Leanne Rimes

The rest has become history. She has won two Grammy Awards, including the first Best New Artist accolade ever won by a country artist,. She has sold more than 37 million records, won an American Music Award, three Academy of Country Music honors and 12 Billboard Awards. She’s scored numerous hit singles, among them ‘One Way Ticket,’ ‘I Need You,’ ‘Nothin’ eBout Love Makes Sense,’ ‘Probably Wouldn’t Be This Way,’ ‘Can’t Fight The Moonlight’ which was a #1 song in 11 countries, and ‘How Do I Live,’ which was the longest running single ever on the Billboard Hot 100, spending a record-setting 69 weeks on the chart.

She has written children books, acted in film and on television and has become a musical icon both in the U.S. and in Europe. In 2006, she released ‘Whatever We Wanna’ in Europe, a successful pop album for which LeAnn co-wrote 10 of the 15 tracks.

Along the way, the little girl with the big voice has matured into a woman, and the songs on ‘Family’ reflect her priorities in life. LeAnn sees ‘Family’ as the first in what may become a trilogy. ‘This is a clarifying record for me, talking about what I’ve gone through,’ she says. ‘I feel like this may be the beginning of three records for me with the next record being the growth–kind of sifting through where I’m at and where I’m going; maybe the third record [will be about] becoming a mom.’

Not only does the new album plum the depths of her emotional arsenal, it also showcases her diversity as a vocalist. There’s an engaging duet with Louisiana born singer/songwriter Marc Broussard on ‘Nothing Wrong.’ LeAnn recently recorded ”Til We’re Not Strangers,’ a sultry duet with Bon Jovi that appears on the band’s new album, ‘Lost Highway,’ and as a bonus track on ‘Family.’