styling on this album you'll find a little
soul
, a little
swing
, and some
pop
, too. This is one of the few albums music lovers will find out there where almost every song is a good one, and worth repeated listening. ~ Charlotte Dillon