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What a Wonderful World (2004)

Where the lyrics of What a Wonderful World take you, and where it was really made.

LeAnn Rimes's first Christmas album was recorded across six studios in California, and its bonus track "Santa Baby" was sold only at US Target stores.

Key places

Capitol Studios, Hollywood (2004)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Capitol Studios is listed among the six studios where the album was recorded. It is also where the album was mixed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Westlake Audio, Hollywood (2004)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Westlake Audio is one of the studios listed as a recording location for the album. The point uses city-center coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Blue 52 Studios, Sherman Oaks (2004)

Recording site Record One — Blue 52 Studios in Sherman Oaks is listed among the recording locations for the album. The point uses city-center coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Can-Am Studios, Tarzana (2004)

Recording site Can-Am Studios — Can-Am Studios in Tarzana is listed as one of the six studios where the album was recorded. The point uses city-center coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• What a Wonderful World: 2004 album by American country pop recording artist LeAnn Rimes
• Her eighth studio album and first Christmas album
• Consists of jazz-inspired holiday music
• Released October 2004
• Ten tracks, including "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "O Holy Night" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
• Rimes served as executive producer; Peter Amato and Gregg Pagani were producers and arrangers

Background

• The album followed Twisted Angel, released on 1 October 2002 as her seventh studio album
• Rimes co-wrote three tracks on the album, one of them with her then husband Dean Sheremet
• Four promotional singles were released from the album
• The album is listed as her first Christmas album, so it marked a new direction for her catalogue

Recording

• Recorded at six studios in California: Can Am Studios in Tarzana, Capitol Studios and Westlake Audio in Hollywood, 1023/Vine St. Studios, Blue 52 Studios in Sherman Oaks, and Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood
• Recorded by Jess Sutcliffe and mixed by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios, Hollywood
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, by Robert Hadley and Doug Sax
• Assistant engineers included Wil Donovan, Steve Genewick, Brian Humphrey, Raymond McKinley, Cesar Ramirez and Travis Smith
• Joel Derouin played concertmaster violin on several tracks

Cover

• Photography by James White
• Graphic design by Wendy Marvel, with additional design by John Coulter Design
• Wardrobe by Jessica Paster, make-up by John Wright, hair by Danilo
• Career direction by Mark Botting and Scott Welch

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.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

• Released October 2004, marking LeAnn Rimes's first Christmas album
• Music is jazz-inspired holiday material, a change from her earlier country and pop releases
• Four promotional singles were drawn from the album: "O Holy Night", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "A Different Kind of Christmas"
• "Santa Baby" was released as a limited exclusive bonus track at US Target stores
• The same bonus track was exclusive to the Australian, Japanese and UK versions of the album
• "Santa Baby" was the fifth promotional single from the album
• Rimes co-wrote three of the holiday tracks, one with her then husband Dean Sheremet
• The album's track listing and credits were taken from the Target release
• Track 4 is listed under a different title in the credits, which uses "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

Records

• Discogs master entry describes it as the sixth official studio album and the first holiday album
• The Discogs release notes say the complete lyrics were printed in a 12-page front insert
• The release notes also say it was printed in the USA and carries the Curb logo
• The Discogs release page lists six recording studios and separate mixing and mastering locations
• Santa Baby appears only on select editions according to the Discogs master notes

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

Trivia

• "Santa Baby" was sold as a limited exclusive bonus track at US Target stores
• The same bonus track was also included in the Australian, Japanese and UK versions of the album
• The release notes say the complete lyrics were printed in a 12-page front insert
• Rimes's husband Dean Sheremet is credited as co-writer on one of the three tracks she co-wrote
• The Discogs master entry calls the album the first holiday release in the sixth official studio album slot

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

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