Reba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking 'tough sexy' and living 'Not That Fancy'
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On Friday, country music and entertainment icon Reba McEntire will release a new album to partner with her new book, 'Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots.'
Want to live like Reba McEntire? You're in luck.
On Friday, the country music and entertainment icon will release a new album to partner with her new book, "Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots."
The book, which arrives Tuesday, is a collection of recipes, memoir, photos, and lifestyle tips. The "Not That Fancy" album is a collection of acoustic covers of McEntire's biggest hits, with a few surprises thrown in. Like Dolly Parton, who takes the place of Linda Davis on "Does He Love You."
The book, McEntire explained over the phone, is "about things not having to be so fancy or structured. Whether it's a dinner party or going out to eat, having friends over. If you don't have your brand-new couch in, you've got to cover your old couch, that's fine. People don't care. They just want to get together and have fun."
Re-recording some of her most recognizable songs in an intimate fashion just felt like the perfect partner for a book that already crosses mediums. "It's not just a cookbook. It's not just a photo album. It's not a storybook. It's an eclectic group of everything," she explains.
"And I had to proofread it, so I went through it several times and never got bored with it. And I have the attention span of a 3-year-old, so for me not to get bored with it is a huge compliment to the book."
McEntire spoke to The Associated Press about her new album, book, and dressing "tough sexy."
