Does He Love You

"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.

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.

Track list

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
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	62
Australian Singles Chart	59
Sweden Singles Chart	72

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
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.
American indie rock band Rilo Kiley covered McEntire's song and released it on their fourth studio album More Adventurous in 2004.
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

↑ "And the Winners Are . . .". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 1994-03-02. pp. C 22. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
↑ "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.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

Preceded by "Easy Come, Easy Go" by George Strait	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

Reba McEntire 1990s singles

Sweet Sixteen	"Walk On"

Rumor Has It	"You Lie" "Rumor Has It" "Fancy" "Fallin' Out of Love"

For My Broken Heart	"For My Broken Heart" "Is There Life Out There" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"

It's Your Call	"Take It Back" "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) "It's Your Call"

Greatest Hits Volume Two	"Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) "They Asked About You"

Read My Mind	"Why Haven't I Heard from You" "She Thinks His Name Was John" "Till You Love Me" "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" "And Still"

Starting Over	"On My Own" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "Starting Over Again" "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

What If It's You	"The Fear of Being Alone" "How Was I to Know" "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" "What If It's You"

If You See Him	"If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Love" "Wrong Night" "Lonely Alone" "One Honest Heart"

So Good Together	"What Do You Say"

Other songs	"If I Had Only Known" "What If"

Guest singles	"Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) "Let's Open Up Our Hearts"

Linda Davis

Studio albums	In a Different Light Linda Davis Shoot for the Moon Some Things Are Meant to Be I'm Yours Love Remains (w/ the Scott family)

Notable singles	"Some Things Are Meant to Be" "A Love Story in the Making" "I Wanna Remember This" "I'm Yours"

Guest singles	"Does He Love You" (with Reba McEntire)

Related articles	Capitol Records Liberty Records Arista Records DreamWorks Records Hillary Scott (daughter)

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