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{{Short description|1996 studio album by LeeAnn Rimes}}
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| released = {{Start date|1996|07|09}}
| released = {{Start date|1996|07|09}}
| recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 34:52
| length = 34:52
| label = [[Curb Records|Curb]]
| label = [[Curb Records|Curb]]
| producer = Wilbur C. Rimes, Chuck Howard, Johnny Mulhair
| producer =
* Wilbur C. Rimes
* Chuck Howard
* Johnny Mulhair
| prev_title = [[All That (album)|All That]]
| prev_title = [[All That (album)|All That]]
| prev_year = 1994
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = [[You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs]]
| next_title = [[Unchained Melody: The Early Years]]
| next_year = 1997
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
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| single1 = [[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue]]
| single1 = [[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue]]
| single1date = June 4, 1996
| single1date = June 4, 1996
| single2 = Hurt Me
| single2 = [[Hurt Me (Deborah Allen song)#LeAnn Rimes version|Hurt Me]]
| single2date = August 13, 1996
| single2date = August 3, 1996
| single3 = [[One Way Ticket (Because I Can)]]
| single3 = [[One Way Ticket (Because I Can)]]
| single3date = October 15, 1996
| single3date = October 15, 1996
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| recorded = 1996
| recorded = 1996
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 3:29
| length = 3:29
| label = [[Curb Records|Curb]]
| label = [[Curb Records|Curb]]
| writer = Greg Wojohn, Roger Wojohn, Scott Wojohn
| writer =
* Greg Wojohn
* Roger Wojohn
* Scott Wojohn
| producer = Wilbur C. Rimes, Roger Wojohn
| producer =
* Wilbur C. Rimes
* Roger Wojohn
| prev_title =
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| prev_year =
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'''''Blue''''' is the debut studio album by American country singer [[LeAnn Rimes]], released in the United States on July 9, 1996, by [[Curb Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Leann-Rimes/dp/B000000DEX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340665070&sr=8-1&keywords=LeAnn+Rimes+Blue |title=Blue: Leann Rimes: Music |website=Amazon |year=1996 |access-date=2012-06-25}}</ref> It peaked at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and number one on the [[Top Country Albums]] chart.
'''''Blue''''' is the debut studio album by American [[country music]] singer [[LeAnn Rimes]], released in the United States on July 9, 1996, by [[Curb Records]]. It peaked at number three on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and number one on the [[Top Country Albums]] chart.


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 the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Songs chart 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 number one hit on the country music charts.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=352–353|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
Singles released from this album include, in order of release: "[[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue]]", "[[Hurt Me (Deborah Allen song)#LeAnn Rimes version|Hurt Me]]", "[[One Way Ticket (Because I Can)]]", "[[Unchained Melody]]" and "[[The Light in Your Eyes]]". These songs all charted on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Songs chart 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 number one hit on the country music charts.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|pages=352–353|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>


A special [[Target Corporation|Target]] edition was released during the 1996 Christmas season, which included a bonus single of "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart", with "[[Unchained Melody]]" on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].<ref name="whitburn" /><ref name="amazon" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&q=LeAnn+Rimes+Unchained+Melody+Billboard&pg=PA52 |title=Movie Roles Abound For Country Artists; Mark Miller To Shoot Hoops |last=Flippo |first=Chet |date=1996-11-23 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=2012-06-02}}</ref> "Unchained Melody" peaked at number three on the [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=leann rimes|chart=all}}|title=Unchained Melody – LeAnn Rimes|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> while "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" peaked at number 51 on the same chart in 1997.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=leann rimes|chart=all}}|title=Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart – LeAnn Rimes|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref>
A special [[Target Corporation|Target]] edition was released during the 1996 Christmas season, which included a bonus single of "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart", with "Unchained Melody" on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].<ref name="whitburn" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&q=LeAnn+Rimes+Unchained+Melody+Billboard&pg=PA52 |title=Movie Roles Abound For Country Artists; Mark Miller To Shoot Hoops |last=Flippo |first=Chet |date=1996-11-23 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2012-06-02}}</ref> "Unchained Melody" peaked at number three on the [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=leann rimes|chart=all}}|title=Unchained Melody – LeAnn Rimes|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref> while "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" peaked at number 51 on the same chart in 1997.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=leann rimes|chart=all}}|title=Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart – LeAnn Rimes|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]]|access-date=2012-05-06}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|rev1= [[AllMusic]]
|rev1= [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score= {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r237851|first=Shawn M.|last=Haney}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r237851|first=Shawn M.|last=Haney}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''
|rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev2Score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Wendy|last=Newcomer|title=Country Music|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1996/CB-1996-08-17.pdf|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|date=1996-08-17|page=22|accessdate=2022-11-15}}</ref>
|rev2score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Chet|last=Flippo|title=Reviews & Previews: Albums|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-08-03.pdf|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=1996-09-03|page=89|accessdate=2022-12-01}}</ref>
|rev3= ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3 = ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''
|rev3Score= B+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293560,00.html|title=Blue Review|last=Nash|first=Alanna|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 2, 1996|access-date=2012-10-17}}</ref>
|rev3score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Wendy|last=Newcomer|title=Country Music|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1996/CB-1996-08-17.pdf|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]|date=1996-08-17|page=22|accessdate=2022-11-15}}</ref>
|rev4= ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev4Score= {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-07-27/entertainment/ca-28352_1_leann-rimes|title=Rimes Needs Time to Grow|last=Lewis|first=Randy|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 27, 1996|access-date=2013-04-12}}</ref>
|rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=leann+rimes|title=CG: LeAnn Rimes|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=2012-10-17}}</ref>
|rev5= [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev5Score= {{Rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=leann+rimes|title=CG: LeAnn Rimes|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=2012-10-17}}</ref>
|rev5score = B+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293560,00.html|title=Blue Review|last=Nash|first=Alanna|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 2, 1996|access-date=2012-10-17|archive-date=April 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427105631/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293560,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-07-27/entertainment/ca-28352_1_leann-rimes|title=Rimes Needs Time to Grow|last=Lewis|first=Randy|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 27, 1996|access-date=2013-04-12}}</ref>
}}
}}


The album was met with some positive reviews. [[AllMusic]] rated ''Blue'' four out of five stars. Shawn M. Haney, who reviewed the album, called it "a glorious 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."<ref name="Allmusic" /> Similarly, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a B+ and stated that "such raw, old-fashioned country music, with such a big, twangy, sexy voice at the center, wouldn't be making such a stir in bland '90s Nashville if LeAnn Rimes weren't 13. In other words, the hype machine has inadvertently coughed up a gem."<ref name="EW"/> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of four and said that "Rimes displays the unbridled power and freshness you'd expect from a teenager. In an ideal world, she'd bring all that to bear on songs that tap her youthful zeal. Instead, too many on this major-label debut require a level of experience that's clearly beyond her years. There's no question Rimes has been blessed with a magnificent voice. Let's hope she'll be given a few years--say, at least until she's out of high school--to let her natural talent mature."<ref name="LATimes"/> In his Consumer Guide, however, [[Robert Christgau]] gave the album a "neither" score,<ref name="Christgau"/> and said it "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't."<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |title=CG 90s: Key to Icons |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=2012-10-05}}</ref>
The album was met with some positive reviews. [[AllMusic]] rated ''Blue'' four out of five stars. Shawn M. Haney, who reviewed the album, called it "a glorious 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."<ref name="Allmusic" /> Similarly, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album a B+ and stated that "such raw, old-fashioned country music, with such a big, twangy, sexy voice at the center, wouldn't be making such a stir in bland '90s Nashville if LeAnn Rimes weren't 13. In other words, the hype machine has inadvertently coughed up a gem."<ref name="EW"/> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of four and said that "Rimes displays the unbridled power and freshness you'd expect from a teenager. In an ideal world, she'd bring all that to bear on songs that tap her youthful zeal. Instead, too many on this major-label debut require a level of experience that's clearly beyond her years. There's no question Rimes has been blessed with a magnificent voice. Let's hope she'll be given a few years--say, at least until she's out of high school--to let her natural talent mature."<ref name="LATimes"/> In his "Consumer Guide" column, however, [[Robert Christgau]] gave the album a "neither" score,<ref name="Christgau"/> and said it "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't."<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |title=CG 90s: Key to Icons |website=Robert Christgau |access-date=2012-10-05}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Blue'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)<ref name="liner">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Blue |others=LeAnn Rimes |year=1996 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Curb Records |id=77821}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = [[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue]]
| title1 = [[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue]]
| writer1 = [[Bill Mack (singer)|Bill Mack]]
| writer1 = [[Bill Mack (singer)|Bill Mack]]
| extra1 = Wilbur C. Rimes
| extra1 = Wilbur C. Rimes
| length1 = 2:49
| length1 = 2:49
| title2 = Hurt Me
| title2 = [[Hurt Me (Deborah Allen song)#LeAnn Rimes version|Hurt Me]]
| writer2 = [[Deborah Allen]], [[Bobby Braddock]], Rafe Van Hoy
| writer2 = [[Deborah Allen]], [[Bobby Braddock]], Rafe Van Hoy
| extra2 = W. Rimes
| extra2 = W. Rimes
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| length6 = 3:21
| length6 = 3:21
| title7 = Talk to Me
| title7 = Talk to Me
| writer7 = Ron Grimes, LeAnn Rimes, Jon Rutherford
| writer7 = Ron Grimes, L. Rimes, Jon Rutherford
| extra7 = Howard, W. Rimes, Campbell-Smith <small>(assistant)</small>
| extra7 = Howard, W. Rimes, Campbell-Smith <small>(assistant)</small>
| length7 = 3:12
| length7 = 3:12
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| extra8 = W. Rimes, Mulhair <small>(co.)</small>, Walker <small>(assistant)</small>
| extra8 = W. Rimes, Mulhair <small>(co.)</small>, Walker <small>(assistant)</small>
| length8 = 3:18
| length8 = 3:18
| title9 = Cattle Call
| title9 = [[The Cattle Call|Cattle Call]]
| note9 = duet with [[Eddy Arnold]]
| note9 = duet with [[Eddy Arnold]]
| extra9 = Howard, W. Rimes, Mulhair <small>(co.)</small>, Walker <small>(assistant)</small>, Campbell-Smith <small>(assistant)</small>
| extra9 = Howard, W. Rimes, Mulhair <small>(co.)</small>, Walker <small>(assistant)</small>, Campbell-Smith <small>(assistant)</small>
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart bonus CD single
| headline = Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart Bonus CD-single<ref name="amazon">{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Put-Little-Holiday-Your-Heart/dp/B000H7GY0G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309115929&sr=1-1 |title=Amazon.com: Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart: LeAnn Rimes: Music |work=amazon.com |access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref>
| title1 = Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart
| title1 = Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart
| writer1 = Greg Wojohn, Roger Wojohn, Scott Wojohn
| writer1 = Greg Wojohn, Roger Wojohn, Scott Wojohn
| extra1 = W. Rimes, Roger Wojohn
| extra1 = W. Rimes, Roger Wojohn<ref name="liner2">{{cite AV media notes|title=Put a Little Holiday In Your Heart|others=[[LeAnn Rimes]]|year=1996|type=[[Compact disc single|CD single]]|publisher=[[Curb Records]]|id=Curb D-1308, PRCD-6945-2}}</ref>
| length1 = 3:29
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = [[Unchained Melody]]
| title2 = [[Unchained Melody]]
| writer2 = [[Alex North]], [[Hy Zaret]]
| writer2 = [[Alex North]], [[Hy Zaret]]
| extra2 = W. Rimes<ref name="liner2" />
| extra2 = W. Rimes
| length2 = 3:51
| length2 = 3:51
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Musicians===
'''Musicians'''
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* [[LeAnn Rimes]] – lead vocals
* [[LeAnn Rimes]] – lead vocals
* Kelly Glenn – keyboards
* Kelly Glenn – keyboards
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* Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
* Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
* [[Eddy Arnold]] – lead vocals on "Cattle Call"
* [[Eddy Arnold]] – lead vocals on "Cattle Call"
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===Production===
'''Production'''
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* Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
* Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
* Chuck Howard – producer (3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
* Chuck Howard – producer (3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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* Sue Austin – design coordinator
* Sue Austin – design coordinator
* Peter Nash – photography
* Peter Nash – photography
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===Studios===
'''Studios'''
* Recorded at Petty Sound Studios (Clovis, New Mexico); Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas); Midtown Tone & Volume and OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Recorded at Petty Sound Studios (Clovis, New Mexico); Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas); Midtown Tone & Volume and OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Overdubbed at KD Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Overdubbed at KD Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
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==Charts==
==Charts==
''Blue'' debuted at number four on ''Billboard'' 200 with 123,000 copies sold in the week ending of July 27, 1996,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xAcEAAAAMBAJ |title=Billboard |access-date=2011-12-02|date=July 27, 1996 }}</ref> It peaked at number three in its second week with 129,500 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwcEAAAAMBAJ |title=Billboard |access-date=2011-12-02|date=August 3, 1996 }}</ref>
''Blue'' debuted at number four on ''Billboard'' 200 with 123,000 copies sold in the week ending of July 27, 1996,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xAcEAAAAMBAJ |title=Billboard |access-date=2011-12-02|date=July 27, 1996 }}</ref> It peaked at number three in its second week with 129,500 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwcEAAAAMBAJ |title=Billboard |access-date=2011-12-02|date=August 3, 1996 }}</ref>
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=== Weekly charts ===
=== Weekly charts ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Blue''
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!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
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!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
|-
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!scope="row"|Australian Albums Chart<ref name=AUS>{{cite web |url= http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=LeAnn+Rimes&titel=Blue&cat=a |title=australian-charts.com – LeAnn Rimes – Blue |work=australian-charts.com |access-date=August 4, 2011}}</ref>
⚫
!Chart (1996)
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!Peak<br/>position
⚫
|-
⚫
|Australian Albums Chart<ref name=AUS>{{cite web |url= http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=LeAnn+Rimes&titel=Blue&cat=a |title=australian-charts.com – LeAnn Rimes – Blue |work=australian-charts.com |access-date=August 4, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|-
|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Albums<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position" />
!scope="row"|Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Albums<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position" />
| style="text-align:center;"|20
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|-
|-
|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3051&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2011-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023232900/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3051&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
!scope="row"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3051&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |access-date=2011-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023232900/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3051&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
|New Zealand Albums Chart<ref name=AUS />
!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums Chart<ref name=AUS />
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|-
|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_R.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army – RZA |publisher=Zobbel.de |access-date=2011-10-07}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_R.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army – RZA |publisher=Zobbel.de |access-date=2011-10-07}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|99
| style="text-align:center;"|99
|-
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position">{{cite magazine |url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=leann rimes|chart=all}} |title=Blue - LeAnn Rimes &#124; Billboard.com |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref>
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position">{{cite magazine |url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=leann rimes|chart=all}} |title=Blue - LeAnn Rimes &#124; Billboard.com |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position" />
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position" />
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Contemporary Christian<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position" />
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Contemporary Christian<ref name="U.S. ''Billboard'' peak position" />
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}
|}


=== Decade-end chart ===
=== Decade-end chart ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Decade-end chart performance for ''Blue''
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!scope="col"|Chart (1990–1999)
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!scope="col"|Position
|-
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=== Year-end charts ===
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| Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1996 |publisher=Aria.com.au |access-date=2011-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091948/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1996 |publisher=Aria.com.au |access-date=2011-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091948/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref>
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| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9744&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|title=RPM Year End Country Albums ~Top 50|date=December 16, 1996|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024024615/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9744&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|archive-date=October 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9744&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|title=RPM Year End Country Albums ~Top 50|date=December 16, 1996|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024024615/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9744&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|archive-date=October 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="1996 U.S. Year-End Book">[https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=zh-TW#v=onepage&q&f=false]. ''google.com''. Retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref>
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="1996 U.S. Year-End Book">[https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ]. ''google.com''. Retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref>
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| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3414&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|title=RPM '97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums|date=December 15, 1997|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024024649/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3414&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|archive-date=October 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3414&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|title=RPM '97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums|date=December 15, 1997|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024024649/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3414&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=2s5gfgdb605fku05he0q36q9j7|archive-date=October 24, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="1997 U.S. Year-End Book">{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=December 28, 1996|volume=108|number=52|issn=0006-2510|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0g0EAAAAMBAJ|page=YE-36|access-date=August 4, 2011|title=Billboard}}</ref>
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| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="1998 U.S. Year-End Book">[https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=zh-TW#v=onepage&q&f=false]. ''google.com''. Retrieved August 4, 2011.</ref>
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=== Sales ===
== Certifications ==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Blue|artist=LeAnn Rimes|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1996/albums-chart|title=ARIA Annual Charts 1996|date=1996|work=ARIA|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Blue|artist=LeAnn Rimes|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1996|relyear=1996}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Blue|artist=LeAnn Rimes|type=album|award=Platinum|number=6|salesamount=5,993,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |url= http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/18943/chart-watch-extra-ropin-the-biggest-country-hits/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: Ropin' The Biggest Country Hits – Chart Watch |date=November 7, 2008|author=Paul Grein |work=new.music.yahoo.com |access-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref>}}
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==See also==
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==References==
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Blue
Studio album by
LeAnn Rimes
ReleasedJuly 9, 1996 (1996-07-09)
GenreCountry
Length34:52
LabelCurb
Producer
  • Wilbur C. Rimes
  • Chuck Howard
  • Johnny Mulhair
LeAnn Rimes chronology
All That
(1994) 		Blue
(1996) 		Unchained Melody: The Early Years
(1997)
Singles from Blue
  1. "Blue"
    Released: June 4, 1996
  2. "Hurt Me"
    Released: August 3, 1996
  3. "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"
    Released: October 15, 1996
  4. "Unchained Melody"
    Released: December 24, 1996
  5. "The Light in Your Eyes"
    Released: April 1, 1997
"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart"
Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart bonus CD-single
Promotional single by LeAnn Rimes
B-side"Unchained Melody"
ReleasedNovember 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
Recorded1996
GenreCountry
Length3:29
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)
  • Greg Wojohn
  • Roger Wojohn
  • Scott Wojohn
Producer(s)
  • Wilbur C. Rimes
  • Roger Wojohn

Blue is the debut studio album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996, by Curb Records. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart.

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 the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart 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 number one hit on the country music charts.[1]

A special Target edition was released during the 1996 Christmas season, which included a bonus single of "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart", with "Unchained Melody" on the B-side.[1][2] "Unchained Melody" peaked at number three on the Country Songs chart[3] while "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" peaked at number 51 on the same chart in 1997.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Billboard(favorable)[6]
Cash Box(favorable)[7]
Robert Christgau(neither)[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]

The album was met with some positive reviews. AllMusic rated Blue four out of five stars. Shawn M. Haney, who reviewed the album, called it "a glorious 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."[5] Similarly, Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ and stated that "such raw, old-fashioned country music, with such a big, twangy, sexy voice at the center, wouldn't be making such a stir in bland '90s Nashville if LeAnn Rimes weren't 13. In other words, the hype machine has inadvertently coughed up a gem."[9] The Los Angeles Times gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of four and said that "Rimes displays the unbridled power and freshness you'd expect from a teenager. In an ideal world, she'd bring all that to bear on songs that tap her youthful zeal. Instead, too many on this major-label debut require a level of experience that's clearly beyond her years. There's no question Rimes has been blessed with a magnificent voice. Let's hope she'll be given a few years--say, at least until she's out of high school--to let her natural talent mature."[10] In his "Consumer Guide" column, however, Robert Christgau gave the album a "neither" score,[8] and said it "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't."[11]

Track listing[edit]

Blue track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blue"Bill MackWilbur C. Rimes2:49
2."Hurt Me"Deborah Allen, Bobby Braddock, Rafe Van HoyW. Rimes2:54
3."One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"Keith Hinton, Judy RodmanChuck Howard, W. Rimes, Bob Campbell-Smith (assistant)3:44
4."My Baby"AllenW. Rimes2:50
5."Honestly"Christi Dannemiller, Joe JohnstonHoward, W. Rimes, Campbell-Smith (assistant)3:22
6."The Light in Your Eyes"Dan TylerHoward, W. Rimes, Johnny Mulhair (co.), Greg Walker (assistant), Campbell-Smith (assistant)3:21
7."Talk to Me"Ron Grimes, L. Rimes, Jon RutherfordHoward, W. Rimes, Campbell-Smith (assistant)3:12
8."I'll Get Even With You"Coweta HouseW. Rimes, Mulhair (co.), Walker (assistant)3:18
9."Cattle Call" (duet with Eddy Arnold)Tex OwensHoward, W. Rimes, Mulhair (co.), Walker (assistant), Campbell-Smith (assistant)3:09
10."Good Lookin' Man"Joyce HarrisonW. Rimes3:11
11."Fade to Blue"Jim Allison, Anne Reeves, Lang ScottW. Rimes, Mulhair (co.), Walker (assistant)3:02
Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart bonus CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart"Greg Wojohn, Roger Wojohn, Scott WojohnW. Rimes, Roger Wojohn3:29
2."Unchained Melody"Alex North, Hy ZaretW. Rimes3:51

Personnel[edit]

Musicians

  • LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals
  • Kelly Glenn – keyboards
  • Paul Goad – acoustic piano, keyboards, bass
  • John Hobbs – acoustic piano
  • Jimmy Kelly – acoustic piano, keyboards
  • Mike McClain – acoustic piano
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar
  • John Jorgenson – electric guitar
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitar
  • Jerry Matheny – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Johnny Mulhair – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
  • Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
  • Milo Deering – steel guitar
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Mike Chapman – bass
  • Curtis Randall – bass
  • Bob Smith – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Brad Billingsley – drums
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Fred Gleber – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Terry McMillan – percussion
  • Kevin Bailey – harmonica
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Crista Carnes – backing vocals
  • Perry Coleman – backing vocals
  • Lisa Criss – backing vocals
  • LaDonna Johnson – backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
  • Joy McKay – backing vocals
  • Kayla Powell – backing vocals
  • Pam Rose – backing vocals
  • Matthew Ward – backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
  • Eddy Arnold – lead vocals on "Cattle Call"

Production

  • Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
  • Chuck Howard – producer (3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
  • Johnny Mulhair – co-producer (6, 8, 9, 11), recording, mixing
  • Greg Hunt – recording, mixing
  • Bob Campbell-Smith – recording, production assistant (3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
  • Daniel Kresco – recording assistant
  • Gary Leach – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Aaron Swihart – recording assistant
  • Greg Walker – recording assistant, mix assistant, production assistant (6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Jeff Watkins – recording assistant
  • John Kelton – mixing
  • Csaba Petocz – mixing
  • David Hall – mix assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Neuman, Walker & Associates, Inc. – art direction, design
  • Sue Austin – design coordinator
  • Peter Nash – photography

Studios

  • Recorded at Petty Sound Studios (Clovis, New Mexico); Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas); Midtown Tone & Volume and OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Overdubbed at KD Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee); Petty Sound Studios; Rosewood Studio.
  • Mastered at Masterfonics

Charts[edit]

Blue debuted at number four on Billboard 200 with 123,000 copies sold in the week ending of July 27, 1996,[12] It peaked at number three in its second week with 129,500 copies sold.[13]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Blue
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[27] 3× Platinum 300,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[30] 6× Platinum 5,993,000[29]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 352–353. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Flippo, Chet (November 23, 1996). "Movie Roles Abound For Country Artists; Mark Miller To Shoot Hoops". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Unchained Melody – LeAnn Rimes". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart – LeAnn Rimes". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Haney, Shawn M.. Blue at AllMusic
  6. ^ Flippo, Chet (September 3, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 89. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Newcomer, Wendy (August 17, 1996). "Country Music" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 22. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "CG: LeAnn Rimes". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Nash, Alanna (August 2, 1996). "Blue Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Lewis, Randy (July 27, 1996). "Rimes Needs Time to Grow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG 90s: Key to Icons". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  12. ^ "Billboard". July 27, 1996. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  13. ^ "Billboard". August 3, 1996. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  14. ^ a b "australian-charts.com – LeAnn Rimes – Blue". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  15. ^ a b c d "Blue - LeAnn Rimes | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  16. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  17. ^ "Chart Log UK: The Rabble Army – RZA". Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  18. ^ 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. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Albums 1996". Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  20. ^ "RPM Year End Country Albums ~Top 50". RPM. December 16, 1996. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  21. ^ a b [1]. google.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 1997". Aria.com.au. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  23. ^ "RPM '97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums". RPM. December 15, 1997. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  24. ^ a b "Billboard". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 1996. p. YE-36. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  25. ^ a b [2]. google.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  26. ^ "ARIA Annual Charts 1996". ARIA. 1996. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Blue". Music Canada.
  28. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Blue". Recorded Music NZ.
  29. ^ Paul Grein (November 7, 2008). "Chart Watch Extra: Ropin' The Biggest Country Hits – Chart Watch". new.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  30. ^ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Blue". Recording Industry Association of America.
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