Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)

Sweet Sixteen is the fifteenth studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire, released on May 1, 1989 by MCA Records. Four singles from the album entered the Billboard country charts: the number one hit "Cathy's Clown" (a cover version of The Everly Brothers' song), top 5 hit "Walk On", and the top ten hits "'Til Love Comes Again" and "Little Girl". Sweet Sixteen was her penultimate album with record producer Jimmy Bowen. Reba Live would be her last.

Sweet Sixteen
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released	May 1, 1989
Genre	Country
Length	33:26
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba (1988) Sweet Sixteen (1989) Reba Live (1989)
Singles from Sweet Sixteen
"Cathy's Clown" Released: April 1989 "'Til Love Comes Again" Released: September 6, 1989 "Little Girl" Released: December 1989 "Walk On" Released: March 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album's title derives from its being McEntire's sixteenth album, counting compilation and Christmas albums.

The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA, for selling over 1 million copies.^[2] The album debuted at #17 on the Country Albums chart for the week of May 27, 1989, and peaked at #1 for the week of June 24, 1989. It stayed at #1 for 13 consecutive weeks. The album sold over 500,000 copies in its first 9 weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cathy's Clown"	Don Everly	3:04
2.	"'Til Love Comes Again"	Bob Regan, Ed Hill	3:38
3.	"It Always Rains on Saturday"	Kendal Franceschi, Quentin Powers, Reba McEntire	4:26
4.	"Am I the Only One Who Cares"	Don Schlitz, McEntire	3:02
5.	"Somebody Up There Likes Me"	Suzi Hoskins-Wills, Bill Cooley	3:05
6.	"You Must Really Love Me"	Schlitz, McEntire	3:05
7.	"Say the Word"	Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Michael Garvin	2:46
8.	"Little Girl"	Franceschi, Powers	3:23
9.	"Walk On"	Steve Dean, Lonnie Williams	3:16
10.	"A New Love"	Dave Loggins	3:24

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[3]

• Reba McEntire – lead and harmony vocals
• Bill Payne – pianos
• Mike Lawler – synthesizers
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Michael Thomas – electric guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Donnie LaValley – steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Kirk Cappello – cabasa
• Joe McGlohon – saxophone
• Vince Gill – harmony vocals
• Suzi Hoskins-Wills – harmony vocals
• Dave Loggins – harmony vocals
• Patty Loveless – harmony vocals
• Judy Rodman – harmony vocals
• Steve Wariner – harmony vocals

Production

• Jimmy Bowen – producer
• Reba McEntire – producer, pre-production, liner notes
• Don Lanier – pre-production
• Bob Bullock – recording engineer, overdub recording
• Tim Kish – overdub recording
• John S. Howell – second engineer
• Marty Williams – second engineer
• John Guess – mixing
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Mickey Braithwaite – design
• Jim McGuire – photography

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1 US Billboard 200[4] 78 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 15 Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 55

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions[8]
		US Country	CAN Country
1989	"Cathy's Clown"	1	1
	"Til' Love Comes Again"	4	5
	"Little Girl"	7	7
1990	"Walk On"	2	1

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.