What A Wonderful World (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Holiday  »  Country
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• Release Date: October 12, 2004
• Label: Curb Records (USA)
• UPC: 715187877924
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105763210
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #59285 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #192475 in Holiday (See Top 100 Holiday Bestsellers)
• #77 in Country (See Top 100 Country Bestsellers)

Personnel include: LeAnn Rimes (vocals); Robbie Nevil (guitar); Michael Thompson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ray Hermann (alto saxophone); JIm Youngstrom (tenor saxophone); John Roberts (baritone saxophone); Patrick Warren (organ, synthesizer); John Hatton (bass guitar); Sheila E. (drums, percussion); Ndugu Chancler, Bernie Dresel (drums).

Recording information: Can Am Studios, Tarzana, CA; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California; Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA.

LeAnn Rimes began her career at a tender age as a country prodigy before propelling herself to pop superstardom by the late 1990s, still in her teens. Therefore, it's rather fitting for her to open her first Christmas record, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," a song made famous by Brenda Lee, another singer beloved by fans of country and pop alike. Rimes takes a slightly jazzier, horn-fueled approach to the tune, while paying homage to Lee in her vocals.

Rimes follows this classic with a new carol she co-wrote, the sweet ballad "A Different Kind of Christmas," showing her oneness with the spirit of the holiday. In fact, Rimes adds three new offerings to the canons of Yuletide lore, all filled with the earnest joy of a child descending the stairs at dawn to the scent of chestnuts and holly. She also plays her hand ably on enduring classics, wrapping her voice in a country-tinged arrangement of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," while approaching "The Christmas Song" with appropriate subtlety. Rimes also knows when to rein in her voice, allowing the beauty of the title track to come through.

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