Rebecca Lynn Howard (album)

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Rebecca Lynn Howard
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ReleasedMay 2, 2000
Genre Country
Length42:14
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Mark Wright
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Rebecca Lynn Howard is the debut studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. [1] Released in 2000, it charted on Billboard's Top Country Albums, peaking at No. 54 on May 9, 2000. [2] It features the singles "When My Dreams Come True", "Out Here in the Water", and "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners". "Corners" and "Melancholy Blue" were later covered by Trisha Yearwood on her 2001 album Inside Out ; Yearwood's rendition of the latter was released as a single in 2001.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Heartsounds" (Marty Dodson, Rebecca Lynn Howard) – 3:19
  2. "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" (Trey Bruce, R. Howard) – 4:59
  3. "Out Here in the Water" (Robin Lee Bruce, T. Bruce, R. Howard) – 3:26
  4. "Melancholy Blue" (Tom Douglas, Harlan Howard) – 3:38
  5. "You're Real" (Dodson, R. Howard) – 3:46
  6. "Was It as Hard to Be Together" (R. Howard, Carl Jackson) – 3:46
  7. "Move Me" (Dodson, R. Howard) – 2:46
  8. "You're Not a Memory Yet" (R. Howard, Melba Montgomery, Jerry Salley) – 3:22
  9. "Believe It or Not" (Dodson, Ron Harbin, R. Howard) – 3:47
  10. "When My Dreams Come True" (T. Bruce, J.D. Martin) – 3:16
  11. "Jesus, Daddy and You" (Dodson, R. Howard, Kim Williams) – 3:54
  12. "Tennessee in My Windshield" (R. Howard, Williams) – 2:15

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [3]

Musicians

String section on "Melancholy Blue": Kristin Wilkinson, John Catchings, Donald Christian Teal, David Davidson

String section on "Believe It or Not": The Nashville String Machine

Technical

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums54

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References

  1. "Discography on Allmusic.com". Allmusic . Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. "Billboard Top Country Albums". Billboard. 19 May 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. Rebecca Lynn Howard (CD booklet). Rebecca Lynn Howard. MCA Nashville. 2000. 088 170 091 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)