Unchained Melody: The Early Years
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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 flow up to her debut album.
Blue (LeAnn Rimes album)
Blue is the debut album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996 by Curb Records. It reached #3 on Billboard 200, and #1 on Top Country Albums....
, that were recorded when Rimes was eleven years old, as a flow up to her debut album.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for Unchained Melody: The Early Years were adapted from liner notes of All That. Additional credits adapted from liner notes of the album.- Bob Smith — bass
- Brad Billingsley — drums
- Chuck Rippey — fiddle
- Crista Carnes — background vocals
- Curtis Randall — bass
- Fred Gleber — drums
- Gary Beevers — dobro, steel guitar
- Gary Leach — assistant mixing, assistant recording
- Glenn Meadows — mastering
- Greg Hunt — mixing, recording
- Greg Walker — assistant producer, assistant mixing, assistant recording
- Jerry Matheny — electric guitar
- Jimmy Kelly — keyboards
- Johnny Mulhair — acoustic guitar, co-producer, electric guitar, engineer, lead guitar, mandolin, mixing, recording, steel guitar
- Joy Mckay — background vocals
- Kayla Powell — background vocals
- Kelly Glenn — keyboards
- Lisa Criss — background vocals
- Mike Mclain — keyboards, recording
- Milo Deering — steel guitar
- Paul Goad — bass, keyboards, piano
- Perry Coleman — background vocals
- Ray Carl — harmonica
- Whitney Mulhair — flute
- Wilbur C. Rimes — producer, mixing
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, it dropped to #2 in its second week with 133,500 copies sold.Peak Positions
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 19 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
Year End-Chart
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 71 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 | 21 |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 31 |