I Know Why The River Runs - Music

Lee Ann Womack Born August 19 1966 In Jacksonville Texas Is A Country Music Artist Who May Best Be Known For Her 2000 Crossover Hit "I Hope You Dance". Her 1997 Self-Titled Debut Album Brought Her Onto The Country Music Scene As A Herald Of A More Neotraditional Country Music Sound In A Genre That Had Begun To Sound More Pop-Oriented With The Likes Of LeAnn Rimes Faith Hill And Shania Twain Topping The Charts. The Hits From That First Album Were "Never Again Again" "The Fool" And "You've Got To Talk To Me." Her Second Album 1998's Some Things I Know Set The Tone For What The Pop Oriented Direction Of Country Music Sought To Encapsulate In The Late 1990s. It Brought Us "A Little Past Little Rock" " Now You See Me Now You Don't" And "I'll Think Of A Reason Later" While Her Third And Possibly Most Successful Album To Date 2000's I Hope You Dance Featured Along With The Award-Winning Aforementioned Title Cut To Which Sons Of The Desert Supplied The Backing Vocals Also Featured The Hits "Why They Call It Falling" And "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger" As Well As Covers Of The 1980 Rodney Crowell Hit "Ashes By Now" And The Don Williams' 1981 Classic "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good." Womack's Fourth Album Something Worth Leaving Behind Released In 2002 Was Seen By Many As An Attempt By Her To Cross Over To The Very Pop-Sound Of Which She Was The Antithesis Five Years Earlier. The Title Cut And "Forever Everyday" Were The Only Two Singles Released. Both Went Into The Top 40 Country Chart. Her Most Recent Album 2005's There's More Where That Came From Features "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" The Album's First Single Which Is Viewed By Many As A Return To The Traditional Sound That Brought Her Success In Her Earlier Career. Later In 2005 Womack Won Three Awards At The Country Music Awards Single Of The Year For "I May Hate Myself In The Morning" Album Of The Year For There's More Where That Came From And Musical Event Of The Year For Her Duet "Good News Bad News" With George Strait. Womack Has Recorded A Few Duets That Have Been Released As Singles. In 2002 Her Duet With Willie Nelson "Mendocino County Line" Became His Biggest Hit In Several Years. In 2004 She Worked With Country Band Cross Canadian Ragweed On The Track "Sick And Tired". The Song Had Moderate Success And Received A Bit Of Video Airplay. Womack Has Two Daughters Aubrie With Ex-Husband Jason Sellers And Anna Lise With Current Husband Frank Liddell . Both Daughters Appeared In The Video For "I Hope You Dance". In Summer Of 2006 Womack Announced Plans To Release A New Studio Album In The Fall Titled Finding My Way Back Home But It Has Been Pushed Back To 2007. The First Single Which Was The Album's Title Track Peaked At #37 In Late 2006. Discography Studio Albums * Lee Ann Womack 1997 Platinum * Some Things I Know 1998 Gold * I Hope You Dance 2000 3x Platinum * Something Worth Leaving Behind 2002 * There's More Where That Came From 2005 Gold * Finding My Way Back Home 2007 Virtual Albums * ITunes Originals - Lee Ann Womack Compilation Albums * Greatest Hits 2004 Christmas Albums * The Season For Romance 2002 Trivia * Lee Ann Wore Dental Braces On Her Teeth In The Late 1990's Being One Of The Few Public Figures To Wear Visible Braces In Adulthood. * Lee Ann Also Sang With Chris Jericho Of WWE Fame And Olympic Gymnast Carly Patterson In The FOX Show "Celebrity Duets" In 2006. * Lee Ann Sang Her Hit Song "I Hope You Dance" At The 2004 Republican National Convention. * Lee Ann Was Once Married To Singer/songwriter Jason Sellers. The Couple Had One Daughter Aubrie Lee Sellers Born That Same Year. The Couple Divorced In The Late 1990s. In 1999 She Married Former Record Executive Frank Liddell And Has Had A Second Daughter Anne Lise Liddell. 1 read less