LeAnn Rimes (album)

LeAnn Rimes
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)		 LeAnn Rimes
(1999)		 Twisted Angel
(2002)
Singles from LeAnn Rimes
  1. "Big Deal"
    Released: September 21, 1999
  2. "Crazy"
    Released: December 28, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Los Angeles Times[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. TitleWriter(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

  • 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]

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 74
Canadian RPM Top Albums[5] 18
Canadian RPM Country Albums[6] 2
UK Albums Chart[7] 119
US Billboard 200[5] 8
US Billboard Top Country Albums[5] 1

Year-end chart

Chart (1999) Position
Canadian RPM Country Albums[8] 42
US Billboard Top Country Albums[9] 33
Chart (2000) Position
US Billboard 200[10] 118
US Billboard Top Country Albums[10] 10

Sales

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  4. ↑ Billboard - Google 도서. Books.google.co.kr. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  5. 1 2 3 . billboard.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army - RZA". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  9. ↑ . google.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  10. 1 2 . google.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn". Music Canada.
  12. ↑ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Fly
by Dixie Chicks		 Top Country Albums number-one album
November 13, 1999 – November 27, 1999 		Succeeded by
Breathe
by Faith Hill
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