Blue (LeAnn Rimes album)
Blue is the debut studio album by American country music singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996, by Curb Records. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart.
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| Released | July 9, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:52 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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| Singles from Blue | ||||
| "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" | |
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Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart bonus CD-single | |
| Promotional single by LeAnn Rimes | |
| B-side | "Unchained Melody" |
| Released | November 23, 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Curb |
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Singles released from this album include, in order of release: "Blue", "Hurt Me", "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)", "Unchained Melody" and "The Light in Your Eyes". These songs all charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1996 and 1997; "Blue" and "The Light in Your Eyes" both reached top 10, while "Hurt Me" fell short off top 40. "One Way Ticket" is Rimes's only number one hit on the country music charts.
A special Target edition was released during the 1996 Christmas season, which included a bonus single of "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart", with "Unchained Melody" on the B-side. "Unchained Melody" peaked at number three on the Country Songs chart while "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" peaked at number 51 on the same chart in 1997.