''Rumor Has It'' is the sixteenth studio album by American

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. It was released on September 4, 1990, by

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. The album continued her streak of success and features one of her signature songs, a cover of

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's 1969 hit "

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", of which CMT ranked at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs in 2003. Additionally, they ranked the video at No. 35 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Videos. "Fancy" wasn't one of McEntire's larger radio hits, despite its acclaim. It peaked outside of the Top 5 at No. 8. The album peaked at No. 2 on the ''

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'' country album chart and No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming her first album to enter the mainstream top 40. It was certified triple platinum by the

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. ''Rumor Has It'' was McEntire's first

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with record producer Tony Brown. The album also contained a TV theme song - though not the last TV theme song McEntire would record. The track "Climb That Mountain High" was featured in the opening credits of the early 1990s ABC

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'' starring Delta Burke, who played an aspiring country singer. McEntire also made a guest appearance on the short-lived sitcom. Both "You Lie" and "Waitin' For the Deal to Go Down" were previously recorded by country singer Cee Cee Chapman on her 1988 album ''Twist of Fate'', and the latter was covered in 1992 by the short-lived country music band Dixiana on their self-titled album. Their version was released as a single that year, peaking at #39 on the country charts. The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums for the week of September 29, 1990, and jumped to number 3 the next week then peaked at #2 the next week. The album stayed in the Top 10 for 26 weeks. A 30th Anniversary Edition of the album was released on September 11, 2020, and includes two bonus tracks: a new remix of "Fancy" by Dave Audé and a live version of "Fancy" recorded at the

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in 2020. The remix version was not included on the LP vinyl release of the 30th Anniversary Edition.

Singles

The album's lead single " You Lie" was released as on August 25, 1990. The song reached number one on the

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chart and on the Canada Country Tracks chart. "

Rumor Has It Rumor Has It or Rumour Has It may refer to: Film and television * ''Rumor Has It'' (film), a 2005 romantic comedy film * ''Rumor Has It'' (game show), a 1993 game show on VH1 * ''Rumour Has It '', a 2016 series by Ndani TV * "Rumor Has It", a ...

" was released as the second single on November 26, 1990. It debuted at 42 on the Hot Country Songs chart the week of December 1, 1990, and eventually peaked at number three. It peaked at number on the Canada Country Tracks chart. The third single "

" was released on February 11, 1991. It peaked at number eight on both the Hot Country Songs and Canada Country Tracks charts. "Fancy" is certified double platinum and as of November 2019, has sold 760,000 digital copies in the United States. ''

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'' ranked McEnitre's version of the song at #65 on their 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking in 2024. The album's final single " Fallin' Out of Love" was released on May 6, 1991. "Fallin' Out of Love" peaked at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart and number one on the Canada Country Tracks chart,

Track listing

Personnel

Vocals * Bob Bailey – backing vocals * Kim Fleming – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals * Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals * Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals * Pamela Quillon – backing vocals * Harry Stinson – backing vocals * Paula Kaye Wallace – backing vocals * Suzy Wills – backing vocals Musicians * John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards * Kirk Cappello – synthesizers * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar,

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* Dann Huff – electric guitar * Steve Fishell –

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* Larrie Londin – drums * Edgar Meyer – double bass * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar * Matt Rollings – keyboards Production * Milan Bogdan – digital editing * Tony Brown – producer * John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering * Reba McEntire – producer * Glenn Meadows – mastering * Jessie Noble – project coordinator * Marty Williams – second engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Records albums Reba McEntire albums