Does He Love You
| "Does He Love You" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Reba McEntire with Linda Davis | |||||||||||
| from the album Greatest Hits Volume Two | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Straight From You" | ||||||||||
| Released | August 28, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||||||
| Length | 4:19 | ||||||||||
| Label | MCA Nashville | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Sandy Knox, Billy Stritch | ||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown, Reba McEntire | ||||||||||
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"Does He Love You" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Billy Stritch, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from Reba's album Greatest Hits Volume Two. It is one of country music's several songs about a love triangle.
The Reba McEntire/Linda Davis version of this song was one of the most-awarded songs of McEntire's career. It was her 18th and Davis's only number 1 hit.
The single went on to win the Grammy award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration,[1] a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year, and a TNN/Music City News award for Best Vocal Collaboration.
Contents
Content
The song features a vocal battle between two female narrators who are in love with the same man. Both women know that the man is being unfaithful to them and are wondering who he truly loves.
Tracklist
- United Kingdom Maxi single CD1
- "Does He Love You" (Album Version)
- "Does He Love You" (Live)
- "I'll Be" (Live)
- United Kingdom Maxi single CD2
- "Does He Love You" (Album Version)
- "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" (Live)
- "What If"
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 62 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 59 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 72 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 52 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 40 |
Other versions
- Liza Minnelli covered McEntire's song as a duet with Donna Summer on Minnelli's Grammy-nominated 1996 album, Gently.
- Patti LaBelle covered the same song on her Grammy-nominated 1997 album Flame. On her version, the song's title was altered to "He Doesn't Love You". However, it still has the same melody and lyrics other than the lines where "does he love you?" is replaced by "he doesn't love you". The song was also included on her 1998 album Live! One Night Only.
- In 2002, after winning the very first American Idol title, Kelly Clarkson sang the song with Reba on a FOX Network special.
- Kelly Clarkson and Martina McBride also performed the duet as a tribute to McEntire on the television special CMT Giants Honor Reba McEntire in 2006.
- Carrie Underwood and Jamie O'Neal
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 6, 1993 |
Succeeded by "She Used to Be Mine" by Brooks & Dunn |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 13, 1993 |
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- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2296." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 13, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Reba McEntire – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Reba McEntire.
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- 1993 singles
- 1996 singles
- 1993 songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Reba McEntire songs
- Linda Davis songs
- Liza Minnelli songs
- Donna Summer songs
- Patti LaBelle songs
- Vocal duets
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
- MCA Records singles
