''All That'' (stylized as ''"All That"'') is an

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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

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owner,

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, who later signed Rimes to his label and recorded her debut album, ''

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'' (1996). ''All That'' contains the original recording of "

". Many songs on the album were later released on Rimes' compilation album, '' Unchained Melody: The Early Years'' (1997). The album contains covers of

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’s “Why Can't We” and “

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”, though the latter is done in the style of

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’s R&B cover. The album also has a cover of

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’ “ Yesterday” and

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’s “

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”.

Background

''All That'' consists of songs that Rimes performed during her concerts prior to her contract with

. Rimes was eleven years old at the time she recorded the album. The album was recorded in the spring of 1994 at Norman Petty Studios in

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and was released in July of the same year. It was released on CD and

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. Rimes recorded the song "Blue" which

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had passed to her. The album was sold through a regional market but it was not a best-seller. A copy was sent to all major record label owners including

who recalled "Someone sent me her CD. I put it on and everyone just turned their heads and said, 'Who's that?'". Two years later Rimes signed her contract with Curb Records. Rimes re-recorded "Blue" and "I'll Get Even with You" on ''

'' (1996). Due to high sales of ''Blue'', Curb Records used several tracks recorded on the album on Rimes'

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, '' Unchained Melody: The Early Years'' (1997). "Why Can't We" and "Middle Man" were re-recorded and placed on her second compilation album, ''

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'' (2001). "Broken Wing" was also included on the ''God Bless America'' compilation album. *Note: ''Liner states'' "These classic recordings were made while America was first discovering LeAnn Rimes."

Track listing

Note * "Share My Love" incorrectly states 3:22 on the back cover

Personnel

Credits for ''All That'' were adapted from liner notes. *Bob Smith –

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*Brad Billingsley –

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*Check Rippey –

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*Crista Carnes – background vocals *Greg Walker – assistant producer *Johnny Mulhair –

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, engineer,

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, producer,

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*Kayla Powell – background vocals *

– lead vocals *Lisa Criss – background vocals *Paul Goad –

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, bass guitar,

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*Ray Carl –

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*Whitney Mulhair –

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*Wilbur C. Rimes – producer

References

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