美國鄉村樂天后［蕾芭麥肯泰爾］──鄉村抒情經典──［I Know How It Feels／我知道那感受］

When I heard that familiar voice,

My heart stopped dead in it's tracks.

Across the room I could see him there,

A ghost from my past.

But he's too caught up to notice me.

She must be his new love.

I never dreamed that it would hurt this much,

It's just

I know how he feels.

How warm his touch is.

Oh how he feels.

How soft his kiss is.

And it cuts right down to the bone

Cause I let him go.

I know how he cares.

How strong his love can be,

When he believes it's real.

Oh I've been there.

I know how he feels.

As long as I kept him out of site,

I kept from going out of my mind.

Tried to believe that leaving him was some how justified.

But tonight there's no denying what a love like his is worth

He once looked at me the way he's looking at her.

What a lucky girl.

Songwriters: RICK BOWLES, WILL ROBINSON

I Know How He Feels lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

１９８８年春天　３３歲的美國鄉村樂首席天后蕾芭麥肯泰爾（Reba McEntire）發行她與老搭檔Jimmy Bowen製作的第１３張大碟〔Reba〕

這回卻再度回到流行路線

捨棄鋼吉他與小提琴　改用鋼琴與DX-7合成樂器　走Bakerfield Sound曲風

雖然樂評對這張專輯反應不佳

但商業成績仍舊亮眼　成為麥肯泰第三張鄉村榜冠軍與第三張白金唱片

（雖然在Billboard流行榜只拿到＃１１８）

首支單曲〔Sunday Kind Of Love／星期日般的愛情〕

融合鄉村與爵士

登上鄉村榜＃５　對前三首主打皆登上后座的蕾芭來說　成績相對失望

１９８８年８月　蕾芭推出第二主打［I Know How It Feels／我知道那感受］

此曲由Rick Bowels&Willie Robinson譜寫  是首鄉村抒情曲

麥肯泰爾的詮釋真誠動人

［I Know How It Feels］的反應比上首單曲好 登上美國鄉村榜后座   成為她第十一首鄉村榜冠軍

隔年提名鄉村樂學院獎（ACM）年度歌曲

這是麥肯泰爾的抒情經典之一

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6t7gOxr0AI

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fntgt3OpNE8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40syQJWFGBI