LeAnn Rimes (album)

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LeAnn Rimes
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Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released October 26, 1999
Recorded January 1, 1999–1999
Genre Country
Label Curb
Producer Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Sittin' On Top Of The World
(1998)Sittin' On Top Of The World1998		 LeAnn Rimes
(1999)		 Twisted Angel
(2002)Twisted Angel2002
Singles from LeAnn Rimes
  1. "Big Deal"
    Released: September 21, 1999
  2. "Crazy"
    Released: December 28, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B−[2]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars[3]

LeAnn Rimes is the eponymous fourth studio album by LeAnn Rimes, released in 1999.

The album consists of covers of many country classics, 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

Personnel

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  • Carl Albrecht - percussion
  • Rita Baloche - background vocals
  • Charlie Barnett - percussion
  • Mike Brignardello - bass guitar, tic tac bass
  • Perry Coleman - background vocals
  • Milo Deering - fiddle, steel guitar
  • Austin Deptula - keyboards, background vocals
  • Randy Fouts - piano, keyboards
  • Fred Gleber - drums
  • Kelly Glenn - piano
  • Darrell Holt - string conductor, vibraphone
  • Junior Knight - steel guitar
  • Annagrey LaBasse - background vocals
  • Gary Leach - keyboards, organ, background vocals
  • Debi Lee - background vocals
  • Paul Leim - drums, percussion
  • B. James Lowry - 7-string acoustic guitar, 7-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Jerry Metheny - 7-string acoustic guitar, 7-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • The Nashville String Machine - strings
  • David Pruitt - background vocals
  • Curtis Randall - bass guitar
  • LeAnn Rimes - lead vocals, background vocals
  • John D. Sharp - background vocals
  • John R. Sharp - background vocals
  • Marty Walsh - electric guitar
  • Chris Wann - background vocals
  • Matthew Ward - background vocals
  • Kris Wilkinson - string contractor, string arrangements

Charts

LeAnn Rimes debuted at #8 on Billboard 200 with 115,000 copies sold in its first week.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
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Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
November 13, 1999 – November 27, 1999		 Succeeded by
Breathe
by Faith Hill
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