Stronger Than The Truth
| Reba McEntire
Stronger Than The Truth
Stronger Than the Truth is the thirty-third studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released on April 5, 2019, by Big Machine Records. The album is nominated for Best Country Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards.-Wikipedia
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NPR
'Stronger Than The Truth' circles back to Reba McEntire's own Strengths.
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Sounds Like Nashville
Reba McEntire is a true storyteller on Stronger Than the Truth. The 33rd studio album from one of the queens of country music, McEntire embodies the roots of the genre through 12 songs that convey pure, yet often gut wrenching emotions, commanding listeners’ attention with every striking word.
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All Music
The album feels flinty even when it's tender, a combination that's long been a signature of McEntire's. She channels this empathetic toughness into a series of songs that plays like short stories -- there are tales of dashed dreams, managed expectations, and earned love, along with many other manners of adult concerns -- and that deft, subtle blend of music and message gives Stronger Than the Truth a lasting emotional resonance.
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Belles and Gals
Stronger Than the Truth is an incredibly strong album from one of the true queens of country music. Within the 12 tracks there are moments of sheer emotion – with an honesty that only someone who has lived through these moments can deliver.
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Saving Country Music
Stronger Than The Truth is an album worth doting on not just because it might be Reba McEntire’s most country record to date, but because it very well may be one of her best. Rating:
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Country Standard Time
"Stronger Than the Truth" is Reba at her very best. Every song reveals her enduring power as a vocalist, her way with the songs she delivers to us, and her ability to wring every emotion from us, touching our hearts with her own honest, heartfelt emotions.
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Your Life In A Song
‘Stronger Than The Truth’ is an album that shines a light for the traditions and values of country music, proving that there’s still a place for heart-breaking storytelling. Reba’s like a fine wine – she just keeps getting better with age. It’s obvious that so much time and effort was put into choosing the songs for this collection; in terms of maturity, emotion and writing quality, you won’t find many better albums this year.
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Entertainment Focus
Stronger Than the Truth is a celebration of traditional Country music and stories are most definitely at the heart of the album.
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Highway Queens
Stronger Than The Truth hits you in the heartstrings, just like the best country music should.
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Billboard
Reba McEntire's new album Stronger Than the Truth, out now on Big Machine Records, is a return to the country superstar's roots.
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Farmer's Harvest
The hard and emotion-filled lyrics showcase McEntire’s feelings and experiences throughout her life. It is not difficult to dance along to her songs, whether they’re slow or fast.
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Entertainment
This concept holds up to scrutiny when it comes to McEntire’s new album, Stronger Than the Truth, one of her most vibrant releases in years. While the sound is wholly contemporary, its 12 tracks could proudly stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the hit songs from the Oklahoma native’s peak era, in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
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Exclaim
It's a collection of songs based on love, being lost and found, and family. The result is another solid album that works in McEntire's favour, by showcasing her signature vocals, but also highlighting her vulnerability, which tends to be a strength when put into song.
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Country Exclusive
Much of the material deals with heartbreak and pain, exploring the emotions so often associated with country music yet also so often ignored in recent years by mainstream performers. Overall, though, this is a nice, solid slice of country music and a welcome return for one of the genre’s best.
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Lula 1892
It’s good. It’s perfect. It’s classic Reba. She hasn’t strayed from her style and we adore everything she does. She’s the queen of tears and revenge.
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Country Universe
Stronger Than the Truth is drenched in fiddles and steel guitar, with a few healthy doses of Western Swing to complement the classic honky tonk sounds that dominate the record.
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Apple Music
Stronger Than the Truth, her 33rd (!) studio album—a back-to-roots affair that blends together honky-tonk, western swing, and other classic country sounds, presented with the same emotion that’s defined her biggest hits.
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My Kind Of Country
While not quite as traditional as one might have been led to believe from the publicity, this is definitely the best thing Reba has released in decades. It is highly recommended, and a strong contender already for album of the year.
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Country Music Views
While there is some traditional sounding country music out there, it has been mostly absent from mainstream country radio for a while now. Stronger Than The Truth is an album that could have been released 30 years ago.
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Nash Country Daily
Penned by Hannah Louise Blaylock and Autumn McEntire, who is Reba’s niece, “Stronger Than the Truth” is one of 12 tracks from the new album, Reba’s first since her 2017 Grammy-winning Christian album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope. In addition to co-producing the project with Buddy Cannon, Reba co-penned two of the 12 tracks. Additional songwriters include Brandy Clark, Ronnie Dunn, Dallas Davidson, Hillary Lindsey and more.
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The Musical Divide
Stronger Than The Truth certainly works to become of McEntire’s best projects. The tones are often minor and dark, but the focus is always on finding a way of healing, even if it doesn’t actually happen. McEntire sounds as strong and with as much conviction as ever, and the writing definitely took turns I didn’t expect.
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C-Dhiphop
The fun parts of the album are a vast minority and for the most part are welcomed. The majority of "Stronger Than The Truth" is a display of the emotions Reba felt post divorce. She uses country icons like Tammy Wynette on "Tammy Wynette King Of Pain" metaphorically to give the listener an idea of exactly how devastating that time was, using her hit singles like "Stand By Your Man", "D I V O R C E", and "Golden Ring" to express herself using what she knows best, country music. Rating:
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Rolling Stone
“Stronger Than the Truth,” penned by Hannah Louise Blaylock and Autumn McEntire, sets the scene with a woman who never wanted more than “a small-town, simple life” with her husband and then gets the rug pulled out from under her.
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American Songwriter
Stronger Than the Truth is as stone-cold country as you could get, and songs like “Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain,” “In His Mind,” and “Cactus in a Coffee Can” demonstrate a resolve to honor tradition and speak to her own convictions.
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The Music Universe
The album is a throwback to her Oklahoma roots with traditional country arrangements about heartbreak and healing. This is her most traditional album in years and doesn’t include any modern day programming, and should get quite a bit of attention because of it.
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The Country Note
A cowgirl to the core, REBA MCENTIRE has never been bashful about her Country roots. The iconic entertainer proves it with STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH, her forthcoming studio album, out April 5 on Big Machine Records. Reba co-produced the 12-track project with Buddy Cannon in Nashville, which follows her dual chart-topping, GRAMMY® and GMA Dove Awards-winning SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE.
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Nashville Noise
From her undeniable Oklahoma twang to the teardrops of the steel guitar, McEntire wrings out emotion like she invented it. “Stronger Than the Truth” is a genuine country tune that pulls at your heart but, most importantly, the song walks beside you. McEntire’s vocals provide a safety net to all those going through rejection while also letting you know; it’s going to be ok.
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Wide Open Country
The album, produced by Buddy Cannon, features 12 new tracks and will be released on Big Machine Records. The album features songs co-written by familiar names, such as Brandy Clark, Erin Enderlin, Jaida Dreyer and Leslie Satcher. McEntire also co-wrote a song with Ronnie Dunn and Donna McSpadden titled "No U in Oklahoma."
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Celeb Secrets Country
As with everything McEntire does, this album is entirely from the heart with songs carefully selected to deliver a diversity of emotion, whether that be love, heartbreak, or just a good time dancing song.
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Popculture
One thing has remained consistent: her reliance on both prayer and positive thinking when selecting songs for each project.
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JB HI-FI
A cowgirl to the core, Reba McEntire has never been bashful about her Country roots. The iconic entertainer proves it with 'Stronger Than The Truth.' Reba co-produced the 12-track project with Buddy Cannon in Nashville, which follows her dual chart-topping, Grammy and GMA Dove Awards-winning 'Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope.'
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Music Mayhem Magazine
While Reba may remain the consummate artist with signature vocals, her relatability across heart-piercing tracks and passion-fueled lyrics is what keeps loyal critics and fans alike captivated.
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Cowgirlup
This is quite possibly, the best album that she has ever produced. It is definitely the most “country” album that she has done for a long time, apparently something that she promised to do.
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Tennessean
“Stronger Than the Truth” — is a return to her dance-hall-meets-sad-song Oklahoma country roots. McEntire co-produced the project with veteran country music producer Buddy Cannon. As she planned it, the 12-song collection is packed with swinging ditties you can dance to.
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Country Music Tattle Tale
While Reba may remain the consummate artist with signature vocals, her relatability across heart-piercing tracks and passion-fueled lyrics is what keeps loyal critics and fans alike captivated.
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