| LeAnn Rimes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Studio | Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas); Sound Kitchen and Mike's Music Room (Franklin, Tennessee); The Village (Santa Monica, California). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Wilbur C. Rimes LeAnn Rimes | |||
| LeAnn Rimes chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
LeAnn Rimes is the fourth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released on October 26, 1999.
The album consists of covers of many popular old country hits, including several Patsy Cline songs. The only new song featured on the album is "Big Deal", a bouncy honky-tonk single which details a bitter Rimes telling off a friend who's madly in love with and happily dating Rimes' ex.
The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 and at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Big Deal" peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks. The album has been certified Platinum for shipments of one million copies in the United States.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crazy" | Willie Nelson | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Don't Worry" | Marty Robbins | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Leavin' on Your Mind" | Wayne Walker, Webb Pierce | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Faded Love" | Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Born to Lose" | Frankie Brown, Ted Daffan | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Crying Time" | Buck Owens | 3:10 |
| 7. | "She's Got You" | Hank Cochran | 3:15 |
| 8. | "I Fall to Pieces" | Cochran, Harlan Howard | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Your Cheatin' Heart" | Hank Williams | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Lovesick Blues" | Cliff Friend, Irving Mills | 2:46 |
| 11. | "Me and Bobby McGee" | Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Big Deal" | Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 38:52 | ||
Personnel
- LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, backing vocals (11, 12)
- Randy Fouts – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4-10, 12), keyboards (11)
- Gary Leach – backing vocals (1-10, 12), keyboards (3), organ (12)
- Kelly Glenn – acoustic piano (3)
- Austin Deptula – keyboards (12), backing vocals (12)
- B. James Lowry – electric guitars (1, 2, 4-11), acoustic guitars (1, 2, 4-12)
- Jerry Metheny – electric guitars (3), acoustic guitars (3)
- Marty Walsh – electric guitars (12)
- Milo Deering – steel guitar (1, 2, 4-10, 12), fiddle (4, 9, 10)
- Junior Knight – steel guitar (3)
- Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 4-12), tic-tac bass (1, 2, 4-10)
- Curtis Randall – bass (3)
- Paul Leim – drums (1, 2, 4-12), percussion (8)
- Fred Gleber – drums (3)
- Darrell Holt – vibraphone (1, 4-8)
- Charlie Barnett – percussion (11)
- Carl Albrecht – percussion (12)
- Rita Baloche – backing vocals (1-10, 12)
- Perry Coleman – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-10, 12)
- Annagrey LaBasse – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-10, 12)
- David Pruitt – backing vocals (2)
- John D. Sharp – backing vocals (2)
- John R. Sharp – backing vocals (2)
- Chris Wann – backing vocals (2)
- Matthew Ward – backing vocals (3)
- Debi Lee – backing vocals (12)
The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 1 & 4-8)
- Kristin Wilkinson – arrangements and contractor
- Darrell Holt – conductor
- David Angell, Grace Bahng, Denise Baker, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Lee Larrison, Bob Mason, Carole Neuer-Rabinowitz, Clara M. Olson, Kathryn Plummer, Pamela Sixfin, Elisabeth Small, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Kristin Wilkinson and Karen Winklemann – string players
Production
- Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
- LeAnn Rimes – co-producer
- Greg Hunt – chief engineer, mixing
- Austin Deptula – assistant engineer, digital editing, mastering
- Gary Leach – assistant engineer
- Terry Christian – string recording
- Bob Horn – second string engineer
- Glenn Sweitzer and Fresh Design – art direction, design
- Andrew Southam – photography
- George Blodwell – wardrobe stylist
- Heidi Lee – make-up
- Kohl – hair stylist
Charts
LeAnn Rimes debuted at #8 on Billboard 200 with 115,000 copies sold in its first week.[4]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end chart
Sales
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ "** 1/2 LeAnn Rimes, "LeAnn Rimes," Curb". Los Angeles Times. 1999-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Billboard - Google 도서. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 236.
- 1 2 3 . billboard.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army - RZA". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ↑ . google.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- 1 2 . google.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn". Music Canada.
- ↑ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes". Recording Industry Association of America.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.