Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue". She has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and other musical genres. Rimes has placed over 40 singles on international charts since 1996. In addition, she has sold over 48 million records worldwide, with 20.8 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard ranked her number 17 in terms of sales success in the 1990–1999 decade.
Deborah Allen is an American country music singer and songwriter. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. She recorded the 1983 crossover hit "Baby I Lied", which reached No. 4 on the country chart and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen has also written No. 1 singles for herself, Janie Fricke, and John Conlee; top 5 hits for Patty Loveless and Tanya Tucker; and a top 10 hit for the Whites.
"How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally performed by American singer and actress LeAnn Rimes and the extended version of the song was later featured on her second studio album, You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997). A second version was performed by American singer Trisha Yearwood, which was featured in the film Con Air. Both versions were released to radio on May 23, 1997.
Unchained Melody: The Early Years or simply The Early Years is a compilation album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on February 11, 1997 by Curb Records. Due to high sales of her debut album, Blue, the album consists of tracks recorded previously to Blue. "Unchained Melody" was released on a single as a B-side track with "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" at Target stores during the 1996 Christmas season alongside Rimes's debut album. The album contains cover versions of "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" by Patsy Montana, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe, "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, "Yesterday" by The Beatles. The album has been certified 2× Platinum for shipments of two million copies in the United States. She was the fourth solo artist to chart on the Billboard 200 under the age of 18.
I Need You is the third compilation album from American recording artist LeAnn Rimes. The album was first released on January 30, 2001, through Curb Records to help satisfy Rimes' recording contract obligations during litigation with the label and her management. Rimes publicly disowned the album just days after its release, causing it to be discontinued. The album was then officially released by Rimes on March 26, 2002, with four additional tracks and a new recording: "Light the Fire Within". In 2008, the album was released as a package with Rimes' debut album, Blue (1996).
God Bless America is the second compilation album from American recording artist LeAnn Rimes. The album was released on October 16, 2001. The album comprises patriotic and inspirational songs that were originally recorded on her You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs album, as well as songs from her commercial album, All That, under the independent label, Nor Va Jak, although "Why Can't We" and "Middle Man" are both re-recordings. "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" was originally released as a bonus single, with the song "Unchained Melody", alongside Blue at Target during the 1996 Christmas season. The only two new songs that were released on the album were "The Lord's Prayer" and "The Sands of Time". The album was released as a patriotic tribute to the events of September 11, 2001, with the liner stating "These classic recordings were made while America was first discovering LeAnn Rimes."
"Last Thing on My Mind" is the third and final single released from Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating's third studio album, Turn It On (2003). It was also included on LeAnn Rimes' Greatest Hits album as well as her Best of album. The song was released on 3 May 2004, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the music video received heavy rotation on the VH1 Country channel and became an adult contemporary hit, reaching number 16 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 40 in Austria, Denmark, and Ireland.
All That is an independent album by LeAnn Rimes under the label Nor Va Jak. Released exclusively in July 1994, the album did not sell well on the market, but a copy was given to Curb Records owner, Mike Curb, who later signed Rimes to his label and recorded her debut album, Blue (1996). All That contains the original recording of "Blue". Many songs on the album were later released on Rimes' compilation album, Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997). The album contains covers of Dolly Parton’s “Why Can't We” and “I Will Always Love You”, though the latter is done in the style of Whitney Houston’s R&B cover. The album also has a cover of The Beatles’ “Yesterday” and Patsy Montana’s “I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart”.
Sittin' on Top of the World is the third studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on May 5, 1998, by Curb Records. The album has been certified Platinum. It contains cover versions of "Insensitive" by Jann Arden, "Sittin' on Top of the World" by Amanda Marshall, "Purple Rain" by Prince, and "Rock Me " by Deborah Allen. The album also includes three singles which were released to country radio, "Commitment", "Nothin' New Under the Moon" and "These Arms of Mine", and one to adult contemporary, ""Feels Like Home".
"Life Goes On" is a song by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released as a single from her fifth studio album, Twisted Angel (2002), on August 5, 2002. A song about moving on and letting go of the past, "Life Goes On," missed the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. It was a bigger hit outside America, peaking within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, and Sweden while reaching the top 20 in Norway and the United Kingdom. A country remix of the song was released to country radio and peaked at number 60 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Need You" is a song written by Dennis Matkosky and Ty Lacy and performed by American country pop artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released on March 20, 2000, as a single from Jesus: Music from and Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series. The song spent 25 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 11, and it was also successful outside the US, reaching the top 20 in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. A music video was released in 2000.
"But I Do Love You" is a song recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in the US as a single from the Coyote Ugly soundtrack on February 9, 2001 and in the UK on February 11, 2002. The song was written by Diane Warren.
American recording artist LeAnn Rimes has released 17 studio albums, ten compilation albums, one live album, one soundtrack album, three extended plays (EP's), 60 singles, nine Christmas singles, 16 promotional singles and 22 album appearances. Rimes has sold over 37 million records worldwide to date, with 16.5 million albums and 5.5 million singles certified by RIAA. Rimes was ranked the number 17 Best Selling Artist of the 1990-99 decade by Billboard. She was also ranked at number 184 on Billboard 200 Artists and number 31 on Country Artists of the 2000–09 decade.
"We Can" is the twenty-fourth single recorded by American country pop singer LeAnn Rimes, released on June 16, 2003, by Asylum-Curb Records from the Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde – Motion Picture Soundtrack (2003). It was penned by Diane Warren and produced by Dann Huff. It would also be included on both 2003's Greatest Hits and 2004's The Best of LeAnn Rimes. It is an empowerment song about how people can do the impossible.
Cheat the Night is an extended play by country pop singer Deborah Allen. Released in 1983 via RCA Records, the album includes the singles "Baby I Lied," "I've Been Wrong Before," and "I Hurt for You." Although this has never been on CD, four of its six tracks appeared on her later Anthology compilation. It has since been added to streaming services.
"Blue" is a song released in 1958 by Bill Mack, an American songwriter-country artist and country radio disc jockey. It has since been covered by several artists, in particular by country singer LeAnn Rimes, whose 1996 version became a hit. The song won Mack the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Country Song, a 1996 Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year, a 1997 Country Music Association Awards nomination for Song of the Year, a 1997 Country Radio Music Awards nomination for Song of the Year, and is included on the CMT list of the top 100 country songs of all time. Rimes' rendition won the 1996 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
"Suddenly" is a song by American country music recording artist LeAnn Rimes, released as the second and final single from her fifth studio album, Twisted Angel (2002). It was released on February 24, 2003, and peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Country Songs chart. A music video for the song was directed by Cameron Casey and released in 2003.
"This Love" is a song by American country pop musician LeAnn Rimes from her Greatest Hits compilation album (2003), released as the album's solo single. The song was co-written by Rimes along with Marc Beeson and Jim Collins and produced by Dann Huff. It is partly orchestrated, featuring a string arrangement consisting of violins, violas, and celli arranged and conducted by Canadian-American arranger David Campbell. The song was serviced to American country radio on November 17, 2003, and was issued as a CD single on February 2, 2004, in the United Kingdom.
Spitfire is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes. It was first released in the United Kingdom and Australia on April 15, 2013, by Curb Records via digital download and a CD release followed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2013, while in Australia and Germany the CD was released on April 26, 2013. In the United States and Canada, the album was released exclusively to Walmart stores on June 4, 2013. It is the final album released by Rimes under her contract with Curb Records.
All-Time Greatest Hits is the fourth greatest hits album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes. The album was released on February 3, 2015, by Curb Records. It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
