Today's album review will be of "LeAnn Rimes'" "This Woman". The album was released in 2005 and was the follow-up to her "Twisted Angel" album. The album also returned her to country music after going pop on "Twisted Angel". Here is my track by track review:
1) I Want to With You: In this song, the narrator talks about being nervous about love in previous relationships until she finds the person she wants to spend the rest of her life with. The music starts off slow but the music picks up in once the chorus comes in. 7/10
2) You Take Me Home: An upbeat song that musically sounds very similar to "LeAnn's" single "We Can" from "Legally Blonde". The song is one of three songs on the album that "LeAnn" co-wrote and the song is about a how the narrator's boyfriend makes her feel that no matter where she is, he makes everywhere feel like home. 7/10
3) Something's Gotta Give: The third single from the album. The song talks about a woman who is reaching her 31st birthday and she thought she'd have a husband and kids but it hasn't happened because all she's been able to find is "Mr.Wrong". We've all been there... Anyway the video shows "LeAnn" portraying a woman trying to find "Mr.Right" but every date she finds is terrible. Thankfully at the third verse, it seems she's found "Mr.Right". The song is my favorite song on the album and it was the most successful single on the album peaking at number 2 on the "U.S. Hot Country Songs" charts. This would lead the album to be more successful which although was great, it would lead "LeAnn's" next album "Whatever We Wanna" to not be released in the U.S. 10/10
4) Won't Be Lonely Long: In this song "LeAnn" sings about being fed up with her boyfriend constantly leaving and while she'll be sad, she knows she "won't be lonely long." I like it at first but it got boring real quick. 5/10
5) Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense: The first single from the album. The song talks about love can be confusing at times. The music pretty much stays the same throughout the whole song, but it's a catchy song that's really good. It peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs" chart. 10/10
6) Probably Wouldn't Be This Way: The second single from the album. At first listen it seem to be a song about a break-up. Sadly that's not the case. The song is an acoustic ballad about the death of a lover. The video is a little darker where "LeAnn" plays a woman being so sad about her husband that she almost drowns herself. The song peaked at number 3 on the "U.S. Hot Country Songs" chart and it's an amazing song that "LeAnn" sings beautifully. 10/10
7) The Weight of Love: This song is a piano ballad where the narrator sings about the highs and lows of love. I don't listen to the song that much at all because I feel I've heard this kind of song before by other artists. 6/10
8) With You: No this is not a cover of "Jessica Simpson's" song. This is an upbeat song about how her biggest weakness is "living happily, ever afterly" with the one she loves. It's a good song and also one of my favorites. Wish it was a single. 10/10
9) I Got It Bad: This song was used a promo for "NASCAR" which makes sense given that it feels like the perfect song to be played during a race. I really like this song and wish that it had a video. 10/10
10) I Dare You: This song is cover that was originally performed by country group "SHeDAISY" for their album, "Sweet Right Here". The song is a love song and I initially loved the song until I heard "SHeDAISY's" version and thought their version was way better than "LeAnn's" version. It's still pretty good. 8/10
11) When This Woman Loves a Man: Like "You Take Me Home" and "I Got It Bad", "LeAnn" co-wrote this song. Unlike those songs, this is a ballad. I don't really listen to the song that much but it's an okay song. 6/10
12) Some People: The fourth and final single. The song is a country ballad about how the narrator is lucky to have a love that so amazing because some people don't get that kind of relationship. The video showed "LeAnn" and her then-husband "Dean Shermet" at a carnival being blissfully in love, keep in mind the video was shot 2006. The song was the lowest charting single on the album peaking at number 34 on the "U.S. Hot Country Songs" chart. A pop version of the song is featured on "LeAnn's" follow-up album, "Whatever We Wanna" and prefer that version but the song is still good. 10/10
The album was commercially a lot better than "LeAnn's" previous album, "Twisted Angel", but I still I like that album a little bit more. My favorite songs on the album are "Something's Gotta Give", "I Got It Bad", "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way", "With You", "Nothin' bout Love Makes Sense", and "Some People". Out of 120 points I give the album 99 points which is 82%, a B. Just 1% lower than my score on "Twisted Angel". I didn't expect that.
Thank you for reading this review. I'm sorry for not giving much detail on the album but I was getting a little lazy and tried to do the best I could at short notice. Please comment what you thought of this review.
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LeAnn Rimes: Twisted Angel Album Review
In the late 90's and early 2000's, LeAnn Rimes was known for being a country/pop singer with hits like, "Blue", "How Do I Live", "Big Deal", "I Need You" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight". These days she's most known for an affair that she had in 2009. But instead of going into that, I'm just going to review her fifth album, "Twisted Angel", which was more of a pop album then her previous, and current, albums which were country (with the exception of "Whatever We Wanna".) So here's my track by track review of the album.
1) Life Goes On: The first single from the album. I heard this song for the first time in 2009, when I was very depressed. When I heard the song it made me smile and cry in a good. It's my favorite song on the whole album. 10/10
2) Wound Up: In this song LeAnn tells a story about a girl named Carrie Ann who has succumbed to the dark side of Hollywood, while continuing to become a bigger star. I think it's a great song and I like the message behind it. 10/10
3) The Safest Place: I like the lyrics to the song and how it talks about "the safest place" is being right there in your partner's arms. That being said it's not a memorable song. 6/10
4) Trouble With Goodbye: I find it funny that the song talks about having a hard time saying goodbye when the chorus has her singing the word in different languages, "Sayonara, adios, Arrivederci, au revoir, auf wirdersehen, cioa bella". I loved dancing around to this song. 9/10
5) Damn: This song is a ballad that is beautiful. It really highlights her voice and vocal range. I'm still surprised how she can hold that note at the end so long. Christina Aguilera may have some competition. 10/10
6) Suddenly: This song was released as the second overall single as well as the final single from the album. It charted better than "Life Goes On" did and in a way I think this would've been a better choice as the first single and "Life Goes On" being second instead. 10/10
7) Tic Toc: This song was released as a promo single from the album. It only charted on the U.S. dance charts. It's definitely a different song for her lyrically. 9/10
8) Sign of Life: I used to like song a lot the first time I heard it. But as time went on it got a little boring. The intro to the song is awesome but the rest of it is kind of a downer. 6/10
9) Review My Kisses: This song was supposed to be recorded by an international recording artist named Lara Fabian but she refused to record it. So LeAnn got the song. Like "Damn", "Review My Kisses" show off her voice perfectly. Funny enough after Lara Fabian heard LeAnn's version of the song decided to cover it. Funny how that works isn't it? 10/10
10) No Way Out: This song is cool. It's verses start slow and then the chorus comes out having a rock sound to it. I love the part where she sings, "It's like a dream you can't wake up from, It's a hunger I can't be satisfied". Wonder why it wasn't a single. 10/10
11) Love Is an Army: It's not that bad, but I hardly listen to the song that much. 7/10
12) You Made Me Find Myself: This song is a cover. It was originally sung by Tina Arena for her album, "Just Me". I haven't heard the original version but I don't like this song that much. 6/10
13) Twisted Angel: The title track. I always get excited for the title tracks on albums because they're usually one of my favorite. It's not the case with this song. To me it's a mediocre track that should've been off the album. 5/10
"Twisted Angel" was unfortunately panned by critics but it's still my favorite album from LeAnn Rimes. My favorite songs on the album are: "Life Goes On", "No Way Out", "Suddenly", "Damn", "Wound Up", and "Review My Kisses". Out of 130 points I give the album 108 which is 83%, a B. Good job LeAnn!
1) Life Goes On: The first single from the album. I heard this song for the first time in 2009, when I was very depressed. When I heard the song it made me smile and cry in a good. It's my favorite song on the whole album. 10/10
2) Wound Up: In this song LeAnn tells a story about a girl named Carrie Ann who has succumbed to the dark side of Hollywood, while continuing to become a bigger star. I think it's a great song and I like the message behind it. 10/10
3) The Safest Place: I like the lyrics to the song and how it talks about "the safest place" is being right there in your partner's arms. That being said it's not a memorable song. 6/10
4) Trouble With Goodbye: I find it funny that the song talks about having a hard time saying goodbye when the chorus has her singing the word in different languages, "Sayonara, adios, Arrivederci, au revoir, auf wirdersehen, cioa bella". I loved dancing around to this song. 9/10
5) Damn: This song is a ballad that is beautiful. It really highlights her voice and vocal range. I'm still surprised how she can hold that note at the end so long. Christina Aguilera may have some competition. 10/10
6) Suddenly: This song was released as the second overall single as well as the final single from the album. It charted better than "Life Goes On" did and in a way I think this would've been a better choice as the first single and "Life Goes On" being second instead. 10/10
7) Tic Toc: This song was released as a promo single from the album. It only charted on the U.S. dance charts. It's definitely a different song for her lyrically. 9/10
8) Sign of Life: I used to like song a lot the first time I heard it. But as time went on it got a little boring. The intro to the song is awesome but the rest of it is kind of a downer. 6/10
9) Review My Kisses: This song was supposed to be recorded by an international recording artist named Lara Fabian but she refused to record it. So LeAnn got the song. Like "Damn", "Review My Kisses" show off her voice perfectly. Funny enough after Lara Fabian heard LeAnn's version of the song decided to cover it. Funny how that works isn't it? 10/10
10) No Way Out: This song is cool. It's verses start slow and then the chorus comes out having a rock sound to it. I love the part where she sings, "It's like a dream you can't wake up from, It's a hunger I can't be satisfied". Wonder why it wasn't a single. 10/10
11) Love Is an Army: It's not that bad, but I hardly listen to the song that much. 7/10
12) You Made Me Find Myself: This song is a cover. It was originally sung by Tina Arena for her album, "Just Me". I haven't heard the original version but I don't like this song that much. 6/10
13) Twisted Angel: The title track. I always get excited for the title tracks on albums because they're usually one of my favorite. It's not the case with this song. To me it's a mediocre track that should've been off the album. 5/10
"Twisted Angel" was unfortunately panned by critics but it's still my favorite album from LeAnn Rimes. My favorite songs on the album are: "Life Goes On", "No Way Out", "Suddenly", "Damn", "Wound Up", and "Review My Kisses". Out of 130 points I give the album 108 which is 83%, a B. Good job LeAnn!
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