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"Just Like Them Horses" is a song recorded by American country artist Reba. It was composed by Liz Hengber and Tommy Lee James. The song was issued as a single via Nash Icon Records in 2016. The song was the third release spawned from Reba's 2015 album Love Somebody. "Just Like Them Horses" was generally met with favorable reviews and charted on the American country songs survey in 2016.

Background and content

"Just Like Them Horses" was first penned by Liz Hengber, who had written the song in response to her friend dying of cancer. Because she could not finish the track, she had Tommy Lee James help her finish it. Reba chose to record the song because it reminded her of her father. She had intended to record an acoustic version for her father's funeral, knowing that he was coming to the end of his life. However, Reba ultimately recorded the song for her 2015 album upon the encouragement of producer Tony Brown. Reba also served as co-producer on the recording, credited under her full name "Reba McEntire".

Critical reception

"Just Like Them Horses" received a favorable response from reviewers. Taste of Country praised its traditional production arrangement and Reba's vocals in their review of the song: "Brown's arrangement is still simple and vulnerable. Fiddle and piano drive the song, but it's McEntire's fragile performance — especially during and after the second-to-last chorus — that makes the song so memorable." The Oklahoman described the song as a "poignant tribute to her late father", further calling it an "achingly lovely ballad". Country Living commented, "For Reba McEntire, 'Just Like Them Horses,' is so much more than a track off of her latest album, Love Somebody—it's an emotional tribute to her father, who passed away just after she recorded the song in October 2014."

Release, chart performance and music video

"Just Like Them Horses" was originally released on Reba's 2015 studio album titled Love Somebody. It was later released as a single on January 19, 2016, becoming the third single issued from the album. "Just Like Them Horses" spent one week on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 37 in February 2016. A black and white music video was released at the same time of the single's announcement. The video's concept was created by Reba herself, who filmed it using drones at a ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma. Also featured in the video is Reba's mother, Jacqueline McEntire.

Track listing

Digital single

"Just Like Them Horses" – 4:28

Charts

Chart performance for "Just Like Them Horses"
Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	37

References

"Love Somebody: Reba McEntire: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Dukes, Billy. "Reba McEntire Opens Up About the Song She Sang at Her Father's Funeral". Taste of Country. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Reba McEntire, 'Just Like Them Horses'". Taste of Country. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Reba, Reba (April 14, 2015). "Love Somebody (CD Liner Notes)". Nash Icon Records. NICRM-0300-A.
McDonnell, Brandy (February 19, 2016). "Video: Reba McEntire offers a behind-the-scenes look at Oklahoma-made 'Just Like Them Horses' video". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Shinners, Rebecca (January 21, 2016). "Reba Reveals the Beautiful Meaning Behind Her "Just Like Them Horses" Video". Country Living. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Betts, Stephen L. (January 19, 2016). "See Reba McEntire's Moving 'Just Like Them Horses' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Reba McEntire chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Watts, Cindy (March 11, 2016). "Reba McEntire, other artists add new wrinkles in videos". Tennessean. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Spotify -- "Just Like Them Horses"". Spotify. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

v t e Reba McEntire singles
Albums Singles Videos
1970s	"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (with Jacky Ward) "Sweet Dreams"
1980s	"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" "I Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way" "Today All Over Again" "Only You (And You Alone)" "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" "Can't Even Get the Blues" "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" "There Ain't No Future in This" "Just a Little Love" "He Broke Your Memory Last Night" "How Blue" "Somebody Should Leave" "Have I Got a Deal for You" "Only in My Mind" "Whoever's in New England" "Little Rock" "What Am I Gonna Do About You" "Let the Music Lift You Up" "One Promise Too Late" "The Last One to Know" "Love Will Find Its Way to You" "A Sunday Kind of Love" "I Know How He Feels" "New Fool at an Old Game" "Cathy's Clown" "'Til Love Comes Again" "Little Girl"
1990s	"Walk On" "You Lie" "Rumor Has It" "Fancy" "Fallin' Out of Love" "For My Broken Heart" "Is There Life Out There" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" "Take It Back" "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) "It's Your Call" "Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) "They Asked About You" "Why Haven't I Heard from You" "She Thinks His Name Was John" "Till You Love Me" "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" "And Still" "On My Own" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "Starting Over Again" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "The Fear of Being Alone" "How Was I to Know" "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" "What If It's You" "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Love" "Wrong Night" "One Honest Heart" "What Do You Say"
2000s	"I'll Be" "We're So Good Together" "I'm a Survivor" "Sweet Music Man" "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" "Somebody" "He Gets That from Me" "My Sister" "You're Gonna Be (Always Loved by Me)" "Love Needs a Holiday" "Because of You" (with Kelly Clarkson) "The Only Promise That Remains" (with Justin Timberlake) "Every Other Weekend" (with Kenny Chesney or Skip Ewing) "Strange" "Consider Me Gone"
2010s	"I Keep On Loving You" "Turn On the Radio" "If I Were a Boy" "When Love Gets a Hold of You" "Somebody's Chelsea" "Going Out Like That" "Until They Don't Love You" "Just Like Them Horses" "Softly and Tenderly" "Back to God" "God and My Girlfriends" "Freedom"
2020s	"Does He Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "I Can't"
Other singles	"Mind Your Own Business" (with Hank Williams Jr.) "Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) "What If" "Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Country" (with Various artists) "Be a Light" (with Thomas Rhett)

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