Customer Reviews

Some Things I Know

5 star:		(34)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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

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!

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.

Lee Ann Womack proved with this album that she was more than a one hit wonder, this being her sophmore effort. She is one of the few country artists that truly are "country", listen and you will see this is true talent.

Some Things I Know was released in Sept. 1998, the first single was A Little Past Little Rock, which did very well on the charts, and featued Jason Sellers on background vocals. This album contains various guest artists to lend their talents to the songs, adding glorious and beautiful harmonies to the mix. These guest artists include Vince Gill (Some Things I Know, I Keep Forgetting), Joe Diffie (Id Rather Have What We Had), Buddy Miller and Judy Miller (Dont Tell Me), and Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White (When The Wheels Are Coming Off).

Other singles from this album included Now You See Me Now You Dont, and I'll Think Of A Reason Later, which both did very well with country radio and on the charts. Other mentionable songs include the title track (should of been a single), The Man Who Made My Mama Cry, Dont Tell Me and I Keep Forgetting.

Lee Ann Womack is truly talented, buy this album and you will see. Her music is very honest and straightforward, and she is true to her country roots. Give it a try!

AFTER HEARING Lee Ann's self titled 1997 debut, I was absolutely hooked on the little lady from Jacksonville, Texas. The incredible clarity of her beautiful voice cuts through the air on track after track of "Some Things I Know."
The record begins with one my personal favorite tracks, "Some Things I Know," with Vince Gill's harmonics making it even stronger. The touching ballad is a remake of the original version of the song by James Bonamy, which is easily overshined by Lee Ann's amazing soprano. The first single, biggest hit, and only video from the album, "A Little Past Little Rock" comes next, a love gone wrong ballad with ex hubby Jason Sellers on backup, absolutely worth listening to because of Lee Ann's delivery. The catchy "(Now You See Me) Now You Don't" comes next. A great song. That's followed by the heartbreaking song "I'd Rather Have What He Had," with great backup from Joe Diffie. It's also a cover of an old Conway and Loretta tune.
The next song should bring a tear to any human eye. A daughter talking to her father who was absent in childhood, "The Man Who Made My Mama Cry" is the kind of song we all wish we could write. I wish I could type it all, but to quote a bit of it; Lee Ann plainly states, "To me you're just the man who made my mama cry/Someone who broke a lot of promises in his time/All I know about you/Is how to live without you/I can see I have your eyes/But all you've ever been is the man who made my mama cry." The sixth track became one of Lee Ann's signatures; a song that barely made the record, the sassy "I'll Think Of A Reason Later" says what we all don't have the guts too (It was just one tooth!). The seventh track, and last single, with Buddy and Judy Miller, "Don't Tell Me" is great as well. Another track backed by Gill, "I Keep Forgetting," is another love story gone wrong..but she keeps forgetting that she doesn't need him anymore.
Texas should dance with the next tune, "If You're Ever Down In Dallas" is just great; "If you're ever down in Dallas/Look me up!".
A typical honky-tonk heartbreaker, the clear cut harmonies of "When The Wheels Are Coming Off" touches you deep inside.
The last track deserves its own paragraph. The second straight closing song with religious reference, "The Preacher Won't Have To Lie" should make sense to far too many of us. "The choices you make/The chances you take/They'll follow you all of your life/I'm just tryin to live so when I die/The preacher won't have to lie." I'll let that one speak for itself.
An incredible 5 stars!

SOME THINGS I KNOW is an adventure into the realm of classic country. Every song on this CD is worth mentioning. "(Now You See Me) Now You Don't" is an uptempo song about leaving. "I'd Rather Have What We Had" laments over a love, once alive, now gone stagnant and features Joe Diffie on background vocals. "The Man Who Made My Mama Cry" is a traditional tale of a father who, after years of being absent, tries to reclaim his place in his daughters life. "A Little Past Little Rock" and "I'll Think Of A Reason Later" are the two singles and probably the best cuts on the CD; Decca always knew how to pick a hit! Two other songs that I want to recognize are "If You're Ever Down In Dallas" and "The Preacher Won't Have To Lie."

Womack is known for her brand of traditional country music. She keeps it pure and simple, and the formula seems to work. Traditional country music is making a comeback and Womack is helping to lead the way.

If like me, you're a long time country fan who gets nauseous at the thought of Garth, thinks Shania is a no-talent strumpet, and can't tell your Tracy Byrds from your Tracy Lawerences, this is the CD for you. I rarely listen to country radio anymore because I'm no fan of all the twenty-something rock and roll wannabees who pollute its airwaves these days. Give me Dolly, Loretta, Merle, or Hank any day. However, Lee Ann's voice, song selection, style, and class belong with true country greats like Tammy Wynette and George Jones. This collection proves that lyrics are still important to somebody, and taste and integrity still exist in Nashville.

Now if somehow we can get rid of all those tacky clones, maybe country radio will go country again. At least there's somebody else beside George Strait whose country crooning can greet our ears among all the cacophony that assaults true country fans these days.

Thank you Lee Ann and keep it Country!!!!!!!!!

Lee Ann Womack's second album SOME THINGS I KNOW in my opinion, even improves on her first. The album is still very traditional like her first, but even better. The biggest hit here was the tongue in cheek uptempo song "I'll Think of A Reason Later", about hating your ex's new love. The first single was the ballad "A Little Past Little Rock", which was a major hit for her as well. "Now You See Me Now You Don't" was also a hit from the album. I think the strength of the album is in the ballads. The title track is a poignant song, "The Man Who Made My Momma Cry" is heartbreaking and sad, but my favorite track is the ballad "I Keep Forgetting". This song is so beautiful and Vince Gill provides great harmony to the track. "Don't Tell Me" is another great song too. Other highlights include "I'd Rather Have What We Had" and "If You're Ever Down In Dallas". This was Lee Ann's last truly country album, as she moved away to a more polished sound beginning with her groundbreaking 2000 album I HOPE YOU DANCE. Don't forget about this one, in many ways it's even better.

On her sophomore release, Lee Ann Womack continues her commitment to recording traditional country music. Featuring material from some of Nashville's best writers, and harmony vocals from Vince Gill, SOME THINGS I KNOW showcases Womack's terrific voice, which is reminiscent of a young Dolly Parton. She's delicate and vulnerable on ballads like the title track and "Don't Tell Me," and smart 'n' sassy on uptempo numbers like "(Now You See Me) Now You Don't" and the absolutelyhysterical "I'll Think Of A Reason Later."

A standout is "The Man Who Made My Mama Cry," a song co-written by Womack, in which she angrily tells off the absentee father who's trying to reenter her life. But the album's highlight is a collaboration with Joe Diffie, "I'd Rather Have What We Had," in which two adulterous lovers finally make it legal, only to find that they're bored beyond belief. Tammy Wynette could've recorded this song 20 years ago, yet in Womack's hands, it sounds completely modern. That's her true talent--one which SOME THINGS I KNOW shows off to full effect.

This is one of the best country CDs I've ever listened to. This CD is what country music is all about! In the face of all the country-rock "crossover" music of today, it's refreshing to see an artist stick to their original country roots. Every single song on the album is purely country and Lee Ann has a beautiful voice! Way to go, Lee Ann Womack! This is the best country album of the decade!