LeAnn Rimes is the fourth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released on October 26, 1999.

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LeAnn Rimes
Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released	October 26, 1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas); Sound Kitchen and Mike's Music Room (Franklin, Tennessee); The Village (Santa Monica, California).
Genre	Country
Length	38:52
Label	Curb
Producer	Wilbur C. Rimes LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Sittin' On Top Of The World (1998) LeAnn Rimes (1999) I Need You (2001)
Singles from LeAnn Rimes
"Big Deal" Released: September 21, 1999 "Crazy" Released: December 28, 1999

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]

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The album consists of covers of many popular old country hits, including several Patsy Cline songs. The only new song featured on the album is "Big Deal", a bouncy honky-tonk single which details a bitter Rimes telling off a friend who's madly in love with and happily dating Rimes' ex.

The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 and at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Big Deal" peaked at #6 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks. The album has been certified Platinum for shipments of one million copies in the United States.

• LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, backing vocals (11, 12)
• Randy Fouts – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4-10, 12), keyboards (11)
• Gary Leach – backing vocals (1-10, 12), keyboards (3), organ (12)
• Kelly Glenn – acoustic piano (3)
• Austin Deptula – keyboards (12), backing vocals (12)
• B. James Lowry – electric guitars (1, 2, 4-11), acoustic guitars (1, 2, 4-12)
• Jerry Metheny – electric guitars (3), acoustic guitars (3)
• Marty Walsh – electric guitars (12)
• Milo Deering – steel guitar (1, 2, 4-10, 12), fiddle (4, 9, 10)
• Junior Knight – steel guitar (3)
• Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 4-12), tic-tac bass (1, 2, 4-10)
• Curtis Randall – bass (3)
• Paul Leim – drums (1, 2, 4-12), percussion (8)
• Fred Gleber – drums (3)
• Darrell Holt – vibraphone (1, 4-8)
• Charlie Barnett – percussion (11)
• Carl Albrecht – percussion (12)
• Rita Baloche – backing vocals (1-10, 12)
• Perry Coleman – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-10, 12)
• Annagrey LaBasse – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-10, 12)
• David Pruitt – backing vocals (2)
• John D. Sharp – backing vocals (2)
• John R. Sharp – backing vocals (2)
• Chris Wann – backing vocals (2)
• Matthew Ward – backing vocals (3)
• Debi Lee – backing vocals (12)

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 1 & 4-8)

• Kristin Wilkinson – arrangements and contractor
• Darrell Holt – conductor
• David Angell, Grace Bahng, Denise Baker, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Lee Larrison, Bob Mason, Carole Neuer-Rabinowitz, Clara M. Olson, Kathryn Plummer, Pamela Sixfin, Elisabeth Small, Julie Tanner, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Kristin Wilkinson and Karen Winklemann – string players

• Wilbur C. Rimes – producer
• LeAnn Rimes – co-producer
• Greg Hunt – chief engineer, mixing
• Austin Deptula – assistant engineer, digital editing, mastering
• Gary Leach – assistant engineer
• Terry Christian – string recording
• Bob Horn – second string engineer
• Glenn Sweitzer and Fresh Design – art direction, design
• Andrew Southam – photography
• George Blodwell – wardrobe stylist
• Heidi Lee – make-up
• Kohl – hair stylist

LeAnn Rimes debuted at #8 on Billboard 200 with 115,000 copies sold in its first week.^[4]