There are covers of Waiting for the sun to shine (Ricky Skaggs) and Empty arms (Teresa Brewer). Most of the songs here are ballads, beginning with the opening track, I've never stopped dreaming of you.

This is an interesting collection that committed Reba fans will enjoy. If you are unfamiliar with Reba's Mercury music, I recommend that you start with Oklahoma girl, a double-CD that I reviewed a long time ago, which contains some of these songs and all her Mercury classics together with more then-unreleased tracks from the vaults. If you want more of her Mercury music, I recommend Feel the fire, Unlimited, Behind the scene and Heart to heart (in any order) next, followed by Out of a dream. That just leaves two Mercury albums - this one and her untitled debut - to complete all available recordings from that period of her career.


A little known treasure....   September 27, 2005
R. Bennett (Ypsilanti, MI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is an album that I had originally discovered in the late 80's as a young child, and a fairly new Reba fan. What's nice about this album is that it is full of unreleased material that is just precious. If you want to hear a gentle, relaxed side of Reba McEntire, then "Reba Nell McEntire" is a must have album.


GREAT CD!!   September 23, 2005
Shandra (toledo, ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

These songs are so pretty and Reba sounds so pure and unaffected. I listen to this one all the time because its country, pure and simple!! The production values on here are great as well!


Great   July 6, 2009
Tammy L. Pritchard
I highly recommend this CD. it's one of Reba's first CD's and has, I believe her first song she wrote. None of the songs let me down.



GREAT SHOWCASE OF UNRELEASED TUNES   October 15, 2005
brenling (sioux city, IA)
All the songs on this CD were recorded by Reba when she was on Mercury but they were never released until after she hit it big on MCA and Mercury thought they'd cash in on some of the winnings. I can't blame them but I do blame them for never marketing her the way she deserved as in my opinion she did her best work on Mercury when she was being produced by Jerry Kennedy! This fine CD is a great showcase for all Reba fans!