Read My Mind country music artist Reba McEntire released on April 26, 1994, by MCA Records . It was preceded by the first single, "Why Haven't I Heard From You" which peaked at No. 5 on the country chart. The album's second single, "She Thinks His Name Was John", was the first country song to address the topic of AIDS . Due to the subject matter, some radio stations shied away from putting it into heavy rotation. The third single, "Till You Love Me" became McEntire's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" the album's fourth single, topped the country singles chart. The album peaked at No. 2 on both the country album chart and the Billboard 200RIAA .[ 3]
Read My Mind Released April 26, 1994 Studio Emerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Genre Country Length 38 :10 Label MCA Producer
Vocals
Bob Bailey – background vocals (6)
Lisa Bevill – background vocals (6)Ashley Cleveland – background vocals (6)Melissa Coleman – backing vocals
Linda Davis – backing vocalsKim Fleming – background vocals (6)
Lisa Glasgow – background vocals (6)
Vince Gill – backing vocalsChris Harris – backing vocals
Mark Heimermann – backing vocals
Vicki Hampton – background vocals (6)
Yvonne Hodges – background vocals (6)
Donna McElroy – background vocals (6)
Reba McEntire – lead vocals
Michael Mellett – background vocals (6)
Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (6)Lang Scott – backing vocals
Harry Stinson – background vocals
Musicians
Production
Derek Bason – assistant engineer, mix assistant, overdub recording assistant
Tony Brown – producer
John Guess – recording engineer, mixing engineer, overdub recording engineer
Reba McEntire – producer
Glenn Meadows – mastering engineer
Marty Williams – additional overdub recording
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US Country [ 14] US
CAN Country
1994
"Why Haven't I Heard from You"
5
101[ 15]
4[ 16]
"She Thinks His Name Was John"
15
101[ 17]
11[ 18]
"Till You Love Me"
2
78[ 19]
8[ 20]
1995
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
1
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1[ 21]
"And Still"
2
—
1[ 22]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Certifications and sales
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