LeAnn Rimes

Solo Artist

Photo: PRSA-NY · CC BY 2.0
Active 1991-present
Origin Jackson, Mississippi
Albums 17
Tracks 207
Most frequent collaborator Darrell Brown · 86 tracks
Genres CountryCountry PopPop
Co-Performer
37%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 76 of 207 tracks

Does LeAnn Rimes write her own songs?

Now, mostly. She is credited on 76 of her 207 studio tracks, but the split is by era: nothing on the first six albums and most of everything since 2006. She has never written one alone.

By the Numbers

17
Studio Albums
207
Tracks Credited
37%
Self-Written
35
Years Active
221
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 76 / 207 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 207 tracks: how many LeAnn Rimes wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

LeAnn Rimes has a writing credit37%
37%
63%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written76tracks37%
Outside writers131tracks63%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
LeAnn Rimes's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 207 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)37%
Composer (music)37%
Producer53%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

LeAnn Rimes's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 37%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
0%
31%
30%
25%
67%
100%
0%
62%
25%
77%
100%
83%
1991Everybody's Sweetheart
1994All That
1996Blue
1997You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
1998Sittin' on Top of the World
1999LeAnn Rimes
2002Twisted Angel
2004What a Wonderful World
2005This Woman
2006Whatever We Wanna
2007Family
2011Lady & Gentlemen
2013Spitfire
2015Today Is Christmas
2016Remnants
2020Chant: The Human & the Holy
2022God's Work
Early · 2% written
Mid · 43% written
Late · 69% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

2%
1990s
Everybody's Sweetheart, All That +4 more
52%
2000s
Twisted Angel, What a Wonderful World +3 more
42%
2010s
Lady & Gentlemen, Spitfire +2 more
92%
2020s
Chant: The Human & the Holy, God's Work

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where LeAnn Rimes sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

LeAnn Rimes
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Kenny Chesney20%
Rascal Flatts29%
Florida Georgia Line63%
Miranda Lambert76%
Shania Twain89%
Taylor Swift100%
37%LeAnn Rimes
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Blue
Blue
Written by Bill Mack
Outside writers
How Do I Live
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
Written by Diane Warren
Outside writers
You Light Up My Life
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
Written by Joseph Brooks, Joe Brooks
Outside writers
Looking Through Your Eyes
Sittin' on Top of the World
Written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager
Outside writers
Big Deal
LeAnn Rimes
Written by Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele
Outside writers
Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense
This Woman
Written by Gary Burr, Joel Feeney, Kylie Sackley
Outside writers
Something's Gotta Give
This Woman
Written by Tony Mullins, Craig Wiseman
Outside writers
Probably Wouldn't Be This Way
This Woman
Written by John Kennedy, Tammi Kidd
Outside writers
Nothin' Better to Do
Family
Written by LeAnn Rimes, Dean Sheremet, Darrell Brown
Co-wrote

Discography 17 albums

All seventeen albums the discography lists as studio albums, including the two she made for the independent Nor Va Jak label as a child, the Christmas records and the covers album Lady & Gentlemen. The compilations, the live releases and the soundtracks sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

LeAnn Rimes207 tracks
DB86Darrell Brown, 86 tracks WC40Wilbur C. Rimes, 40 tracks DH39Dann Huff, 39 tracks GP38Gregg Pagani, 38 tracks PA23Peter Amato, 23 tracks 23Mark Batson, 23 tracks NB22Niko Bolas, 22 tracks CJ15Charlie Judge, 15 tracks CN15Christopher Neil, 15 tracks MS15Martin Sutton, 15 tracks JW15Jeremy Wheatley, 15 tracks DC13Desmond Child, 13 tracks AB13Aloe Blacc, 13 tracks TB12Tony Brown, 12 tracks RM12Reba McEntire, 12 tracks VG12Vince Gill, 12 tracks on Eagles's page DA12Dave Audé, 12 tracks DM11Dennis Matkosky, 11 tracks WC10Wilbur C, 10 tracks DS10Dean Sheremet, 10 tracks BD9Blair Daly, 9 tracks CH7Chuck Howard, 7 tracks DA5Deborah Allen, 5 tracks BC5Bob Campbell-Smith, 5 tracks GB5Gary Burr, 5 tracks TL5Ty Lacy, 5 tracks JM4Johnny Mulhair, 4 tracks GW4Greg Walker, 4 tracks GP4Greg Pagani, 4 tracks PA4Pete Amato, 4 tracks SR4Steve Robson, 4 tracks DB4David Baerwald, 4 tracks BM3Bill Mack, 3 tracks DW3Diane Warren, 3 tracks JC3Jess Cates, 3 tracks TG3Toby Gad, 3 tracks BB2Bobby Braddock, 2 tracks RV2Rafe Van Hoy, 2 tracks CD2Christi Dannemiller, 2 tracks RG2Ron Grimes, 2 tracks MC2Mike Curb, 2 tracks IB2Irving Berlin, 2 tracks TS2Tom Shapiro, 2 tracks VH2Van Hoy, 2 tracks WN2Willie Nelson, 2 tracks HC2Hank Cochran, 2 tracks KK2Kris Kristofferson, 2 tracks JS2Jeffrey Steele, 2 tracks AC2Andreas Carlsson, 2 tracks GL2Gary Leach, 2 tracks JM2Johnny Marks, 2 tracks CW2Craig Wiseman, 2 tracks TV2Troy Verges, 2 tracks JC2Joanna Cotten, 2 tracks TS2Thom Schuyler, 2 tracks GS2Gordie Sampson, 2 tracks MH2Merle Haggard, 2 tracks DW2Dan Wilson, 2 tracks PH2Phil Hanseroth, 2 tracks MG2Mickey Guyton, 2 tracks KH1Keith Hinton, 1 track JR1Judy Rodman, 1 track JJ1Joe Johnston, 1 track DT1Dan Tyler, 1 track JR1Jon Rutherford, 1 track CH1Coweta House, 1 track TO1Tex Owens, 1 track EA1Eddy Arnold, 1 track JH1Joyce Harrison, 1 track JA1Jim Allison, 1 track AR1Anne Reeves, 1 track LS1Lang Scott, 1 track JB1Joseph Brooks, 1 track JB1Joe Brooks, 1 track AM1Amanda McBroom, 1 track PS1Paul Simon, 1 track ED1Ervin Drake, 1 track IG1Irvin Graham, 1 track JS1Jimmy Shirl, 1 track AS1Al Stillman, 1 track DP1David Patillo, 1 track GH1Gerry House, 1 track IS1Ira Stanphill, 1 track JN1John Newton, 1 track FS1Francis Scott Key, 1 track TC1Tony Colton, 1 track TM1Tony Marty, 1 track BW1Bobby Wood, 1 track DF1David Foster, 1 track CB1Carole Bayer Sager, 1 track RL1Robin Lee Bruce, 1 track JO1Jamie O'Neal, 1 track GT1Gail Thompson, 1 track JT1Jeff Tweel, 1 track RB1Rick Bowles, 1 track JL1Josh Leo, 1 track JT1John Tirro, 1 track BW1Bryan White, 1 track AL1Anne Loree, 1 track AM1Amanda Marshall, 1 track GB1Gary Baker, 1 track FJ1Frank J. Myers, 1 track JW1Jerry Williams, 1 track P1Prince, 1 track MR1Marty Robbins, 1 track WW1Wayne Walker, 1 track WP1Webb Pierce, 1 track BW1Bob Wills, 1 track JL1Johnnie Lee Wills, 1 track FB1Frankie Brown, 1 track TD1Ted Daffan, 1 track BO1Buck Owens, 1 track HH1Harlan Howard, 1 track HW1Hank Williams, 1 track CF1Cliff Friend, 1 track IM1Irving Mills, 1 track FF1Fred Foster, 1 track AA1Al Anderson, 1 track EB1Eric Bazilian, 1 track MH1Mark Hudson, 1 track VS1Victoria Shaw, 1 track RC1Randy Cantor, 1 track SP1Shelly Peiken, 1 track HL1Holly Lamar, 1 track CR1Christina Rumbley, 1 track MW1Marie Wilson, 1 track AD1Austin Deptula, 1 track GE1Gyan Evans, 1 track TA1Tina Arena, 1 track AR1Allan Rich, 1 track JJ1Jud J. Friedman, 1 track AS1Andy Stone, 1 track TW1Troy W. Powers, 1 track HM1Hugh Martin, 1 track RB1Ralph Blane, 1 track BT1Bob Thiele, 1 track GD1George David Weiss, 1 track MT1Mel Tormé, 1 track RW1Robert Wells, 1 track PC1Placide Clappeau, 1 track RR1Rivers Rutherford, 1 track TM1Tony Mullins, 1 track MP1Melissa Peirce, 1 track BP1Bobby Pinson, 1 track JF1Joel Feeney, 1 track KS1Kylie Sackley, 1 track JK1John Kennedy, 1 track TK1Tammi Kidd, 1 track M1Marcel, 1 track TB1Trey Bruce, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 221. DB Darrell Brown · WC Wilbur C. Rimes · DH Dann Huff · GP Gregg Pagani · PA Peter Amato

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

She is credited on 76 of her 207 studio tracks and on none of them alone. The split is chronological: nothing on the first six albums, then Whatever We Wanna in 2006 with ten of fifteen and Family in 2007 with all twelve. Darrell Brown has 57 credits, more than anyone else has on any artist in this catalogue.

Quick Facts

  • Self-written76 of her 207 studio tracks
  • The turnNothing before 2002, then most of it
  • Main partnerDarrell Brown co-wrote 57 tracks
  • Biggest albumBlue is certified 6x platinum by the RIAA
  • Biggest song"How Do I Live" reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Seventeen albums1991 to 2022, the first two made before she was twelve

Creative Fingerprint

A child singer who wrote nothing for a decade, then wrote nearly everything, always with the same partner.

The Story

LeAnn Rimes made two albums for a small Texas label before she was twelve and had a number one country hit with "Blue" at thirteen. Seventeen studio albums across thirty-five years, and the writing on them changed completely halfway through.

Frequently Asked Questions LeAnn Rimes

Does LeAnn Rimes write her own songs?
Now, mostly. She is credited on 76 of her 207 studio tracks, but the split is by era: nothing on the first six albums and most of everything since 2006. She has never written one alone.
Who wrote "Blue"?
Bill Mack, in the 1950s. She recorded it at thirteen and it became her first hit.
Who wrote "How Do I Live"?
Diane Warren. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is the biggest single of her career.
How many albums has she released?
Seventeen that the discography counts as studio albums, from Everybody's Sweetheart in 1991 to God's Work in 2022.
Who is Darrell Brown?
A songwriter and producer who has co-written 57 of her tracks, more than half of everything she has written.
When did she start writing?
Sittin' on Top of the World in 1998 carries one credit, then Twisted Angel in 2002 has four. From Whatever We Wanna in 2006 onward she is on most of every record.
Which album is most hers?
Family in 2007 and Chant in 2020, where she is credited on all twelve tracks.
Which singles charted in America?
"How Do I Live" reached number 2, "Looking Through Your Eyes" number 18, "Big Deal" number 23, "Blue" number 26 and "You Light Up My Life" number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
What are the first two albums?
Everybody's Sweetheart (1991) and All That (1994), made for the small Texas label Nor Va Jak before she signed to Curb. Neither has a Wikipedia article.
Is she still recording?
God's Work came out in 2022, her seventeenth album.

Sources

Wikipedia: LeAnn Rimes Wikipedia: LeAnn Rimes discography