| I Hope You Dance | 
 enlarge | Artist: Lee Ann Womack
Label: Mca Nashville
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 3475
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 170099
UPC: 008817009926
EAN: 0008817009926
ASIN: B00004T9YQ
Release Date: May 23, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | The Healing Kind | | • | I Hope You Dance | | • | After I Fall | | • | Stronger Than I Am | | • | I Know Why The River Runs | | • | Why They Call It Falling | | • | Ashes By Now | | • | Thinkin' With My Heart Again | | • | I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something | | • | Lonely Too | | • | Does My Ring Burn Your Finger | | • | Lord I Hope This Day Is Good |
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Amazon.com
Lee Ann Womack may well have the most hard-country female voice in Nashville; while her first two albums showed much promise, they didn't boost her past the middle of the pack. So what's the Nashville solution? Instead of playing to her strengths, make her soprano sound smaller and more compact (think Dolly, not Tammy), de-twang it so she sounds more creamy and dreamy. In other words, try to make her sound more like everyone else. Most of these songs are slow or midtempo, building ever so predictably, and with arrangements paying little more than lip service to roots. Womack sounds better with less accompaniment ("I Know Why the River Runs," "Thinkin' with My Heart Again") and best when her drawl prevails ("Does My Ring Burn Your Finger"). And she sounds unbeatable when she's totally involved, as on the best song, "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something." And who cowrote that? Why, Lee Ann did. It's the only such song here, but somebody should take a hint. --John Morthland
Album Description
CMA winning album from the country music stars 2001 album. Includes the bonus track 'I Hope You Dance' (Brian Rawlings Mix). Billboard calls it 'the finest country album post Shania Twain'.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 110 more reviews...
 LEE ANN DELIVERS KNOCKOUT JUNIOR RELEASE May 24, 2000
65 out of 68 found this review helpful
Lee Ann Womack is without a doubt in the top three most talented vocalists in Nashville (along with Reba McEntire and an undecided third). She proved this to me with her first album, reinstated herself with her sophomore Some Things I Know, and now should convince the world with her third release, I Hope You Dance. Lee Ann brings the listener into the song with ballads like "The Healing Kind," the title track, "Stronger Than I Am," (the best song on the album), "I Know Why The River Runs," and "Lonely Too." She makes you want to dance with the rollicking "I Feel Like I'm Forgetting Something," and once again closes off an album with a religious track, "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good." Other songs with original background music like "Ashes By Now" are catch, as well as "After I Fall." Lee Ann's clear soprano voice cuts through the air on tracks like "I Hope You Dance" and "Why They Call It Falling." Overall, as strong or stronger than the stone country masterpieces "Lee Ann Womack" and "Some Things I Know," this CD might bring Lee Ann onto center stage...finally.
 Womack creates a country classic..... May 24, 2000
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Lee Ann Womack's I HOPE YOU DANCE is exactly what country music has been needed the last few years. A innovative album, it is filled with creative musical expression, thoughtful uncliched lyrics (as country music lyrics usually are), and displays incredible song writing talent. The crowning achievement of the album is the title track. "I Hope You Dance" is for anyone needing a lift-me-up or inspiration to get back on track. It's a song for family, friends, and especially since it is that time of year, for graduating Seniors; its words of wisdom should be guidelines for any student stepping out into the world. It should be at the top of your list of songs to commemorate Graduation.
A Dance of Hope for Country's Future August 29, 2000
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
If the traditionalism of Lee Ann Womack's first two CDs made her the heir apparent to Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, the non-threatening pop hints on this one make her a suitable disciple of Barbara Mandrell and Anne Murray. Despite this subtle shift, there is nothing here that stoops to the anti-Opry music of Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, or their hordes of imitators. While some of the songs have elements of what used to be called crossover appeal, there is plenty here for those who suffer through an hour of modern day country radio waiting for a George Strait song.The title tune is a hopeful anthem that finds a new way to say "never give up." "Stronger than I Am," is a welcome addition to the bountiful country genre exploring the pain of divorce. "Why They Call it Falling" is a bouncy track with some intelligent word tricks, and "The Healing Kind" is as austere as a Patsy Cline effort. One notable mistake is the inclusion of a Rodney Crowell penned "Ashes by Now," whose grating instrumentation makes it sounds like an escapee from a Shania Twain album. To those of us who yearn for the days when Merle Haggard and George Jones ruled the airwaves but equally enjoyed the tasteful branching out of Kenny Rogers, the Gatlins, and Alabama, Lee Ann Womack is a breadth of fresh air. She lacks the sleaze of the Dixie Chicks, and even her minor experimentalism does not venture as far outside the lines as many enjoyable efforts by Emmylou Harris or Ronnie Milsap.
Enthralling! May 30, 2000
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Lee Ann Womack has retained her musical integrity in a big way after lackluster sales of her second album, Some Things I Know. Like with her other albums, the songs on I Hope You Dance sound contemporary enough to please the new-country listener, yet she doesn't feel the need to make radio-friendly songs that are just a passing thrill with nothing to really stand out artistically or lyrically. This album expands Lee Ann's horizons even more than before, and ranges from the surprisingly rocky "Ashes By Now" to the bluegrassy "The Healing Kind" and "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good" to the honky tonk fun of "I Think I'm Forgetting Something" to the popish and amazing ballad "I Hope You Dance" and the beautiful traditional ballad "Lonely Too." Another good thing is that like Dolly, Lee Ann sounds unmistakeably country regardless of the style of song. This is one of the best modern country albums that you will find!
I hope you dance April 20, 2001
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
Recently my 18 year old daughter lost one of her friends in a tragic car accident. I struggled for a way to offer her comfort and consolation. I found inspiration in the words to " I hope you dance" I thought I might share my letter in hopes that anyone who is looking for words to console someone about a loss of life may find them in a song about living life. Dear Jennifer, I want to tell you how sorry I am for the loss of your friend Benny. I know that he was a very special friend and your loss is immeasurable. My heart is heavy with your sorrow. I wish that I could find words to make your pain go away but I know that only time has that healing power. Recently I heard a beautiful song with very beautiful lyrics. It is a song about Life and the kind people who dare to embrace it to the fullest. This song reminds me of you. I think that it will also remind you of Benny because, in your own words, he was one of those "Very Special" people that you and I talk about. I hope that whenever you hear this song or read the words, you will be reminded of the good times that you and he shared. As time passes the pain in your heart will be replace by the joy of having been his friend. When you and Benny had the choice, you both "chose to dance" and you danced together. I love you Dad
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