Blue (LeAnn Rimes album)

Not to be confused with Blue (LeAnn Rimes song).
Blue
Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released July 9, 1996 (1996-07-09)
Genre Country
Length 34:52
Label Curb
Producer Wilbur C. Rimes, Chuck Howard, Johnny Mulhair, Greg Walker, Bob Campbell-Smith
LeAnn Rimes chronology
All That
(1994)		 Blue
(1996)		 You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
(1997)
Singles from Blue
  1. "Blue"
    Released: June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)
  2. "Hurt Me"
    Released: August 13, 1996 (1996-08-13)
  3. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"
    Released: October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
  4. "Unchained Melody"
    Released: December 24, 1996 (1996-12-24)
  5. "Put A Little Holiday In Your Heart"
    Released: January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)
  6. "The Light in Your Eyes"
    Released: April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01)
Bonus CD-single
Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart bonus CD-single.

Blue is the debut 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 #3 on Billboard 200, and #1 on Top Country Albums.

Singles released from this album include, in order of release: "Blue", "Hurt Me", "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)", "Unchained Melody", and "The Light in Your Eyes". These songs all charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1996 and 1997; "Blue" and "The Light in Your Eyes" both reached top 10, while "Hurt Me" fell short off top 40. "One Way Ticket" is Rimes's only #1 hit on the country music charts.[1]

When purchased at Target stores during the 1996 Christmas season, the album included a bonus single of "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart", with "Unchained Melody" on the B-side. The former peaked at #3 on the country charts in 1997.[1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Allmusic rated Blue four out of five stars. Shawn M. Haney, who reviewed the album, called it "a delightful free-for-all of sassy pick-me-up country", and stated that "perhaps people of any age or style of interest will feel youthful again after a good listen and a half."[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Blue"   Bill Mack Wilbur C. Rimes 2:47
2. "Hurt Me"   Deborah Allen, Bobby Braddock, Rafe VanHoy Wilbur C. Rimes 2:53
3. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"   Keith Hinton, Judy Rodman Chuck Howard, Wilbur C. Rimes, Bob Campbell-Smith (assistant) 3:42
4. "My Baby"   Allen Wilbur C. Rimes 2:49
5. "Honestly"   Christi Dannemiller, Joe Johnston Howard, Wilbur C. Rimes, Campbell-Smith (assistant) 3:21
6. "The Light in Your Eyes"   Dan Tyler Howard, Wilbur C. Rimes, Johnny Mulhair (co.), Greg Walker (assistant), Campbell-Smith (assistant) 3:20
7. "Talk to Me"   Ron Grimes, Rimes, Jon Rutherford Howard, Wilbur C. Rimes, Campbell-Smith (assistant) 3:11
8. "I'll Get Even With You"   Coweta House Wilbur C. Rimes, Mulhair (co.), Walker (assistant) 3:18
9. "Cattle Call" (duet with Eddy Arnold) Tex Owens Howard, Wilbur C. Rimes, Mulhair (co.), Walker (assistant), Campbell-Smith (assistant) 3:07
10. "Good Lookin' Man"   Joyce Harrison Wilbur C. Rimes 3:11
11. "Fade to Blue""   Jim Allison, Anne Reeves, Lang Scott Wilbur C. Rimes, Mulhair (co.), Walker (assistant) 3:03

Charts

Blue debuted at #4 on Billboard 200 with 123,000 copies sold in the week ending of July 27, 1996,[4] it peaked at #3 in its second week with 129,500 copies sold.[5]

Peak positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 5
Canadian RPM Top Albums[7] 20
Canadian RPM Country Albums[8] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 10
UK Albums Chart[9] 99
US Billboard 200[7] 3
US Billboard Top Country Albums[7] 1
US Billboard Contemporary Christian[7] 1

End-of-decade chart

Chart (1990–1999) Position
US Billboard 200[10] 41

Year-end chart

Chart (1996) Position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 24
Canadian RPM Country Albums[12] 6
US Billboard 200[13] 33
US Billboard Top Country Albums[13] 4
Chart (1997) Position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 90
Canadian RPM Country Albums[15] 2
US Billboard 200[16] 6
US Billboard Top Country Albums[16] 1
Chart (1998) Position
US Billboard 200[17] 135
US Billboard Top Country Albums[17] 16

Sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] 6× Platinum 5,993,000[20]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

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

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 352–353. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ a b Haney, Shawn M.. Blue (LeAnn Rimes album) at Allmusic
  3. ^ "Amazon.com: Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart: LeAnn Rimes: Music". amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Put-Little-Holiday-Your-Heart/dp/B000H7GY0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309115929&sr=1-1. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
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  6. ^ a b "australian-charts.com - LeAnn Rimes - Blue". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=LeAnn+Rimes&titel=Blue&cat=a. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c d "Blue - LeAnn Rimes | Billboard.com". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/leann-rimes/blue/187977. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3051&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  9. ^ "Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army - RZA". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_R.HTM. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  10. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved September 30, 2010. 
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1996". Aria.com.au. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  12. ^ "RPM Year End Country Albums ~Top 50". RPM. December 16, 1996. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9744&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 
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  15. ^ "RPM '97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums". RPM. December 15, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3414&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 
  16. ^ a b Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 108 (52): YE-36. December 28, 1996. ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
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  19. ^ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Blue". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Blue%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  20. ^ Paul Grein (November 7, 2008). "Chart Watch Extra: Ropin' The Biggest Country Hits - Chart Watch". new.music.yahoo.com. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/18943/chart-watch-extra-ropin-the-biggest-country-hits/. Retrieved 13 May 2011. 
Preceded by
The Woman in Me by Shania Twain
Everything I Love by Alan Jackson
Everywhere by Tim McGraw		 Top Country Albums number-one album
July 27 - November 15, 1996
December 14, 1996 - February 28, 1997
September 6–12, 1997		 Succeeded by
Everything I Love by Alan Jackson
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes
(Songbook) A Collection of Hits by Trisha Yearwood
Preceded by
The Woman in Me by Shania Twain
Ten Thousand Angels by Mindy McCready
Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter
Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter
Carrying Your Love with Me by George Strait		 RPM Country Albums number-one album
August 5–11, 1996
November 4–10, 1996
February 10–23, 1997
March 3–9, 1997
June 9–22, 1997		 Succeeded by
The Woman in Me by Shania Twain
The Woman in Me by Shania Twain
Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter
Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter
Everywhere by Tim McGraw
Preceded by
The Woman in Me
by Shania Twain		 Top Country Albums number-one album of the year
1997		 Succeeded by
Sevens
by Garth Brooks
LeAnn Rimes
Studio albums
Blue (1996) · You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997) · Sittin' on Top of the World (1998) · LeAnn Rimes (1999) · Twisted Angel (2002) · What a Wonderful World (2004) · This Woman (2005) · Whatever We Wanna (2006) · Family (2007) · Lady & Gentlemen (2011)
Compilation albums
Related articles
LeAnn Rimes singles
Blue
"Blue" · "Hurt Me" · "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" · "Unchained Melody" · "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart · "The Light in Your Eyes"
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
Sittin' on Top of the World
"Commitment" · "Nothin' New Under the Moon" · "These Arms of Mine" · "Feels Like Home"
LeAnn Rimes
"Big Deal" · "Crazy"
God Bless America
I Need You
"You Are" · "Soon"
Twisted Angel
"Life Goes On" · "Tic Toc" · "Suddenly"
Greatest Hits
"This Love"
What a Wonderful World
This Woman
Whatever We Wanna
Family
Lady & Gentlemen
"Swingin'" · "Crazy Women" · "Give"
Non-album singles
Guest singles
"Written in the Stars" (w/ Elton John) · "Last Thing on My Mind" (w/ Ronan Keating) · "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (w/ Bon Jovi) · "In Front of the Alamo" (w/ Hal Ketchum) · "Just Stand Up!" · "When It's Good" (w/ Marc Broussard)
Soundtracks
"Looking Through Your Eyes" · "I Need You" · "Can't Fight the Moonlight" · "But I Do Love You" · "The Right Kind of Wrong" · "We Can" · "Ready For a Miracle"