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Twisted Angel (2002)

Where the lyrics of Twisted Angel take you, and where it was really made.

The album was LeAnn Rimes's first to miss the Billboard top ten, yet she later said she did not regret making it.

Key places

Henson Recording Studios (2002)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — One of the Los Angeles studios where Twisted Angel was recorded. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Conway Studios (2002)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — A Hollywood studio listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Cello Studios (2002)

Recording site EastWest Studios — A studio listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Goodnight LA Studios (2002)

Recording site Sound City Studios — A studio in the Van Nuys area listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Larrabee East (2002)

Recording site Larrabee East — A Los Angeles studio listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Enterprise (2002)

Recording site The Enterprise Studios — A Burbank studio listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Abbey Road Studios (2002)

Recording site Abbey Road Studios — The London studio listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Jubilee line to St John's Wood station, then about a 5-minute walk.

Capitol Studios (2002)

Recording site Capitol Studios — A Hollywood studio listed among the recording locations for Twisted Angel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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1023 Studio (2002)

Recording site Schnee Studio — A North Hollywood studio listed among the recording locations. The point uses the city center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Gentlemen's Club (2002)

Recording site South Beat Studios — A Miami Beach venue listed among the recording locations. The point uses the city center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Twisted Angel is the seventh studio album by American country pop artist LeAnn Rimes
• Released in the United States on October 1, 2002 by Curb Records
• A pop album with hip hop, techno, and rock influences, unlike the country albums that made her famous
• Her attempt at a pop crossover album, released two weeks before Faith Hill's Cry
• Rimes co-wrote four of the 13 tracks and co-produced the record with Desmond Child, Peter Amato, and Gregg Pagani
• First album recorded without her father's involvement

Background

• Made after a legal battle with Curb and her father, Wilbur C. Rimes; she re-signed with the label
• Recording began in 1999, and Rimes described the album as an exploration of more adult sounds and themes
• First album under her new management, and the first where she took a direct role as producer
• Rimes said the 'Angel' stands for a little girl with a big voice who grew up with everyone watching, and 'Twisted' for her growing into a strong woman
• Sales were donated to the Amie Karen Cancer Fund for Children, based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
• 'You Made Me Find Myself' was first written and recorded by Tina Arena on her 2001 album Just Me

Recording

• Recorded at studios in Los Angeles, London, and Miami Beach
• Mixed at Larrabee North and Larrabee West, with Abbey Road Studios also listed for mixing
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Cover

• Cover details are not stated in the source material

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

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

• Received mixed reviews from music critics, with most criticizing her move to pop
• Billboard praised her vocal prowess, noting upbeat tracks showed style and energy
• Billboard highlighted her ballads and midtempo songs such as The Safest Place and Suddenly for her mastery of tone and range
• The Lakeland Ledger gave a mostly favorable review, saying her vocals stayed intact in a slicker sound
• Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a mixed review, praising her transition to pop but criticizing uneven songwriting, dated production, and an overly sexualized image
• Chili Paddy of MTV Asia called it slick, middle-of-the-road adult pop and criticized too many forgettable songs
• Jon Caramanica of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C+
• Caramanica gave the album two out of five stars in a review for Rolling Stone
• R.S. Murthl of New Straits Times gave a mostly unfavorable review
• Metacritic gave the album a score of 51 out of 100
• Her core-country fanbase was reportedly ambivalent toward the more pop direction

Reappraisal

• Despite the disappointing critical and commercial performance, Rimes has stated that she does not regret the album
• She also does not regret the move to a different genre

Records

• Debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, her first album to miss the top ten
• 61,398 copies sold in its first week, 32,619 in its second week, and 28,176 in its third week
• Internationally it entered the top ten only in New Zealand
• Lead single Life Goes On reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Sweden
• Life Goes On peaked at number 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart but did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100
• Tic Toc charted only on the Dance Club Songs chart, peaking at number 10
• Suddenly peaked at number 43 on the Hot Country Songs chart
• Certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Rimes said the title's 'Angel' is a little girl with a big voice who grew up with everyone watching her
• Life Goes On was predicted by Entertainment Weekly's Holly George-Warren to probably go on to number one on the pop chart
• Review My Kisses was later covered by Lara Fabian on her 2004 album A Wonderful Life
• The third and final single Suddenly was released internationally on February 18, 2003
• Tic Toc was released to US pop radio on November 11, 2002

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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