Family is the ninth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released October 9, 2007, by Curb Records in the United States. It was produced primarily by musician and record producer Dann Huff, with additional production by Tony Brown and guest vocalist Reba McEntire.
Family is the first album in Rimes' career where she has co-written every song for an album.
The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 74,200 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Family received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented Rimes' performance and songwriting. The lead single "Nothin' Better to Do" earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance while the third single "What I Cannot Change" also earned her a nomination the following year .
The first single, "Nothin' Better to Do", was released to radio on May 29, 2007 which she was nominated for a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for the 50th Grammy Awards, followed by "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" and "What I Cannot Change," which was nominated for a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for the 51st Grammy Awards and went to number one on the Billboard Dance chart.[1]
Reception
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 74,200 copies in the United States.[2] It spent a total of 20 weeks in Billboard 200. As of July 2011 it has sold 401,000 copies in United States.[3]
In the United Kingdom, Family debuted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Rimes's first album to miss the top 20 of the chart (though not all of her albums were released in the UK).
Family received positive reviews from most music critics.[14] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[14]Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four out of five stars and called it "surprisingly far-ranging underneath its soft country-pop veneer [...] a canny blend of the commercial and the confessional".[4]Blender's Jane Dark complimented its "lighthearted genre-hopping", writing that it "suggests nothing so much as a Broadway smash about a restless country star, borrowing from many styles, beholden to none."[6] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe praised Rimes' songwriting and dubbed Family "the best, most cogent album of her career".[7] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times complimented her "gentle belting-out" and commented that "the music echoes the fearlessness in the lyrics".[10]Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe called Rimes "a distinctive interpretive singer" and viewed that her songwriting gives the album "the kind of focus and thematic coherence that most Nashville acts can't be bothered with".[12] Keefe cited Family as "among the strongest mainstream country albums of the past several years".[12] Ken Tucker of Billboard gave the album a favorable review and said, "It took personal experience for LeAnn Rimes to get to the point where she could write, record and release Family, the sum of a so-far extraordinary but still young life. But just because it's a personal album doesn't mean it doesn't speak to the masses."[5]
However, Q gave the album two out of five stars and stated "There's little spark, despite her admirable willingness to take chances."[14]Entertainment Weekly's Alanna Nash gave it a B rating and commented that "Rimes displays new maturity in songwriting [...] though too often she lapses into posturing power pop".[8]Adam Sweeting of Uncut criticized its music, writing that the songs "sound like an update of the kind of AOR racket Pat Benatar and Heart were making in the '80s".[13] Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted "A slightly too-smooth production and typically overblown Bon Jovi collaboration", but called it "an album full of swaggering rhythm'n'booze and emotional confessionals that explore a dysfunctional childhood".[9] Despite finding the song "uneven", Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars and cited "Nothin' Better to Do", "Family", and "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" as highlights.[11] Thomas Kintner of The Hartford Courant called Family "a carefully manicured, but still lively assortment that highlights her substantial vocal strengths", and praised Rimes' singing, stating "She is prone to embracing tunes so disposable that they should be beneath her notice, but the melodic richness she showers on even the most lackluster lyrics makes for interesting listening".[15]
family, leann, rimes, album, family, ninth, studio, album, american, singer, leann, rimes, released, october, 2007, curb, records, united, states, produced, primarily, musician, record, producer, dann, huff, with, additional, production, tony, brown, guest, vo. Family is the ninth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes released October 9 2007 by Curb Records in the United States It was produced primarily by musician and record producer Dann Huff with additional production by Tony Brown and guest vocalist Reba McEntire FamilyStudio album by LeAnn RimesReleasedOctober 9 2007GenreCountryLength57 07LabelCurbProducerDann Huff Tony Brown Reba McEntireLeAnn Rimes chronologyWhatever We Wanna 2006 Family 2007 Lady amp Gentlemen 2011 Singles from Family Nothin Better to Do Released May 29 2007 Till We Ain t Strangers Anymore Released November 10 2007 Good Friend and a Glass of Wine Released March 15 2008 What I Cannot Change Released August 25 2008Family is the first album in Rimes career where she has co written every song for an album The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 74 200 copies in its first week Upon its release Family received positive reviews from most music critics who complimented Rimes performance and songwriting The lead single Nothin Better to Do earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance while the third single What I Cannot Change also earned her a nomination the following year Contents 1 Singles 2 Reception 2 1 Commercial performance 2 2 Critical response 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Release history 7 References 8 External linksSingles EditThe first single Nothin Better to Do was released to radio on May 29 2007 which she was nominated for a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for the 50th Grammy Awards followed by Good Friend and a Glass of Wine and What I Cannot Change which was nominated for a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for the 51st Grammy Awards and went to number one on the Billboard Dance chart 1 Reception EditCommercial performance Edit The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 74 200 copies in the United States 2 It spent a total of 20 weeks in Billboard 200 As of July 2011 it has sold 401 000 copies in United States 3 In the United Kingdom Family debuted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart becoming Rimes s first album to miss the top 20 of the chart though not all of her albums were released in the UK Critical response Edit Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 4 Billboard favorable 5 Blender 6 The Boston Globe favorable 7 Entertainment WeeklyB 8 The Guardian 9 The New York Times favorable 10 Rolling Stone 11 Slant Magazine 12 Uncut 13 Family received positive reviews from most music critics 14 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 70 based on 12 reviews which indicates generally favorable reviews 14 Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four out of five stars and called it surprisingly far ranging underneath its soft country pop veneer a canny blend of the commercial and the confessional 4 Blender s Jane Dark complimented its lighthearted genre hopping writing that it suggests nothing so much as a Broadway smash about a restless country star borrowing from many styles beholden to none 6 Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe praised Rimes songwriting and dubbed Family the best most cogent album of her career 7 Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times complimented her gentle belting out and commented that the music echoes the fearlessness in the lyrics 10 Slant Magazine s Jonathan Keefe called Rimes a distinctive interpretive singer and viewed that her songwriting gives the album the kind of focus and thematic coherence that most Nashville acts can t be bothered with 12 Keefe cited Family as among the strongest mainstream country albums of the past several years 12 Ken Tucker of Billboard gave the album a favorable review and said It took personal experience for LeAnn Rimes to get to the point where she could write record and release Family the sum of a so far extraordinary but still young life But just because it s a personal album doesn t mean it doesn t speak to the masses 5 However Q gave the album two out of five stars and stated There s little spark despite her admirable willingness to take chances 14 Entertainment Weekly s Alanna Nash gave it a B rating and commented that Rimes displays new maturity in songwriting though too often she lapses into posturing power pop 8 Adam Sweeting of Uncut criticized its music writing that the songs sound like an update of the kind of AOR racket Pat Benatar and Heart were making in the 80s 13 Dave Simpson of The Guardian noted A slightly too smooth production and typically overblown Bon Jovi collaboration but called it an album full of swaggering rhythm n booze and emotional confessionals that explore a dysfunctional childhood 9 Despite finding the song uneven Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield gave the album three and a half out of five stars and cited Nothin Better to Do Family and Till We Ain t Strangers Anymore as highlights 11 Thomas Kintner of The Hartford Courant called Family a carefully manicured but still lively assortment that highlights her substantial vocal strengths and praised Rimes singing stating She is prone to embracing tunes so disposable that they should be beneath her notice but the melodic richness she showers on even the most lackluster lyrics makes for interesting listening 15 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Length1 Family Rimes Dean Sheremet Blair Daly3 552 Nothin Better to Do Rimes Sheremet Darrell Brown4 263 Fight Rimes Brown Daly3 274 Good Friend and a Glass of Wine Rimes Brown Daly3 345 Something I Can Feel Rimes Brown Daly3 436 I Want You with Me Rimes Sheremet Daly3 337 Doesn t Everybody Rimes Sheremet Brown3 538 Nothing Wrong Duet with Marc Broussard Rimes Broussard Daly4 229 Pretty Things Rimes Sheremet Brown3 4510 Upper Hand Rimes Brown Troy Verges3 5111 One Day Too Long Rimes Sheremet Brown3 3812 What I Cannot Change Rimes Brown5 14 Bonus TracksNo TitleWriter s Length13 Till We Ain t Strangers Anymore Duet with Bon Jovi From Bon Jovi s Lost Highway Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Brett James4 4814 When You Love Someone Like That Duet with Reba McEntire From McEntire s Reba Duets Ed Hill Karyn Rochelle4 40Personnel EditCredits for Family adapted from Allmusic 16 MusiciansTim Akers keyboards Hammond organ Wurlitzer Jon Bon Jovi vocals on Till We Ain t Strangers Anymore Marc Broussard vocals on Nothing Wrong Tom Bukovac electric guitar John Catchings cello Eric Darken percussion Mark Douthit tenor saxophone Dan Dugmore steel guitar Paul Franklin steel guitar Carl Gorodetzky violin Barry Green trombone Kenny Greenberg electric guitar Mike Haynes trumpet Dann Huff acoustic guitar Rami Jaffee Hammond organ Joanna Janet background vocals Charles Judge keyboards programming string arrangements conductor synthesizer Russ Kunkel drums Tim Lauer accordion Casio Farfisa organ keyboards Mellotron Hammond organ piano solina synthesizer Reba McEntire vocals on When You Love Someone Like That Chris McHugh drums JayDee Mannes steel guitar Stuart Mathis electric guitar Doug Moffet baritone saxophone Steve Nathan Hammond organ piano Michael Omartian horn arrangements Carole Rabinowitz Neuen cello LeAnn Rimes lead vocals background vocals Matt Rollings Hammond organ piano Pamela Sixfin violin Leland Sklar bass guitar Jimmie Lee Sloas bass guitar Michael Thompson acoustic guitar electric guitar Kris Wilkinson viola Jonathan Yudkin banjo fiddle mandola ProductionDerek Bason engineer Drew Bollman assistant Tony Brown producer Mike Butler engineer Terry Christian engineer John Coulter design Richard Dodd engineer Ben Fowler engineer Darrell Franklin A amp R Mike Frog Griffith project coordinator Mark Hagen engineer overdub engineer Nathaniel Hawkins hair stylist Nate Hertweck assistant Dann Huff producer Scott Kidd assistant David McClister photography Reba McEntire producer Steve Marcantonio mixing J C Monterrosa assistant John Netti assistant Justin Niebank mixing Lowell Reynolds assistant Troy Surratt make up Todd Tidwell assistantCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2007 PeakpositionAustralian Top Country Albums 17 20European Top 100 Albums 18 100Swiss Albums Chart 19 68UK Albums Chart 20 31US Billboard 200 21 4US Billboard Top Country Albums 21 2US Billboard Top Digital Albums 21 4 Year end charts Edit Chart 2007 PositionUS Billboard Top Country Albums 22 61Chart 2008 PositionUS Billboard Top Country Albums 23 31Release history EditCountry DateUnited States October 9 2007Australia October 15 2007References Edit Kevin J Coyne 2009 Grammy Nominees Countryuniverse net December 3 2008 Harris Chris October 17 2007 Kid Rock s Jesus Overpowers Bruce Springsteen s Magic On Billboard Chart MTV News Retrieved on 2011 02 20 Most Anticipated Billboard Billboard 30 July 2011 Retrieved 5 November 2018 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas October 2007 Review Family LeAnn Rimes Allmusic Retrieved on 2011 02 20 a b Tucker Ken LeAnn Rimes Family Billboard Archived from the original on 2007 10 11 Retrieved 2012 10 18 a b Dark Jane October 9 2007 Family Blender Blender Retrieved on 2011 02 20 Archived December 28 2010 at the Wayback Machine a b Rodman Sarah October 9 2007 Blue no more Rimes grows up The Boston Globe Retrieved on 2011 02 20 a b Nash Alanna October 19 2007 Family Review Archived 2012 10 21 at the Wayback Machine Entertainment Weekly Retrieved on 2011 02 20 a b Simpson Dave October 5 2007 CD LeAnn Rimes Family The Guardian Retrieved on 2011 02 20 a b Sanneh Kelefa October 8 2007 Critics Choice New CDs The New York Times Retrieved on 2011 02 20 a b Sheffield Rob October 18 2007 LeAnn Rimes Family Music Reviews Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 2008 07 25 Retrieved 2012 10 18 a b c Keefe Jonathan October 17 2007 LeAnn Rimes Family Music Review Slant Magazine Retrieved on 2011 02 20 a b Adam Sweeting November 2007 Review Family Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Uncut 116 a b c Critic Reviews for Family Metacritic Retrieved on 2011 02 20 Kintner Thomas October 18 2007 New On Disc LeAnn Rimes Family Hartford Courant Retrieved on 2011 02 20 Credits Family LeAnn Rimes Allmusic Retrieved on 2011 02 20 Top 20 Country Chart Australian Record Industry Association Ariacharts com au Archived from the original on 2012 05 04 Retrieved 2011 10 07 LeAnn Rimes Album amp Song Chart History Billboard com Retrieved 2011 10 07 Steffen Hung 2009 09 22 LeAnn Rimes Family hitparade ch Archived from the original on 2012 09 25 Retrieved 2011 10 07 Leann Rimes Family Official Charts Company 2007 10 20 Retrieved 2011 10 07 a b c Family LeAnn Rimes billboard com Retrieved 29 April 2011 Billboard BIZ Billboard BIZ Archived from the original on 2012 10 06 Retrieved 2011 10 07 Billboard BIZ Billboard BIZ Archived from the original on 2012 10 06 Retrieved 2011 10 07 External links EditOfficial website Family at Discogs Family at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Family LeAnn Rimes album amp oldid 1128601604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
