Studio Album · No. 6
It's Your Call Songwriting Credits by Reba McEntire
Produced by Tony Brown, Reba McEntire · Engineered by John Guess, Marty Williams
Holds writing credit on 1 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 1 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Reba McEntire carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
It's Your Call is an interpreter's album. Reba McEntire sings ten songs pulled from Nashville's writing rooms, so the credits belong to outside songwriters rather than to her. Her only writing appearance is 'For Herself,' co-written with Shawna Harrington-Burkhart and Liz Hengber. The signature track 'The Heart Won't Lie,' her number one duet with Vince Gill, was written by Kim Carnes and Donna Weiss, and the hit 'Take It Back' came from Kristy Jackson. Production is shared throughout by Tony Brown and McEntire herself, the one role where her name runs across the whole record.
It's Your Call is the eighteenth studio album by Reba McEntire, released on December 15, 1992 on MCA Records. Co-produced with Tony Brown, the record continues the reflective ballad-driven direction of her 1991 album For My Broken Heart while returning her to the top of the country chart. Its centerpiece is 'The Heart Won't Lie,' a duet with Vince Gill written by Kim Carnes and Donna Weiss that became a number one country single. The album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and reached number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 104,000 copies in its first week and becoming her first top ten album on the all-genre chart. It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. McEntire is an interpreter across the record, singing songs supplied by Nashville writers, with her sole writing credit coming on 'For Herself.'
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
It's Your Call
#5
|
Bruce BurchShawna Harrington-BurkhartLiz Hengber | Bruce BurchShawna Harrington-BurkhartLiz Hengber | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Straight from You
|
Gary HarrisonTim Mensy | Gary HarrisonTim Mensy | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
Take It Back
#5
|
Kristy Jackson | Kristy Jackson | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
Baby's Gone Blues
|
Pat BunchMary Ann KennedyPam Rose | Pat BunchMary Ann KennedyPam Rose | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
The Heart Won't Lie
#1
|
Kim CarnesDonna Weiss | Kim CarnesDonna Weiss | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals)Vince Gill (Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals) |
| 6 |
One Last Good Hand
|
Gary BurrJohn Jarrard | Gary BurrJohn Jarrard | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 7 |
He Wants to Get Married
|
Sandy KnoxAnthony Little | Sandy KnoxAnthony Little | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
For Herself
|
Shawna Harrington-BurkhartLiz HengberReba McEntire | Shawna Harrington-BurkhartLiz HengberReba McEntire | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
Will He Ever Go Away
|
Gerry HouseWill Robinson | Gerry HouseWill Robinson | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
Lighter Shade of Blue
|
Max D. BarnesSkip EwingTroy Seals | Max D. BarnesSkip EwingTroy Seals | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |