Reba McEntire has been talking about her excitement about bringing her show to the Ryman Auditorium, a venue that she had, amazingly, never played in her forty year recording career.
Yes, she had sung on the stage of the Ryman before but she had never done a full show. That came to an end on Wednesday night with a program that included numerous songs from her latest album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope and hits from throughout her career.
McEntire managed to fit in eight songs from the new album among the thirty that she performed but it was the breadth of her other music that was amazing. With 26 number 1 Country Singles and 58 top tens, it can be a challenge to choose a representative selection of songs that will resonate with the audience and, hopefully, not leave too much disappointed that their favourite wasn’t performed. She managed to hit on a number of her career highlights including Whoever’s in New England, The Greatest Man I Never Knew, Consider Me Gone, Does He Love You with guest Linda Davis, Is There Life Out There and Fancy.
Also guesting with Reba were Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson who sang their track from Sing It Now, Softly and Tenderly.
The set list:
Jesus Loves Me (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
I Got The Lord On My Side (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
Can’t Even Get the Blues (from Unlimited, 1982)
The Fear of Being Alone (from What If It’s You, 1996)
One Promise Too Late (from What Am I Gonna Do About You, 1986)
How Blue (from My Kind of Country, 1984)
Whoever’s in New England (from Whoever’s In New England, 1986)
Little Rock (from Whoever’s In New England, 1986)
Back To God (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
Softly and Tenderly (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
God and My Girlfriends (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
Going Out Like That (from Love Somebody, 2015)
Medley:
You’re No Good (from Starting Over, 1995)
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (from Read My Mind, 1994)
Walk On (from Sweet Sixteen, 1989)
I’d Rather Ride Around With You (from What If It’s You, 1996)
The Greatest Man I Never Knew (from For My Broken Heart, 1991)
I’ll Fly Away (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
In The Garden / Wonderful Peace (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (from Sing It Now: Songs of Faith and Hope, 2017)
Consider Me Gone (from Keep On Loving You, 2009)
Because of You (from Reba: Duets, 2007)
Turn on the Radio (from All the Women I Am, 2010)
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (from For My Broken Heart, 1991)
Does He Love You (from Greatest Hits, Volume Two, 1993)
Medley:
Take It Back (from It’s Your Call, 1992)
Why Haven’t I Heard from You (from Read My Mind, 1994)
I’m a Survivor (from Greatest Hits, Volume III: I’m a Survivor, 2001)
Is There Life Out There (from For My Broken Heart, 1991)
Fancy (from Rumor Has It, 1990)
