She Thinks His Name Was John
- She Thinks His Name Was John
Infobox Single
Name = She Thinks His Name Was John
Artist = Reba McEntire
from Album = Read My Mind
Released = Start date|1994|07|30
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Country
Length = 4:22
Label = MCA
Writer = Sandy Knox
Steve Rosen
Producer = Tony Brown
Reba McEntire
Last single = "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
(1994)
This single = "She Thinks His Name Was John"
(1994)
Next single = "Till You Love Me"
(1994)
"She Thinks His Name Was John" is a 1994 song from American country music artist Reba McEntire, from her 1994 album "Read My Mind". Upon its release, the song gained media attention and controversy for its storyline, regarding a woman who was dying from AIDS.[cite web |title=Reba McEntire |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_Dec_6/ai_n15927610 |work=The Advocate |date=2005-12-06 |first=Dennis |last=Henley |accessdate=2007-08-11] ]tory
"She Thinks His Name Was John" tells the story of a woman who is dying from AIDS,[cite web |url=http://www.pluggedinonline.com/music/music/a0000731.cfm |title= Reba McEntire: Read My Mind |accessdate=2007-08-11] ][cite web |url=http://www.glbtq.com/arts/music_aids.html |title=Music and AIDS |work=glbtq.com |accessdate=2007-08-11 |date=2002] which she acquired after becoming intoxicated and having a one-night stand with a man whom she did not previously know.]Sandy Knox, one of the song's writers, was inspired to write "She Thinks His Name Was John" after losing her brother to the disease.[cite web |title=Ten Years Later, "John" Remains Country's Prime Comment on AIDS |first=Edward |last=Morris |work=CMT.com |accessdate=2007-08-11 |url=http://www.reba.com/news/Newsarticle.asp?idnewsarticle=429] ][cite web |url=http://sandyknox.com/html/perfsongwriter.htm |title=DIY Artist Spotlight |first=Christopher |last=Smith |accessdate=2007-08-11 |work=The Performing Songwriter |date=Jan/Feb 1999] The song was released as a single after several radio stations began playing it as an album cut.][cite web |url=http://sandyknox.com/html/usatoday.htm |title=Radio's rave reception for Reba's angle on AIDS |first=David |last=Zimmerman |work=USA Today |accessdate=2007-08-11] ]Chart performance
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