Reba released “She Thinks His Name Was John” in 1994. On an NPR interview, she talked about how she had been touring a record label she was signing with, and some of the writers tapped her for the song. They’d been having trouble finding anyone willing to risk their career on a song about someone with AIDS, but they knew Reba would not just do it, but do it well. She said it’s still one of her favorites just because of the impact she was able to make.
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