Studio Album · No. 8
Starting Over Songwriting Credits by Reba McEntire
Produced by Tony Brown, Reba McEntire · Engineered by Terry Christian, Steve Tillisch, Grant Greene, Pete Martinez, John Guess
Holds writing credit on 0 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 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
Starting Over is a covers album, so the writing credits belong entirely to other people. Reba McEntire chose ten pop and country standards she grew up on and sang them in her own voice, writing none of the material herself. The credit column is a roll call of outside writers: Jimmy Webb on 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix,' Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager on 'On My Own,' Holland-Dozier-Holland on 'You Keep Me Hangin' On,' Dave Loggins on 'Please Come to Boston,' and Bruce Sudano and Donna Summer on 'Starting Over Again.' Tony Brown and McEntire produced the sessions. It is one of the clearest non-authored chapters in her catalog, a singer's record rather than a songwriter's.
Starting Over is a covers album by Reba McEntire, released October 3, 1995 on MCA Records. Every song is an interpretation of a pop or country standard that shaped her as a young singer, so she writes nothing on the record and instead performs material by writers such as Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach, and Holland-Dozier-Holland. The lead single 'On My Own' turns the Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald duet into a four-woman version with Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, and Linda Davis. Other selections revive Lee Greenwood's 'Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands,' Dolly Parton's 'Starting Over Again,' and the Supremes' 'You Keep Me Hangin' On.' The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, reached number five on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Talking in Your Sleep
|
Roger CookBobby Wood | Roger Frederick CookBobby Wood | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Please Come to Boston
|
Dave Loggins | David Allen Loggins | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
On My Own
#20
|
Carole Bayer SagerBurt Bacharach | Carole Bayer SagerBurt Freeman Bacharach | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals)Trisha Yearwood (Guest Vocals)Martina McBride (Guest Vocals)Linda Davis (Guest Vocals) |
| 4 |
I Won't Mention It Again
|
Cameron L. MullinsCarolyn Jean Yates | Cameron L. MullinsCarolyn Jean Yates | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
You're No Good
|
Clint Ballard Jr. | Clinton Conger Ballard Jr. | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 6 |
Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands
#9
|
Don GoodmanPam RoseMary Ann Kennedy | Don GoodmanPam RoseMary Ann Kennedy | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 7 |
Five Hundred Miles Away From Home
|
Bobby BareCharlie WilliamsHedy West | Robert Joseph BareCharlie WilliamsHedwig Grace West | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
Starting Over Again
#19
|
Bruce SudanoDonna Summer | Bruce SudanoLaDonna Adrian Gaines | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
You Keep Me Hangin' On
#2
|
Brian HollandLamont DozierEdward Holland Jr. | Brian HollandLamont Herbert DozierEdward Holland Jr. | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
|
Jimmy Webb | Jimmy Layne Webb | Tony BrownReba McEntire | Reba McEntire (Lead Vocals) |