LeAnn Rimes (album)

LeAnn Rimes is the eponymous fourth studio album by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes, released on October 26, 1999 on Curb Records. The album consists almost entirely of covers of old-time country hits; only one original song, "Big Deal", was recorded.

"Big Deal" was the album's sole release to country radio, where it reached number six on the US Hot Country Songs chart and number three on the Canada RPM Country Tracks. A cover of the Willie Nelson song made famous by Patsy Cline, "Crazy", was released exclusively in the United Kingdom, where it reached the top forty of the UK Singles Chart. Commercially, the album was a hit, debuting atop the Top Country Albums chart and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States.

Personnel

 * LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, backing vocals (11, 12)
 * Randy Fouts – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4-10, 12), keyboards (11)
 * Gary Leach – backing vocals (1-10, 12), keyboards (3), organ (12)
 * Kelly Glenn – acoustic piano (3)
 * Austin Deptula – keyboards (12), backing vocals (12)
 * B. James Lowry – electric guitars (1, 2, 4-11), acoustic guitars (1, 2, 4-12)
 * Jerry Metheny – electric guitars (3), acoustic guitars (3)
 * Marty Walsh – electric guitars (12)
 * Milo Deering – steel guitar (1, 2, 4-10, 12), fiddle (4, 9, 10)
 * Junior Knight – steel guitar (3)
 * Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 4-12), tic-tac bass (1, 2, 4-10)
 * Curtis Randall – bass (3)
 * Paul Leim – drums (1, 2, 4-12), percussion (8)
 * Fred Gleber – drums (3)
 * Darrell Holt – vibraphone (1, 4-8)
 * Charlie Barnett – percussion (11)
 * Carl Albrecht – percussion (12)
 * Rita Baloche – backing vocals (1-10, 12)
 * Perry Coleman – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-10, 12)
 * Annagrey LaBasse – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-10, 12)
 * David Pruitt – backing vocals (2)
 * John D. Sharp – backing vocals (2)
 * John R. Sharp – backing vocals (2)
 * Chris Wann – backing vocals (2)
 * Matthew Ward – backing vocals (3)
 * Debi Lee – backing vocals (12)

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 1 & 4-8)
 * Kristin Wilkinson – arrangements and contractor
 * Darrell Holt – conductor
 * David Angell, Grace Bahng, Denise Baker, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Lee Larrison, Bob Mason, Carole Neuer-Rabinowitz, Clara M. Olson, Kathryn Plummer, Pamela Sixfin, Elisabeth Small, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Kristin Wilkinson and Karen Winklemann – string players

Production

 * Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
 * LeAnn Rimes – co-producer
 * Greg Hunt – chief engineer, mixing
 * Austin Deptula – assistant engineer, digital editing, mastering
 * Gary Leach – assistant engineer
 * Terry Christian – string recording
 * Bob Horn – second string engineer
 * Glenn Sweitzer and Fresh Design – art direction, design
 * Andrew Southam – photography
 * George Blodwell – wardrobe stylist
 * Heidi Lee – make-up
 * Kohl – hair stylist

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