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All That (1993)

Where the lyrics of All That take you, and where it was really made.

A self-released album sold 15,000 copies in one region, and a copy sent to Curb Records owner Mike Curb led to LeAnn Rimes signing a major-label contract.

Key places

Recorded at Norman Petty Studios, spring 1994 (1993)

Recording site Norman Petty Studios — The album was recorded in spring 1994 at this studio in Clovis, New Mexico, and it was released that July. It is the only recording location named for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• All That: second studio album by LeAnn Rimes
• Released independently on the label Nor Va Jak
• Release date: July 22, 1994
• Contains the original recording of 'Blue', a song Bill Mack had passed to Rimes
• Covers Dolly Parton's 'Why Can't We' and 'I Will Always Love You', the latter in the style of Whitney Houston's R&B cover
• Also covers The Beatles' 'Yesterday' and Patsy Montana's 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart'

Background

• Songs were ones Rimes performed in concerts before her contract with Curb Records
• Rimes was eleven years old when she recorded the album
• Two years later Rimes signed her contract with Curb Records
• Rimes re-recorded 'Blue' and 'I'll Get Even with You' on her major-label debut Blue (1996)
• The album was later reissued as Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997)

Recording

• Recorded in spring 1994 at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico
• Released in July of the same year
• Producers credited: Wilbur C. Rimes and Johnny Mulhair

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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Artist

Early life

• Born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi; raised in Garland, Texas.
• Began in musical theatre and local talent shows; appeared on Star Search and Johnnie High's Country Music Revue.
• Released independent albums Everybody's Sweetheart (1991) and All That (1994).

Career

• Signed with Curb Records in 1996; the single "Blue" reached the top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Songs.
• Blue (1996) won Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, the youngest winner of both.
• "How Do I Live" (1997) became one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s.
• Has placed more than 40 singles on international charts and sold more than 48 million records worldwide.
• Acted in films and television, and coached on The Voice Australia and The Voice UK in 2024.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Sold 15,000 copies in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex
• Sold 15,000 copies locally before any major-label deal
• A copy was sent to major record label owners, including Mike Curb
• Mike Curb recalled that everyone in the room turned their heads when he played the CD
• Two years after release, Curb Records signed Rimes to its label

Records

• Local sales: 15,000 copies in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex
• Curb Records reissued the album as Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997) because of high sales of Blue
• Blue (1996) was Rimes's debut major-label album and re-used the original 'Blue' recording's song
• Alternate recordings of 'Why Can't We' and 'Middle Man' later appeared on God Bless America (2001)

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Rimes was eleven years old when she recorded the album.
• Most songs were ones Rimes had performed in concerts before signing with Curb Records.
• Mike Curb recalled that a CD of Rimes drew a strong reaction from everyone when he played it.
• The original recording of 'Blue' on this album was later re-recorded for Rimes's major-label debut.
• Alternate recordings of 'Why Can't We' later appeared on the compilation God Bless America (2001).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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