Blue (LeAnn Rimes album)

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Blue
Blue cover
Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released July 09, 1996 (1996-07-09)
Genre Country
Length 34:52
Label Curb
Producer Chuck Howard
Johnny Mulhair
Wilbur C. Rimes
Professional reviews
LeAnn Rimes chronology
All That
(1994)		 Blue
(1996)		 Unchained Melody: The Early Years
(1997)

Blue is the first album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996 (see 1996 in music) by Curb Records. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number-one on Hot Country Albums. The album has been certified 6× Multi-Platinum[1] by RIAA, selling 6 million in the states, and an additional 2 million copies outside the states, proving her worldwide success.

Singles released from this album include, in order of release: "Blue", "Hurt Me", "One Way Tickey (Because I Can)", and "The Light in Your Eyes". These songs all charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1996 and 1997; "Blue" and "The Light in Your Eyes" both reached Top Ten, while "Hurt Me" fell short of Top 40. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" became Rimes's first (and to date, only) Number One hit on the country charts.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Blue" (Bill Mack) - 2:47
  2. "Hurt Me" (Deborah Allen, Bobby Braddock, Rafe VanHoy) - 2:53
  3. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" (Keith Hinton, Judy Rodman) - 3:52
  4. "My Baby" (Allen) - 2:49
  5. "Honestly" (Christi Dannemiller, Joe Johnston) - 3:21
  6. "The Light in Your Eyes" (Dan Tyler) - 3:20
  7. "Talk to Me" (Ron Grimes, LeAnn Rimes, John Mark Rutherford) - 3:11
  8. "I'll Get Even with You" (Coweta House) - 3:18
  9. "Cattle Call" (Tex Owens) - 3:07
  10. "Good Lookin' Man" (Joyce Harrison) - 3:11
  11. "Fade to Blue" (Jim Allison, Anne Reeves, Lang Scott) - 3:03

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 5
Canadian Albums Chart 20
U.S. Billboard 200 3
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
Chart Certification Sales
Australia ARIA 2x platinum 140,000+
U.S. RIAA 6x platinum 6,000,000+

[edit] Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Flag of the United States United States July 9, 1996 Curb Records CD 77821
Flag of Australia Australia July 29, 1996 Curb Records CD 485075 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ RIAA
  2. ^ Australian Certification. Retrieved on May 19, 2007.
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