Some Things I Know

Lee Ann Womack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00000C2DY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,853 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Country At It's Finest, November 7, 2001

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Gennie Bailey (Savannah, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Things I Know (Audio CD)

Lee Ann Womack has without a doubt the best female vocals in country music, or any other genre if you want to be completely honest. Out of her three releases thus far, "Some Things I Know" is my favorite. The songs on the CD are pure country, pure heart, and pure emotion. Although every single deserves recognition, I'll just mention the best. They include:

"A Little Past Little Rock": This song still sends chills down my spine when I hear it. Lee Ann scored a winner when she cut this single. In my opinion, it's even better than "I Hope You Dance". I can't imagine anyone else delivering it like Lee Ann. It's fantastic!

"I'd Rather Have What We Had": Lee Ann is joined by the highly talented, yet often-overlooked Joe Diffie on this cut. It's a sad tune about a couple realizing that they aren't living in a happily-ever-after and that the real world is not as pretty as they had originally thought.

"I'll Think Of A Reason Later": Okay, this is one FUNNY song! I have TOTALLY been here! Who hasn't hated your ex's new love? And with lyrics like "Black out her tooth with a marker. Childish yes, but she made such a thin little target", you just can't miss.

And finally, my favorite track on the CD (with the exception of "A Little Past..") is "I Keep Forgetting". Enlisting the legendary and down-right dreamy vocals of Vince Gill, Lee Ann sings about a woman who broke up with someone, but still remains in love with him and keeps reminding herself that she was the one who let him go. This song makes me cry everytime I hear it and is up there on my list of all-time favorite country tunes.

I would suggest "Some Things I Know" to any country fan, traditional or contemporary. There's a little something there for each and I promise, you won't be disappointed. This CD showcases Lee Ann's vocals better than her debut"Lee Ann Womack" and is not so "glittery" (I know..bad word) as "I Hope You Dance" (which is still a great cd). You just can't go wrong with this CD!

Gennie Bailey-Rogers

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A High Quality, Classic Country Album, February 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Some Things I Know (Audio CD)

With a number of female country artists slipping in their recent releases, this album is truly country and quite good. Ms. Womack has a good voice and puts a lot of energy and emotion in her work. There are a lot of good songs on this album rather than the current trend of having a couple of hit songs and the rest being dogs. There is something about this album which will put you in a good mood. BUY IT!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant traditional country with contemporary edge, April 4, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Things I Know (Audio CD)

This is an outstanding album so it's difficult to pick out songs (nice problem, that). Three of the tracks (A little past Little Rock, Now you see me now you don't, I'll think of a reason later) made it on to Lee Ann's greatest hits compilation. They fairly represent this album although they aren't necessarily my favorite tracks such is the quality of the album.

The set opens with the title track, an aching ballad that sets the standard for what follows. Two other outstanding ballads (I'd rather have what we had, When the wheels are coming off) describe a couple that are still together, but whose love for each other seems to have faded. Another fine song (If you're ever down in Dallas) is about a woman who regrets giving up on a man. The final track (The preacher won't have to lie) reminds us that money isn't everything. Well, those are just a few of the great songs on this album.

Following her similarly styled eponymous debut album, it seemed that Lee Ann was going to be a standard-bearer for traditional country music in the new millennium. This was not to be, although Lee Ann eventually returned to traditional country in 2004.

If you enjoy hearing Lee Ann (or anybody else) sing traditional country, you'll surely love this album.