Spitfire (LeAnn Rimes album)
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| Studio album by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011-2012 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Recording Studios Blackbird Studios Absolute Sound Surf Shack Studios Sputnik Sound Capitol Mastering |
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| Genre | Country, rock | |||
| Length | 47:20 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Darrell Brown, LeAnn Rimes, Niko Bolas (associate) | |||
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| Associated Press | |
| Country Weekly | B+ |
| Daily Express | 3/5 |
| Taste of Country | |
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Spitfire is the eleventh studio album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes. It was first released in the United Kingdom and Australia on April 15, 2013 by Curb Records via digital download and a CD release followed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2013, while in Australia and Germany the CD was released on April 26, 2013. In the United States and Canada, the album was released exclusively to Walmart stores on June 4, 2013. It is the final album released by Rimes under her contract with Curb Records.
It garnered positive, mixed and negative reviews by music critics. Many praised Rimes' for her third country album in a row and stated that the album was one of Rimes' best so far, while others criticized the album for the subject topics in the songs and none being "commercially" suited for radio.
Following its release in the UK, the album debuted at number seven on the UK Country Albums Chart and peaked at number three the following week. In Australia, on the week of May 6, 2013, the album entered the Australian Country Album Chart at number forty and peaked at number nineteen. Meanwhile, in the US, the album peaked at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200, while on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart it peaked at number nine.
Rimes began working on Spitfire back in 2011 shortly after the release of her cover album, Lady & Gentlemen. The album originally had fifteen tracks but was condensed down to thirteen tracks (not including the exclusive live bonus tracks). According to Rimes, "[the album] is a peek into my world; who I am, what I've gone through, what my emotions are, it's an intimate conversation between me and whoever's listening. I hope I'm saying things that are hard for others to express." Rimes also stated that the album "covers a range of emotions that I've experienced in my lifetime, from anger to love, from frustrations to letting go," as well as how her and co-producer, Darrell Brown, had "talked about telling that story in chronological order, but that didn't work sonically, so he said, ‘It's the truth…in no particular order.' And isn't that what life is about?" Rimes also noted that "It certainly took me a lot of work to get to this point. And it’s still easier to sing these thoughts than it is to say them out loud. The intimacy in my music is just beginning."Mike Curb also commented on the album stating "We've always known she is a great singer, this album simply proves outright that LeAnn is a great, multi-faceted artist." The album includes a cover of Australian singer, Missy Higgins' "Where I Stood" from Higgins' album, On a Clear Night (2007), as well as a cover of Buddy and Julie Miller's "Gasoline and Matches" from their album Written in Chalk (2009), and features Alison Krauss, guitarist Jeff Beck, Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty and Dan Tyminski. It is Rimes' last contract-obligated release with the label, Curb Records, of which she had been with for almost eighteen years.
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