Reba McEntire is re-releasing her 1990 album 'Rumor Has It'

By Cillea Houghton

Video by Brittany Berkowitz

Reba McEntire is setting the "rumor" straight with a re-release of her famed 1990 album, "Rumor Has It," to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

The iconic album gave us her early signature song, "Fancy," a cover of Bobbie Gentry's 1969 classic, along with the No. 1 hit "You Lie," "Fallin' Out of Love," which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and the title track, which was a top 10 hit.

"Rumor Has It" became the first of Reba's 17 studio projects at the time to reach the top 40 on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 39. The album also hit No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and remained in the top 10 on that chart for 26 weeks.

In a statement, McEntire noted that "Rumor Has It" is "very special" to her, as it marks the first time she recorded with producer Tony Brown, who helped her record "Fancy" and produced many of her subsequent chart-topping albums. Vince Gill also provided background vocals on the project.

“I never imagined I’d get the chance to put out an album for a second time. It’s just so much fun to look back and remember where we were and what we were doing when they were originally released,” McEntire said.

The country legend is also releasing a special vinyl edition of "Rumor Has It" that will include a live acoustic version of "Fancy" recorded at the Ryman Auditorium. Both the standard and vinyl editions will feature a bonus track.

The re-issue of "Rumor Has It" will be released on Sept. 11.