Let Me In (Chely Wright album)
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Let Me In is the third studio album by American
Background
Let Me In was recorded in
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[4] |
Let Me In mainly received positive reviews from critics. Country Standard Time's Brian Walhert said that the album's first five songs were "masterfully crafted", calling the third track "Shut Up and Drive" to combine both "sympathy" and "quiet urgency". Walhert also praised the fourth track "Emma Jean's Guitar" for its storyline and plot. Walhert then commented that the album seemed to of gone "downhill" after the fifth track saying, "But then the music starts to go downhill with "Just Another Heartache," sounding like filler for a Lorrie Morgan album. Wright's vocals are always warm and sweet with a slight twang. Here's hoping she comes up with better songs next time out."[2] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave Let Me In a "B+" rating stating, "...on Let Me In, she turns her commanding alto to a fine program of contemporary country, including the title ballad and "Emma Jean's Guitar," a left-field song about a pawnshop instrument and the stories it holds. An unexpected jewel.[4]
Thom Owens of
Release and singles
Let Me In spawned its third track "
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Your Woman Misses Her Man" | Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders, Chely Wright | 3:02 |
2. | "Let Me In" | Deanna Bryant | 3:58 |
3. | "Shut Up and Drive" | Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate, Sam Tate | 3:49 |
4. | "Emma Jean's Guitar" | Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna, Gary Harrison | 3:49 |
5. | "I Already Do" | Gary Burr, Wright | 3:47 |
6. | "Just Another Heartache" | Hill, Sanders | 2:41 |
7. | "Is It Love Yet?" | Kostas, Wright | 3:01 |
8. | "Before You Lie" | Burr, Bob McDill | 3:52 |
9. | "Feelin' Single - Seein' Double" | Wayne Kemp | 2:31 |
10. | "10 Lb. Heart" | Nick Pellegrino, Kenya Walker | 4:12 |
Personnel
- Bob Bailey – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Matraca Berg – background vocals
- Tony Brown – piano
- Gary Burr – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Kim Fleming – background vocals
- Paul Franklin – pedabro, steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Vince Gill – background vocals
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- John Jarvis – piano, electric piano
- Kostas– background vocals
- Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Nathan – Hammond organ, synthesizer
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Matt Rollings – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Stewart Smith– electric guitar
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Robby Turner – Dobro, steel guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Chely Wright – lead vocals, background vocals
- Trisha Yearwood – background vocals
Sales chart positions
Album
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[7] | 171 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[7] | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[7]
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10 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums/CD's[8] | 23 |
UK Country Albums (OCC)[9] | 7 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
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US Country [5] |
US [5] |
CAN Country [6] | ||
1997 | "Shut Up and Drive" | 14 | 112 | 21 |
"Just Another Heartache" | 39 | — | 51 | |
1998 | "I Already Do" | 36 | — | 59 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ a b Wahlert, Brian. "Let Me In - Chely Wright". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Elite Hotel > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ a b Nash, Alanna (19 September 1997). "Let Me In | Music". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Let Me In > singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Search results for "Chely Wright" under "country singles"". RPM. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Let Me In > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Search results for "Let Me In" under "country albums/CD's"". RPM. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/35952/chely-wright/
External links
- Let Me In official web page