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| Feel the Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by Reba McEntire | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Sound Stage Studios and Selby Sound, Nashville, TN. | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:10 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Reba McEntire chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Feel the Fire | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Billboard | (unrated) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Feel the Fire is the third studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released in 1980 through Mercury Records. Its first single release, "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven", was her first top ten hit.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" |
| 2:45 |
| 2. | "Tears on My Pillow" |
| 2:33 |
| 3. | "I Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way" |
| 2:40 |
| 4. | "Long Distance Lover" |
| 3:53 |
| 5. | "If I Had It My Way" |
| 2:44 |
| 6. | "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" | Bob DiPiero | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)" | 2:55 | |
| 8. | "My Turn" |
| 3:15 |
| 9. | "Look at the One (Who's Been Lookin' at You)" |
| 2:51 |
| 10. | "Suddenly There's a Valley" |
| 3:29 |
Personnel
Vocals
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Musicians
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Strings
- Marvin Chantry, Virginia Christensen and Gary Vanosdale – viola
- George Binkley III, Connie Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennie Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Wilfred Lehmann Dennis Molchan, Samuel Terranova and Stephanie Woolf – violin
- John Catchings and Roy Christensen – cello
- Cindy Reynolds – harp
- Bergen White – string arrangements
Production
- Dennis Carney – photography
- Lee Groitzsch – assistant engineer
- Bob Heimall – art direction
- Jerry Kennedy – producer
- Brent King – engineer
- Red Steagall – management
- Woodland Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Hank Williams – mastering
- Stephanie Zuras – design
Charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 8 |
| "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 18 | |
| 1981 | "I Don't Think Love Oughta Be That Way" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 13 |
References
- Feel the Fire at AllMusic
- "Review: Reba McEntire – Feel the Fire" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 42. 18 October 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 460.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 225.
- ^ "Reba McEntire – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.