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'''''For My Broken Heart''''' is the sixteenth [[studio album]] by American [[country music]] singer [[Reba McEntire]], released on October 1, 1991. It was the first album recorded after an [[airplane]] crash which killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect.
'''''For My Broken Heart''''' is the sixteenth [[studio album]] by American [[country music]] singer [[Reba McEntire]], released on October 1, 1991. It was the first album recorded after an [[airplane]] crash which killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect.


The album was led off by its title track, which was followed by "Is There Life Out There." "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", originally a 1972 hit for [[Vicki Lawrence]], was also accompanied by a video when it was released as the album's third single. It became her highest charting album on the [[Billboard 200 chart]] at that time, peaking at #13. It is also one of McEntire's biggest-selling studio albums - selling 4 million copies.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|title=For My Broken Heart Certifications|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=For%20My%20Broken%20Heart&artist=Reba&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|website=riaa.org|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>
The album was led off by its title track, which was followed by "Is There Life Out There." "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", originally a 1972 hit for [[Vicki Lawrence]], was also accompanied by a video when it was released as the album's third single. It became her highest charting album on the [[Billboard 200 chart]] at that time, peaking at #13. It is also one of McEntire's biggest-selling studio albums - selling 4 million copies.<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|title=For My Broken Heart Certifications|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=For%20My%20Broken%20Heart&artist=Reba&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|website=riaa.org|accessdate=7 November 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1|archivedate=24 September 2015|df=}}</ref>


The album debuted at #4 for the week of October 19, 1991. It peaked at #3 for the week of November 2, 1991. It stayed at #3 for 7 consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 20 consecutive weeks.
The album debuted at #4 for the week of October 19, 1991. It peaked at #3 for the week of November 2, 1991. It stayed at #3 for 7 consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 20 consecutive weeks.

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For My Broken Heart is the sixteenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on October 1, 1991. It was the first album recorded after an airplane crash which killed most of the members of her touring band. The album is, as McEntire states in the album's notes, "a form of healing for all our broken hearts" and the songs were chosen to that effect.

The album was led off by its title track, which was followed by "Is There Life Out There." "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", originally a 1972 hit for Vicki Lawrence, was also accompanied by a video when it was released as the album's third single. It became her highest charting album on the Billboard 200 chart at that time, peaking at #13. It is also one of McEntire's biggest-selling studio albums - selling 4 million copies.[1]

The album debuted at #4 for the week of October 19, 1991. It peaked at #3 for the week of November 2, 1991. It stayed at #3 for 7 consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 20 consecutive weeks.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For My Broken Heart"Liz Hengber, Keith Palmer4:18
2."Is There Life Out There"Susan Longacre, Rick Giles3:52
3."Bobby"Reba McEntire, Don Schlitz4:37
4."He's in Dallas"Donny Kees, Richard Ross, Johnny MacRae3:05
5."All Dressed Up (With Nowhere to Go)"Lisa Palas, Biff Fink, Ira Rogers3:13
6."The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"Bobby Russell4:17
7."Buying Her Roses"Joe Doyle, Rick Peoples2:52
8."The Greatest Man I Never Knew"Richard Leigh, Layng Martine, Jr.3:14
9."I Wouldn't Go That Far"Dana McVicker, Bruce Burch, Vip Vipperman3:26
10."If I Had Only Known"Jana Stanfield, Craig Morris4:00

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "For My Broken Heart Certifications". riaa.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  3. ^ RPM Archive
  4. ^ a b "For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  5. ^ "RPM Country Albums for April 25, 1992". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  6. ^ "RPM Top Albums for November 23, 1991". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – For My Broken Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
Preceded by
Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks
Wynonna by Wynonna
 RPM Country Albums number-one album
April 25 - May 1, 1992
May 30 - June 5, 1992 		Succeeded by
Wynonna by Wynonna
Wynonna by Wynonna
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