 McEntire made a major comeback into the music industry the following year with her twentieth studio album , What If It 's You . The album 's lead single , " The Fear of Being Alone " reached No. two on the country charts , and its further two singles ( " How Was I to Know " and " I 'd Rather Ride Around with You " ) reached No. 1 and No. 2 respectively . The release garnered higher critical acclaim than Starting Over , with Thom Owens of Allmusic calling the album " nevertheless an excellent reminder of her deep talents as a vocalist " . MCA Nashville chairman Bruce Hinton told Billboard how pleased he was with McEntire 's release , calling the album 's ten tracks " powerful " and concluding by stating , " There are so many writers and so many great songs in Nashville , and Reba has collected her disproportionate share [ ... ] She 's country music 's female artist of the 90 's . " What If It 's You peaked at No. 1 Top Country Albums and No. 15 on the Billboard 200 , while also becoming her first album in three years to certify in multi @-@ platinum sales , selling two million copies by 1999 . At the end of 1997 , McEntire also charted at No. 23 the charity single " What If " . The proceeds of sales for this single were donated to the Salvation Army . 
