Unchained Melody: The Early Years
Unchained Melody: The Early Years | ||||
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Compilation album by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1994-1996, Norman Petty Studios (Clovis, N.M.) Rosewood Stuidios (Tyler Texas), Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 32:36 | |||
Label | Curb Records | |||
Producer | Greg Walker, Johnny Mulhair, Wilbur C. Rimes | |||
LeAnn Rimes chronology | ||||
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Unchained Melody: The Early Years or simply The Early Years[1][2][3][4] is a compilation album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on February 11, 1997 (see 1997 in music) by Curb Records. Due to high sales of her debut album, Blue, the album consists of tracks recorded previously to Blue (tracks one, two and five through nine were taken from Rimes' independent album, under Nor Va Jak label, All That (1994). "Unchained Melody" (originally by The Righteous Brothers) was released on a single as a B-side track with "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" at Target stores during the 1996 Christmas season alongside Rimes' debut album. The album contains cover versions of "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" by Patsy Montana, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe, "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, "Yesterday" by The Beatles. The album has been certified 2× Platinum for shipments of two million copies in the United States.
Contents
Background
Due to high sales of Rimes' debut album, Blue,[5] Curb Records used several tracks recorded from Rimes' commercial album, All That,[6][7] all of which were recorded when Rimes was eleven years old.[8][7] The only songs not recorded prior to Blue is Rimes' cover of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky and the song "River of Love". "Unchained Melody" was originally released on a single as a B-side track with "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" at Target stores during the 1996 Christmas season alongside Rimes' debut album.[9][10] The compilation album was released on February 11, 1997 by Curb Records.[11]
Critical reception
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Jose F. Promis of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars stating that it's "a tad bizarre" due to the album consisting of recordings released prior to Blue, that were recorded when Rimes was eleven years old, as a follow up to her debut album.[12]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cowboy's Sweetheart" | Patsy Montana | 2:32 |
2. | "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | 4:38 |
3. | "Blue Moon of Kentucky" | Bill Monroe | 3:17 |
4. | "River of Love" | Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman | 3:19 |
5. | "The Rest Is History" | Clay Blaker, Karen Staley | 3:09 |
6. | "Broken Wing" | David Nowlen | 3:20 |
7. | "Yesterday" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:09 |
8. | "Sure Thing" | Joyce Harrison | 2:41 |
9. | "Share My Love" | Rimes, Blake Vickers | 2:40 |
10. | "Unchained Melody" | Alex North, Hy Zaret | 3:51 |
Personnel
Credits for Unchained Melody: The Early Years were adapted from liner notes of All That.[6] Additional credits adapted from liner notes of the album.[1]
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Charts
Unchained Melody: The Early Years debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 with 166,000 copies sold in the week ending of March 1, 1997,[13] it dropped to #2 in its second week with 133,500 copies sold.[14]
Peak positions
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Year end-chart
Sales
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References
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Preceded by | Billboard 200 number-one album March 1, 1997 - March 7, 1997 |
Succeeded by Secret Samadhi by Live |
Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album March 1, 1997 - May 9, 1997 |
Succeeded by Carrying Your Love with Me by George Strait |
Preceded by | RPM Country Albums number-one album March 17, 1997 - March 30, 1997 April 14, 1997 - April 20, 1997 |
Succeeded by Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter |