''LeAnn Rimes'', released in 1999, is the fourth studio album by

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. The album consists of covers of many popular old country hits, including several

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songs. The only new song featured on the album is " Big Deal", a bouncy honky-tonk single which details a bitter Rimes telling off a friend who's madly in love with and happily dating Rimes' ex. The album peaked at #8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Big Deal" peaked at #6 on ''Billboard''s Hot Country Singles & Tracks. The album has been certified

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for shipments of one million copies in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

– 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),

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(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) *

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– electric guitars (12) * Milo Deering –

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(1, 2, 4-10, 12),

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(4, 9, 10) * Junior Knight – steel guitar (3) *

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– bass (1, 2, 4-12),

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(1, 2, 4-10) * Curtis Randall – bass (3) *

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– drums (1, 2, 4-12), percussion (8) * Fred Gleber – drums (3) * Darrell Holt –

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(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)

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(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.

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

Sales

References

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