Completely happy birthday to LeAnn Rimes, who celebrates her 40th birthday on Sunday (Aug. 28). Over the course of greater than 20 years and greater than two dozen main label studio album releases, Rimes has confirmed herself not solely as one among music’s most beautiful vocalists and music interpreters, but in addition as a heartfelt songwriter.
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Rimes is gearing as much as launch a brand new album, god’s work, on Sept. 16. Right here, Billboard seems again at 10 of her important tracks.
“Blue”
In 1996, Rimes landed her breakthrough hit with this throwback composition, which Invoice Mack initially wrote for Patsy Cline. Although simply 13 on the time she recorded this, Rimes sounded and seemed mature past her years, her teardrop vocal drawing prompt comparability to the late Cline. “Blue” soared into the highest 10 on Billboard’s Nation charts and in 1997 earned Rimes Grammy wins within the all-genre greatest new artist class, in addition to the trophy for greatest feminine nation vocal efficiency, making her one of many youngest Grammy winners ever.
“In all probability Wouldn’t Be This Means”
Rimes turns in a stunningly aching vocal efficiency on this ballad of a lady mourning the demise of a lover, the second single launched from her 2005 album This Lady.
“One Means Ticket (As a result of I Can)”
Rimes earned a two-week No. 1 Billboard Nation Airplay hit in 1996 with the free-spirited, third single launched from her debut album, Blue.
“What I Can not Change’
The ultimate single from Rimes’ 2007 album Household, “What I Can not Change” is a meditation on acceptance and forgiveness in relationships. Rimes’ vocal rendering is introspectively restrained, mournful but centered. The music earned Rimes a greatest feminine nation vocal efficiency Grammy nomination in 2009.
“You Gentle Up My Life”
The title monitor to Rimes’ 1997 album You Gentle Up My Life: Inspirational Songs is a canopy of “You Gentle Up My Life,” a music initially recorded by Kasey Cisyk and made fashionable by Debby Boone.
“How Do I Dwell”
In 1997, Rimes earned solely modest chart success within the nation format on account of Trisha Yearwood’s rendition of the identical music (Yearwood’s model was used within the film Con-Air), however Rimes earned a permanent juggernaut of a pop hit with this ballad, which entrenched itself at No. 2 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. Although it simply missed the highest slot, the music had huge endurance. Now, 25 years after its launch, it nonetheless resides at No. 6 on the Biggest of all Time Sizzling 100 Songs, marking the best rating on the chart by a feminine artist. The music additionally netted Rimes a Grammy nomination for greatest feminine nation vocal efficiency.
“I Want You”
In 2000, three years following her You Gentle Up My Life album of inspirational songs, Rimes recorded this anthemic monitor for the challenge Jesus: Music From and Impressed by the Epic Mini Collection. Later it was included because the title monitor for a Rimes compilation album launched by Curb Information. “I Want You” spent 25 weeks on Billboard‘s Sizzling 100, rising to No. 11.
“Nothin’ Higher to Do”
Within the lead single from her 2007 album Household, Rimes took followers deep into this swampy, bluesy groove for a deliciously defiant story of a mischievous group of younger adults within the deep backwoods with nothing however time on their palms. This monitor additionally earned Rimes a Grammy nomination for greatest feminine nation vocal efficiency.
“Can’t Combat the Moonlight”
Whereas “How Do I Dwell” and “I Want You” first proved Rimes’ huge crossover attraction, this Diane Warren-penned theme music to the film Coyote Ugly from 2000 was a full-fledged, danceable pop hit that served as proof of an artist simply starting to shed her baby phenom standing to evolve right into a mature entertainer and performer. Rimes appeared as herself within the movie, singing and dancing alongside actress Piper Perabo. (Rimes additionally offered the singing voice for Perabo’s character all through the movie.)
“Lengthy Dwell Love”
From her 2016 album Remnants, this monitor earned Rimes her second No. 1 on Billboard‘s Dance Membership Songs chart and is a pop vocal tour de pressure, wrapped in an irresistible dance groove.
