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"Only in My Mind" Single by Reba McEntire from the album Have I Got a Deal for You B-side "She's the One Loving You Now" Released September 1985 Format 45 RPM Recorded 1985 Genre Country Length 3:41 Label MCA Writer(s) Reba McEntire Producer Jimmy Bowen
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(1985)"Only in My Mind"
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(1986)"Only in My Mind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist, Reba McEntire. The song was produced by Jimmy Bowen and McEntire for her 1985 entitled, Have I Got a Deal for You. It was the second single released from the album, peaking within the Top 5 on the Billboard Magazine country music chart after its release. It is still the only single ever released that was solely written by McEntire.
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Background and content
"Only in My Mind" was recorded at the MCA studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. The song was the only track on McEntire's, Have I Got a Deal for You that was singlehandedly written by McEntire.[1] From the viewpoint of a female narrator, the song's storyline explains the conversation between a woman and man. The woman's husband asks if she has ever cheated on him, and she answers, "only in my mind," knowing that truthfully, she has cheated on him.
Critical reception
Unlike her previous releases, "Only in My Mind" received mixed reviews from many music critics. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic called it "Another mistake was that she dared to do some writing herself, although her "Only in My Mind," which actually got to number five in the country charts, demonstrated that she had absorbed the lesson of "Somebody Should Leave" in trying to come up with songs that addressed the viewpoint of contemporary women."[1] Rolling Stone Magazine's David Gates gave the song a favorable review, after reviewing her 1985 album. Gates stated, "McEntire is at her best on these songs and on "Only in My Mind," her first noncollaborative songwriting effort on record. It's a noncheater's cheating song, a tense dialogue between husband and wife ("He said, 'Have you ever cheated on me?'/And I said, 'Only in my mind' "), as told to the man with whom she refrains from cheating."[2]
Release and chart performance
"Only in My Mind" was officially released as a single to radio in September 1985, her last single released during the year. The song peaked one position higher than her last single, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in late 1985, while also reaching #6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song helped McEntire to become a member of country music's Grand Ole Opry program, where she has been a member since.[3]
Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 5 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 6 References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Have I Got a Deal for You > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r93161. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Gates, David (1985-08-29). "Reba McEntire: Have I Got a Deal for You: Music Review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rebamcentire/albums/album/193318/review/5946285/have_i_got_a_deal_for_you. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Reba McEntire > Biography". Allmusic. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rebamcentire/albums/album/193318/review/5946285/have_i_got_a_deal_for_you. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
Reba McEntire "I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" · "(There's Nothing Like the Love) Between a Woman and a Man" · "Glad I Waited Just for You" · "I've Waited All My Life for You"Out of a Dream "Last Night, Ev'ry Night" · "Runaway Heart" · "That Makes Two of Us" (with Jacky Ward) · "Sweet Dreams" · "(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then"Feel the Fire "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" · "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" · "I Don't Think Love Oughta Be That Way"Heart to Heart Unlimited "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" · "Can't Even Get the Blues" · "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving"Behind the Scene "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" · "There Ain't No Future in This"Just a Little Love "Just a Little Love" · "He Broke Your Memory Last Night"My Kind of Country "How Blue" · "Somebody Should Leave"Have I Got a Deal for You "Have I Got a Deal for You" · "Only in My Mind"Whoever's in New England "Whoever's in New England" · "Little Rock"What Am I Gonna Do About You The Last One to Know "The Last One to Know" · "Love Will Find Its Way to You"Reba Sweet Sixteen Guest singles "Three Sheets to the Wind"/"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (with Jacky Ward) · "Mind Your Own Business" (with Hank Williams, Jr. et al.)Categories:- 1985 singles
- Reba McEntire songs
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- MCA Records singles
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