Something Worth Leaving Behind

Lee Ann Womack

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Nashville
• ASIN: B00006AVEY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,884 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Texas-born Lee Ann Womack made bold new strides with her landmark third album, 2000's I Hope You Dance. With Something Worth Leaving Behind, she's delivered yet another impeccable, mature, and emotionally powerful song collection that will no doubt resound just as dramatically with listeners. Soulful, inward, aching, and cautiously celebratory by turns, these exquisite songs and masterful performances are anchored by the timely and hauntingly introspective title tune. Among the 12 other gems are a pair of powerfully rendered Julie Miller originals (the wailing, teeth-gnashing "I Need You" and the eerie, medieval-sounding "Orphan Train"), a wistful Bruce Robison-penned confessional called "Blame It on Me" (to which Robison contributes harmonies), and an angry, show-stopping Matraca Berg sendoff called "You Should Have Lied." --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Something Worth Leaving Behind, September 9, 2002

By	Ross Potoff (Tucson, Arizona United States) - See all my reviews

The very first time I played this CD I listen to it at a very moderate volume and thought,"All the cuts sounded the same."
Subesequently after many listening sessions I totally retract my original statement.After her last spectacular release;I Hope You Dance;I felt it would be a impossible act to follow. Once again I was way off base.Some of the melodies sounded very fimilar at the beginning of some of the cuts,but they immediately flowed into new material.
When You Gonna Run To Me and Surrender,were teriffic.When I heard;Should've Lied; it absolutely grabbed my sole, it was so powerful.This women is a genuine super star!
Don't pass this new release up, it's a winner.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth It, October 30, 2002

By	"gemini_j" (Canada) - See all my reviews

Lee Ann Womack took her time with this project. After the huge success of her past album I HOPE YOU DANCE, there were high expectations, the bar was raised high. In turn we have SOMETHING WORTH LEAVING BEHIND, a collection of mature songs that make you think about life. Fans of her country material may be disappointed with this release, as there is not much country to be found here. We have some rock, pop, R&B, and more, but its still her wonderful voice. The album opens with its first single, the title track, a song about wanting to be remembered after we pass away. In a way it tries to emulate "I Hope You Dance" the song, but its special for its own reason. The second single is the ballad "Forever Everyday", another country song that should do well on radio. "He'll Be Back" hails back to Patsy Cline days, a traditional country number that Lee Ann handles and performs extremely well. The subject matter of the lyrics on this album is very mature, and thought provoking. She handles the matters of heart on most of the songs. "Surrender" is a highlight, an uptempo number about giving in. "You Should've Lied" could do well at country radio as well, a tender ballad that is so heartbreakingly real and vivid, she sounds excellent. Her vocals are top notch on this album. "When You Gonna Run To Me" sounds like classic 60's soul, while "I Need You" is an uptempo rocker. "I Saw Your Light" and "Talk To Me" are two other ballad highlights. "Blame It On Me" is another good country ballad, about accepting blame for a failed relationship. "Closing This Memory Down" is a beautiful ballad as well. However there was really no need for a pop version of the title track, the original is just fine. Overall if you can open your mind and enjoy other kinds of music, I think you will be pleasantly surprised with what Lee Ann has LEFT BEHIND.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not to Be Mistaken For Artistic Growth, September 2, 2002

By	Daniel Jason (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album is certainly a change for Lee Ann Womack, but it's a shift away from where her talent lies. Her vocals are still beautiful, but "Something Worth Leaving Behind" is a dull pop-rock crossover exercise with leaden production and songs that are ill-suited to the artist's stylistic strengths. Lee Ann Womack seems to be doing everything she can, both musically and image-wise, to suppress everything that made her original and exciting when she first came on the scene. A waste of talent.