LeAnn Rimes (album)

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LeAnn Rimes
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
Recorded1999
StudioRosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas); Sound Kitchen and Mike's Music Room (Franklin, Tennessee); The Village (Santa Monica, California).
Genre Country
Length38:52
Label Curb
Producer Wilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Sittin' On Top Of The World
(1998)
LeAnn Rimes
(1999)
I Need You
(2001)
Singles from LeAnn Rimes
  1. "Big Deal"
    Released: September 21, 1999
  2. "Crazy"
    Released: December 28, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

LeAnn Rimes is the fourth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released on October 26, 1999.

Contents

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.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 Wills3:50
5."Born to Lose"Frankie Brown, Ted Daffan3:19
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

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 1 & 4-8)

Production

Charts

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

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