Something Worth Leaving Behind
Something Worth Leaving Behind | ||||
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Released | August 20, 2002 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 57:36 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
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Lee Ann Womack chronology | ||||
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Singles from Something Worth Leaving Behind | ||||
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Something Worth Leaving Behind is the fourth studio album from American country music singer Lee Ann Womack, released in 2002. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at #16 and the Top Country Albums at #2. Two singles were released from the album; the title-track (a Top 20 hit) and "Forever Everyday". This was also the first album of Womack's career not to produce a Top Ten country hit.
Background
Womack told The Early Show "It's very much in line with my last three. This is my fourth project. You know, I have the real traditional country songs on there, and then I have some things that are a little more contemporary and up-tempo. And--and, but I--you know, I try to find songs from the best songwriters that I can." [1] Womack told Billboard, "Every album seems critical when you are making it. I have a lot of confidence in my team. You can't predict commercially what an album is going to do. I just have to make the best music I can and move on. I've never, ever felt like in my career that everything hinges on the next single. I don't worry about it."[2]
In 2005, Womack told The Dallas Morning News, "I didn't have that much fun making Something Worth Leaving Behind. Now that I look back on it, because of the success that I had prior, I was so worried that I was gonna not measure up to that, that I over-thought everything on that record. I tried...to please everybody with that record...myself, radio, the listeners, everybody who loved 'Never Again, Again' and everybody who loved 'I Hope You Dance.' And it just didn't work. It backfired."[3]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
No Depression | (negative)[5] |
Robert Christgau | [6] |
Tim Perry of The Independent wrote, "Following such an album is a hard task, but someone of her newfound stature can avail herself of the best songwriters. This is solid, radio-friendly stuff.[7] Brian Mansfield of USA Today listed it as the tenth worst album of 2002 and wrote, "Womack's ill-advised crossover ploy and a makeover that made her look like Britney Spears' mother made one of Nashville's most respected singers the butt of jokes."[8] Michael Paoletta of Billboard wrote, "Womack is brilliant vocalist who is at a career crossroads; here's hoping she leans toward substance over style."[9] Ralph Novak of People Magazine gave the album a mixed review and wrote, " Womack's voice, which can trickle off and become a wan instrument, gains noticeably in vigor when she approaches more energetic material."[10]
Track listing
- "Something Worth Leaving Behind" (Brett Beavers, Tom Douglas) – 3:50
- "I Saw Your Light" (Gretchen Peters) – 6:02
- "When You Gonna Run to Me" (Monty Powell, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Anna Wilson) – 3:58
- "Talk to Me" (David Grissom, Kevin Hunter) – 5:47
- "Forever Everyday" (Devon O'Day, Kim Patton-Johnston) – 3:51
- "Orphan Train" (Julie Miller) – 4:05
- "I Need You" (Miller) – 4:55
- "You Should've Lied" (Angelo Petraglia, Matraca Berg) – 4:44
- "He'll Be Back" (Hank Cochran, Red Lane, Dale Dodson) – 2:48
- "Surrender" (Sally Barris, Karyn Rochelle) – 4:24
- "Blame It on Me" (Bruce Robison) – 4:06
- "Closing This Memory Down" (Dave Loggins, John Bettis) – 4:08
- "Something Worth Leaving Behind (International Version)" (Beavers, Douglas) – 4:34
Personnel
Adapted from Something Worth Leaving Behind liner notes.[11]
Tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12
- Musicians
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Chuck Leavell - piano
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar, gut string guitar
- Steve Nathan - synthesizer, piano, Hammond organ
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar, tiple
- Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
- Bryan Sutton - banjo, mandolin
- Background vocalists
- Bob Bailey
- Lisa Cochran
- Kim Fleming
- Vicki Hampton
- Marabeth Jordan
- Kim Keyes
- Gene Miller
- Chris Rodriguez
- Keith Sewell
- Bergen White
- Technical
- Greg Droman - mixing, mastering
- Todd Gunnerson - engineering
- Lee Ann Womack - producer
- Mark Wright - producer
Tracks 4, 7, 10, 11
- Musicians
- Spencer Campbell - bass guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Kenny Greenberg - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- David Grissom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jay Joyce - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming
- Colin Linden - acoustic guitar
- Chris McHugh - drums
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Jeffrey Roach - piano, keyboards
- Background vocalists
- Dan Colehour
- Kim Fleming
- Vicki Hampton
- Bobby Huff
- Marcus Hummon
- Fleming McWilliams
- Buddy Miller
- Julie Miller
- Bruce Robison
- Technical
- Chad Brown - engineering
- David Bryant - engineering
- Brian Graben - engineering
- Kenny Greenberg - additional arrangements
- Tony High - engineering
- Jim Jordan - engineering
- Jay Joyce - additional arrangements
- Frank Liddell - producer
- James Lightman - digital editing
- Mike McCarthy - producer, recording, mixing
- Bryan McConkey - engineering
- Darren Redfield - engineering
- Leslie Richter - engineering
- Lee Ann Womack - producer
Track 13
- Musicians
- Kenny Aronoff - drums
- Jim Cox - keyboards
- Brad Dutz - percussion
- Jon Gilutin - keyboards
- Greg Leisz - steel guitar
- Hector Periera - guitars
- Tim Pierce - guitars
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Gabe Witcher - fiddle
- Background vocals
- Maxi Anderson
- Tommy Funderburk
- Maxine Waters
- Oren Waters
- Technical
- Pete Anthony - conductor
- Jay Goin - mixing assistant
- Noel Golden - recording
- Jessie Gorman - recording assistant
- Jimmy Hoyson - string recording assistant
- Toshiaki Kasai - recording assistant
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Leslie Richter - recording assistant
- Matt Serletic - producer, arranger
- Shari Sutcliffe - orchestra contractor
- Kevin Szymanski - recording assistant
- David Thoener - mixing
- Stewart Whitmore - digital editing
Additional credits
Horn section on track 8: Jim Horn, Jeff Coffin, Dennis Solee
Strings on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8-13 performed by the Nashville String Machine, arranged by David Campbell (1, 3, 8), John Painter (4, 10, 11), Bergen White (9, 12), Kris Wilkinson (6), Matt Serletic (13)
- Technical credits on all tracks
- Matthew Rolston - photography
- Ronnie Thomas - editing
- Hank Williams - mastering
Chart performance
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 16 |
References
- ^ CBS News Transcripts The Saturday Early Show (September 28, 2002)
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans. Billboard Womack Shows Her 'Worth' On MCA (August 10, 2002)
- ^ Tarradel, Mario. The Dallas Morning News Country beckons her back (February 27, 2005)
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cantwell, David (2002-10-31). "Lee Ann Womack - Something Worth Leaving Behind". No Depression.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2003-06-10). "Eating Again". Village Voice.
- ^ Perry, Tim. The Independent Pop Album Reviews (August 31, 2002)
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. USA Today Alan drives country; 'Country' goes in ditch (December 31, 2002)
- ^ Paoletta, Michael, and R.W. "Something Worth Leaving Behind (Music release)." Billboard 114.35 (2002): 23. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 June 2011.
- ^ Novak, Ralph. "Something Worth Leaving Behind (Music release)." People 58.12 (2002): 35. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 June 2011.
- ^ Something Worth Leaving Behind (CD booklet). Lee Ann Womack. MCA Nashville. 2002. 088 170 287 2.
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