LeAnn Rimes

==Artistry==
===Voice and vocal ability===
Rimes's voice has been described as a [[soprano]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/twisted-angel |title = Twisted Angel Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |website = [[Metacritic]] |access-date = July 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130924183336/http://www.metacritic.com/music/twisted-angel |archive-date = September 24, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Bakersfield">{{cite web |last1=Self |first1=Jennifer |title=Kern County Fair lineup: LeAnn Rimes, Steppenwolf, En Vogue and ... |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/kern-county-fair-lineup-leann-rimes-steppenwolf-en-vogue-and/article_b5210e98-9e8d-5a6e-abc0-0d0d7861ab1b.html |website=Bakersfield |date=May 15, 2017 |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Syracuse">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Elliot |title=LeAnn Rimes brings Grammy-winning voice to NYS Fair (Review) |url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2017/09/leann_rimes_brings_grammy-winning_voice_to_nys_fair_concert_review.html |website=Syracuse |date=September 2017 |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> She has often been described by critics as having "powerhouse vocals".<ref name="Folk Works">{{cite web |last1=Altman |first1=Ross |title=LeAnn Rimes in Concert |url=https://folkworks.org/article/leann-rimes-in-concert-2/ |website=Folk Works |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Top 5"/><ref name="Glamour">{{cite magazine |last1=Goodman |first1=Jessica |title=LeAnn Rimes Wrote 'Borrowed' After Seeing a Tabloid With Her Face on the Cover |magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date=July 22, 2021 |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/leann-rimes-borrowed-story |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> Critics took notice from her earliest recordings. ''Entertainment Weekly'''s Don McLeese commented, "Though 'Young Country' doesn't get much younger than Rimes, she already shows more poise and maturity than many artists twice her age."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McLeese |first1=Don |title=LeAnn Rimes has a big voice for a young girl |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 9, 1996 |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/08/09/leann-rimes-has-big-voice-young-girl/ |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> In similar vein, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote in 2005 "Rimes's voice is far and away her strongest selling point. Rich and worldly, it belied her young age -- especially when she tackled a vintage-sounding country song like 'Blue'."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tarradell |first1=Mario |title=LeAnn Rimes and the Voice of Maturity |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2005/01/30/leann-rimes-and-the-voice-of-maturity/54da57d0-2860-4228-8ddb-1f3a0b54f195/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 30, 2005}}</ref> From a young age, Rimes also chose material that was considered beyond her years. In her first album, Rimes recorded such material as [[Deborah Allen]]'s "My Baby", whose lyrics say, "my baby is a full-time lover, my baby is a full-grown man."<ref name="roughguide" /> Other material such as [[Diane Warren]]'s "How Do I Live" had also been considered too mature for Rimes's age and was the main reason why her version of the song was not chosen to be used in the soundtrack for the film ''[[Con Air]]''.<ref name="nashville">{{cite book |last = Kosser |first = Michael |title = How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A. |publisher = Hal Leonard Corp. |location = Milwaukee, WI, USA |page = 316 |chapter = Ch. 26 — The King of Independents }}</ref>

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As Rimes matured into adulthood, critics continued to take notice of her voice. In reviewing a 2005 concert, Chrissie Dickinson of ''[[The Chicago Tribune]]'' found that while her stage presence was lacking, Rimes's voice had significant power: "But what Rimes lacked in stage electricity she made up for in vocal power. She has superlative control over that big voice, a soaring instrument that can belt and whisper within the same song."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Chrissie |title=Rimes lacks presence, but that voice is powerful |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-06-27-0506270152-story.html |access-date=December 21, 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 27, 2005}}</ref> In reviewing her 2011 album ''Lady & Gentlemen'' Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated, "Throughout it all, Rimes hits her marks with ease...she's become a stronger, more nuanced singer over the years."<ref name="Lady and Gentlemen"/> Jessica Goodman of ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' found that her 2016 song "Remnants" "showcases the powerhouse vocals that made Rimes famous all those years ago."<ref name="Glamour"/>

===Influences===
Rimes has credited performers of different musical styles as career influences, including [[Alanis Morissette]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Melissa |title=COUNTRY STARLET'S TALENT FAR EXCEEDS HER YEARS\ FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD LEANN RIMES BREAKS THROUGH WITH ''BLUE' |url=https://greensboro.com/country-starlets-talent-far-exceeds-her-years-fourteen-year-old-leann-rimes-breaks-through-with/article_02006643-54fa-5776-bab0-bd269186963c.html |access-date=December 21, 2021 |work=[[News & Record]] |date=October 9, 1996}}</ref> [[Reba McEntire]], [[Wynonna Judd]],<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |last1=Feiler |first1=Bruce |title=Big Voice, Big Dreams and All of 13 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/25/arts/big-voice-big-dreams-and-all-of-13.html |access-date=December 21, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 25, 1996}}</ref> [[Judy Garland]], [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Whitney Houston]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Scott |title=LEANN RIMES HITS THE BIG TIME |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1996/09/29/leann-rimes-hits-the-big-time/1d5f9541-894b-47b3-9b25-5142eb73db89/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 29, 1996}}</ref> Early in her career, Rimes commented on McEntire's influence with ''[[The New York Times]]'': "If I had to model my career after anyone it would have to be Reba. She's made some great business decisions in her career to stay around for 20 years, and my biggest goal right now is to stay around for a long time."<ref name="NY Times"/>

Rimes was most notably influenced by [[Patsy Cline]].<ref name="Women"/><ref name="roughguide"/> Listeners and critics drew similarities to Cline's voice through Rimes's phrasing and vocal delivery<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Mike |title=FROM LEANN RIMES, BRIGHT BLUE' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/08/07/from-leann-rimes-bright-blue/a6bd709b-a15e-4d55-95ed-5f78762f2f08/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 7, 1996}}</ref> Rimes later stated that Cline's voice largely influenced the way she created her own unique sound. "[Patsy Cline] was such a huge part of how I created my sound. From [Cline], really it was about this true, honest, emotional connection and the way that she could just take you to a place that you don't normally go within yourself when you listened to her music," she told ''popculture.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Hannah |title=LeAnn Rimes Says Patsy Cline Was a 'Huge Part' of How She Created Her Sound |url=https://popculture.com/country-music/news/leann-rimes-says-patsy-cline-huge-part-how-she-created-her-sound/ |website=popculture. |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> In 2013, Rimes performed a tribute to Cline at the [[American Country Awards]] she sang a tribute medley of Cline's songs. "I mean I know how much I've been influenced by her and how I feel about her and then you see a sea of people and artists who have been just as influenced and she's touched so many people," she told ''[[E!]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Toomey |first1=Alyssa |title=LeAnn Rimes' Trick to Stop Crying During Patsy Cline Tribute? "Think About Sex," Says Singer |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/490289/leann-rimes-trick-to-stop-crying-during-patsy-cline-tribute-think-about-sex-says-singer |access-date=December 21, 2021 |work=[[E!]] |date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>

===Musical styles===
Rimes has been categorized in the musical genres of country,<ref name="allmusicbio"/> pop,<ref name="Top 5"/> Contemporary Christian,<ref name="Top 5"/> adult contemporary<ref name="Sittin on Top"/> and dance pop.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Gordon |title=LeAnn Rimes Leads Dance Club Songs Chart With 'LovE Is LovE Is LovE' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/leann-rimes-dance-club-songs-chart-love-is-love-is-love/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> Rimes began her career rooted in the country genre with debut Curb release, "Blue" and its subsequent country chart hits.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> After crossing over with songs like "How Do I Live" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight", Rimes was then described as a pop artist.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hannan |first1=Ed |title=LeAnn Rimes Still Topping the Charts |url=https://www.lowellsun.com/2019/01/18/leanns-rimes-still-topping-the-charts/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |work=[[The Sun (Lowell)|The Sun]] |date=January 18, 2019}}</ref> Further releases like ''Sittin' on Top of the World'' demonstrated a more adult contemporary style.<ref name="Sittin on Top"/> Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found that while she dabbled in many styles, Rimes was tied to the country genre: " During the decade that separated "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and ''Remnants'', Rimes dabbled in pop, but she remained anchored in country music, regularly placing on Billboard's Country Top 40 and occasionally landing a big hit."<ref name="allmusicbio"/>