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 enlarge | Artist: Leann Rimes
Label: Curb Records
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 3162
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 78994
UPC: 715187899421
EAN: 0715187899421
ASIN: B000SQJ2B4
Release Date: October 9, 2007
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Condition: Brand new sealed. In stock in our warehouse, and ships right now. Case probably has a very small scuff or crack.
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 Taking the wrong road October 28, 2007
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
LeAnn has one of those voices that really is amazing on some level. She used to wow me each time on TV. What I loved about her albums, besides her powerhouse voice, was that each song on the album was just great. There are only 2 songs on LeAnn's previous albums that I couldn't listen to (Insensitive and Big Deal) because I didn't like them.
I was so happy when I found out LeAnn was doing another CD. I actually preordered the CD without even hearing it... I'd heard LeAnn talk about writing her own songs and such. I heard that, and then I became a bit worried. Rarely is there a great vocalist who is also a great songwriter. LeAnn, who has had little to no music training, thinks she can create more "How Do I Live," "Can't fight the Moonlight," and "I Need You." type songs. These songs were not average; they were amazingly wonderful. To say the least.. yes I was worried.
I would love to say my worries were just the result of too much time on my hands to think about things. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The songs on this album are demo quality at best. The lyrics just don't flow. Sometimes, I honestly don't think the songs are even beginning songwriter quality. It would be easy for me to say that the songs are complete crap, and then be done with this review. However, I cannot do that. The theme of the songs often is very interesting. "What I cannot change" and "nothing better to do" both have interesting themes, but the actual excution of the songs just doesn't work. In What I cannot change, she is singing about the profound up and downs of life. It is a great song overall, but why put in a line about what you like in your coffee? If your life is so 'bad' that what you like in your coffee is that important, then your life isn't bad at all. Yes I know wake and mistake rhymes in respect to that line, but it just sounds out of place. If the song was a light, playful song, the coffee line would fit.
It is like Diane Warren talking about what shelikes on her pizza in the middle of How Do I Live. It really kills the flow of the song. Furthermore, the high part she tries to do on the chorus really doesn't work with LeAnn's lower pitched voice. It just sounds odd. If she would have belted it out, I think it would have totally saved the song from crashing and burning to me.
Nothing Better to do was another track that could have been good. I have no problems with the verses except leann's slurring of the words, but to me, a good chorus is not repeating the same line like 10 times.
My favorite track on the album is the duet with Reba. It is true sad that the best track on your album is one that is from another artist's duet album. Leann's vocals sound more like the 'little girl with the big voice' that we all watched grow up. I love that song! Leann and reba both sound great.
Another bright spot on the album is "pretty things." It's a very pretty song, and LeAnn's vocals sound good on it.
I don't know what else I can say about the rest of the album, though. It just isn't very good. I've found bits of light in everything from Leanns early country to her pop stuff to her covers. However, on this album, the negatives far outweigh the positives as far as I'm concerned. The album is just bad for the most part.
I hope Ms. Rimes realizes that songwriters are professional for a reason just as she is a professonal vocalist for a reason. It's impossible to do everything we try on an elite level. LeAnn should stick to singing, and let the songwriters do their jobs. I feel LeAnn's voice is not the problem overall. I could deal with the slurred words if the songs were good. How anyone could compare this with Leann's biggest hits is beyond me. There is no comparison. This is far from LeAnn's best work as it can be since sounds to me like her worst album ever to me.
 Not Very Good... October 12, 2007
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have liked Leann for a while now, and she is a sweet girl, and has a beautiful and powerful voice.I own many of her recordings, but since Twisted Angel her recordings have gone down hill.
I do not like this new effort and i think it is pretty stale and sounds like all the rest of what is on the Country charts.
Country music used to have so many great cross over songs years ago, now it is all the same harder sounding noise.
Leann needs to get back to more of her power ballads and more upbeat stuff like Can't Fight The Moonlight.
I hope Leann's next project is better than this.
Difficult to Understand the Lyrics October 24, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I think Leann Rimes has an amazing voice but it is too bad that she can't seem to master enunciating the lyrics. I have to struggle to understand what she is saying and even then I still have to check the lyrics to figure it out. It is too bad.
Lovely long-awaited Country album from L.Rimes October 12, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This long awaited country album from L.Rimes is a true gem. I love how Leann has matured as an artist. I noticed she co-wrote/co-produced some or all of the songs. My own opinion is that her cover song "Family" does not make me get excited and after I've played this song, I still can't seem to feel it. The music is really good but my thing is Lean's voice. The 2nd song is also lacking something too but comes closer to my liking. Let me tell you that the rest of the album is really good. It's definitely worth it to buy it. I'm glad Leann decided to go back to singing Country for this album. She has a long career ahead of her. My congrats to her. My only problem were the 1st 2 songs. I guess it's hard to fill an album of great songs even by a great artist.
What happened? October 19, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I would consider myself to be a big LeAnn Rimes fan and this is nothing like her last terrific endeavors. I could barely understand the lyrics. They are over-powered by her band's instruments and it make her beautiful voice sound mushy and undetectable to sing along too. I was very disappointed in this cd. I would recommend her latest European endeavor and her cds entitled "This Woman" and "Twisted Angel." Much happier all the way around with these cds. No complaints, because she does sing harmoniously, just not on the "Family" cd.
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