Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack (born August 19, 1966 in Jacksonville , Texas ) is an American country singer and songwriter.
Beginnings
Lee Ann's father worked part time as a disc jockey for a local radio station. She often accompanied him to the studio and participated in the selection of records. Her favorites were country musicians like Bob Wills and Ray Price . She later also gave Dolly Parton , Tammy Wynette and George Jones as influences on her work. After graduating from high school, she went to college to study music. She gained her first musical experience as a member of the college band.
She later moved to Nashville Belmont University. She completed an internship in the A&R department (Artists & Repertoire) of the MCA label. While still at university, she married Jason Sellers , who would later make a career himself. The marriage, which resulted in a child, lasted only a few years.
Career
Womack began writing songs and made appearances on the Nashville club scene. In 1995 she was hired by the music publisher Tree Publishing . She wrote songs for Bill Anderson , Ricky Skaggs and others. In 1996 she received a record deal from Decca . Her debut album Lee Ann Womack , produced by Mark Wright , was released a year later . The album became an instant hit. The decoupled single The Fool advanced to number two on the country charts. The Academy of Country Music honored her as the best young singer. In 1999 she married for the second time and had a second daughter.
In early 1999, Decca Records withdrew from the country business and Lee Ann Womack was taken over by parent company MCA. In the same year the album I Hope You Dance was created . The single of the same name reached number one on the country charts and was both CMA and ACM "Single of the Year" and "Song of the Year". She received other awards, including a Grammy , a year later for the duet Mendocino County Line sung with Willie Nelson . Musically it developed more and more from traditional country to pop music . As a result, the album Something Worth Leaving Behind fell short of sales expectations despite extensive promotion . Only the return to more traditional sounds on There's More Where That Came From brought the hoped-for commercial success again. The album received very good reviews and won the CMA Award for "Best Album of the Year". It was only the fourth time that a woman in this category was able to take home the trophy. In October 2008, their seventh album Call Me Crazy was released on MCA. She also made her movie debut as an actress in the film Noble Things .
It took six years until the next album.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US | Country | |||
1997 | Lee Ann Womack |
US106
platinum
(23 weeks)US |
Country9 (74 weeks) Country |
First published: May 13, 1997
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1998 | Some things I know |
US136
gold
(12 weeks)US |
Country20 (55 weeks) Country |
First published: September 22, 1998
|
2000 | I hope you dance |
US16 × 3
(83 weeks)US |
Country1 (104 weeks) Country |
First published: May 23, 2000
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2002 | Something Worth Leaving Behind |
US16 (11 weeks) US |
Country2 (30 weeks) Country |
First published: August 20, 2002
|
The Season for Romance |
US166 (2 weeks) US |
Country19 (11 weeks) Country |
First release: October 29, 2002
Christmas album |
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2005 | There's More Where That Came From |
US12
gold
(18 weeks)US |
Country3 (57 weeks) Country |
First published: February 8, 2005
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2008 | Call Me Crazy |
US23 (4 weeks) US |
Country4 (48 weeks) Country |
First published: October 21, 2008
|
2014 | The way i'm livin ' |
US99 (1 week) US |
Country18 (4 weeks) Country |
First published: September 23, 2014
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2017 | The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone | - |
Country37 (1 week) Country |
First published: October 27, 2017
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Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
2004 | Greatest hits |
US28
gold
(8 weeks)US |
Country2 (71 weeks) Country |
First published: May 4, 2004
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More compilations
- 2011: Icon
- 2013: Favorites
EPs
- 2015: Trouble in Mind
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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UK | US | Country | |||
1997 | Never Again, Again Lee Ann Womack |
- | - |
Country23 (20 weeks) Country |
First published: March 3, 1997
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The Fool Lee Ann Womack |
- | - |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
First published: May 19, 1997
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You've Got to Talk to Me Lee Ann Womack |
- | - |
Country2 (22 weeks) Country |
First published: November 1, 1997
|
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1998 | Buckaroo Lee Ann Womack |
- | - |
Country27 (20 weeks) Country |
First published: April 4, 1998
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A Little Past Little Rock Some Things I Know |
- |
US43 (10 weeks) US |
Country2 (21 weeks) Country |
First published: June 22, 1998
|
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I'll Think of a Reason Later Some Things I Know |
- |
US38 (20 weeks) US |
Country2 (25 weeks) Country |
First published: December 28, 1998
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1999 | (Now You See Me) Now You Don't Some Things I Know |
- |
US72 (11 weeks) US |
Country12 (20 weeks) Country |
First published: August 7, 1999
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Don't Tell Me Some Things I Know |
- | - |
Country56 (8 weeks) Country |
First published: 1999
|
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2000 | I Hope You Dance I Hope You Dance |
UK40 (2 weeks) UK |
US14th
Platinum (Physical) + Platinum
(48 weeks)US |
Country1 (32 weeks) Country |
First published: May 3rd, 2000
with Sons of the Desert |
Ashes by Now I Hope You Dance |
- |
US45 (17 weeks) US |
Country4 (26 weeks) Country |
First published: October 9, 2000
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2001 | Why They Call It Falling I Hope You Dance |
- |
US78 (7 weeks) US |
Country13 (21 weeks) Country |
First published: April 2, 2001
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Does My Ring Burn Your Finger I Hope You Dance |
- | - |
Country23 (20 weeks) Country |
First published: October 29, 2001
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2002 | Something Worth Leaving Behind Something Worth Leaving Behind |
- | - |
Country20 (20 weeks) Country |
First published: May 24, 2002
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Forever Everyday Something Worth Leaving Behind |
- | - |
Country37 (17 weeks) Country |
First published: October 26, 2002
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2004 | The Wrong Girl Greatest Hits |
- | - |
Country24 (20 weeks) Country |
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I May Hate Myself in the Morning There’s More Where That Came From |
- |
US66 (13 weeks) US |
Country10 (26 weeks) Country |
First published: October 25, 2004
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2005 | He Oughta Know That by Now There's More Where That Came From |
- | - |
Country22 (23 weeks) Country |
First published: April 11, 2005
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Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago There’s More Where That Came From |
- | - |
Country32 (17 weeks) Country |
First published: December 3, 2005
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2006 | Finding My Way Back Home |
- | - |
Country37 (14 weeks) Country |
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2008 | Last Call Call Me Crazy |
- |
US77 (9 weeks) US |
Country14 (36 weeks) Country |
First published: June 30, 2008
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2009 | Solitary Thinkin ' Call Me Crazy |
- | - |
Country39 (14 weeks) Country |
First published: April 11, 2009
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There is a god |
- | - |
Country32 (20 weeks) Country |
More singles
- 2014: The Way I'm Livin '
- 2015: Send It on Down
- 2015: Chances Are
- 2017: All the Trouble
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Country | |||
2002 | Mendocino County Line The Great Divide |
Country22 (20 weeks) Country |
with Willie Nelson
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Individual evidence
- ↑ theknow.denverpost.com
- ↑ a b c Deborah Evans Price: Womack Shows Her 'Worth' on MCA . In: Billboard . August 10, 2002, p. 1 and 67 .
- ↑ imdb.com
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
- Official Website of Lee Ann Womack (English)
- Lee Ann Womack at Allmusic (English)
- Lee Ann Womack at Discogs (English)
- Lee Ann Womack in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Womack, Lee Ann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th August 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Jacksonville , Texas |