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{{Infobox album
| name       = Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall
| type       = live
| artist     = [[LeAnn Rimes]]
| cover      = LeAnn Rimes--Live at Gruene Hall.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2019|04|13}}
| venue      = [[Gruene Hall]]
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]<ref name="Music Row">{{cite magazine |last1=Hollabaugh |first1=Lorie |title=LeAnn Rimes Releases First Live Album Of Her Career |magazine=Music Row |date=September 25, 2019 |url=https://musicrow.com/2019/09/leann-rimes-releases-first-live-album-of-her-career/ |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>|[[Gospel music|gospel]]<ref name="Music Row"/>|[[pop rock]]<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |title=''Live from Gruene Hall'': LeAnn Rimes: Releases |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-from-gruene-hall-mw0003254014/releases |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>}}
| length     =
| label      = {{hlist|EverLe|[[Thirty Tigers]]}}
| producer   = {{hlist|[[Niko Bolas]]|[[Darrell Brown (musician)|Darrell Brown]]|LeAnn Rimes}}
| prev_title = [[It's Christmas, Eve]]
| prev_year  = 2018
| next_title = [[Chant: The Human & the Holy]]
| next_year  = 2020
}}
'''''Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall''''' is a [[live album]] by American singer [[LeAnn Rimes]]. It was released on April 13, 2019 via EverLeRecords and [[Thirty Tigers]]. The project contained ten songs recorded at the Texas venue [[Gruene Hall]]. The songs incorporated various musical styles that showcased Rimes's influences over her career. The album was her first live record released in her career.
==Background, content and release==
LeAnn Rimes left her recording contract with [[Curb Records]] in 2013 and released a series of independent albums over the next several years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=LeAnn Rimes: Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/leann-rimes-mn0000118791/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Rimes announced that she would release her first live album project.<ref name="Paste">{{cite magazine |last1=Thomaston |first1=Lindsay |title=LeAnn Rimes to Release Record Store Day-Exclusive Live Album |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=February 15, 2019 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/leann-rimes/leann-rimes-to-release-record-store-day-exclusive/ |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> She recorded the album at Gruene Hall, a dance venue located in [[New Braunfels, Texas]]. It was produced by Rimes herself, along with [[Niko Bolas]] and long-time collaborator [[Darrell Brown (musician)|Darrell Brown]].<ref name="Liner Notes">{{cite journal |last1=Rimes |first1=LeAnn |title=''RIMES: Live at Gruene Hall'' (LP Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=EverLe Records/Thirty Tigers |date=April 13, 2019 |id=0814-LP}}</ref> The record contained a total of ten tracks and featured various musical styles. The mix of genres was intentional to showcase Rimes's appreciation for all styles of music.<ref name="Paste"/><ref name="Music Row"/>
''Live at Gruene Hall'' included Rimes's former hit songs "[[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue]]" and "[[Nothin' Better to Do]]". It also included covers of country songs like "[[San Antonio Rose]]", "[[Always on My Mind]]" and "[[Streets of Bakersfield]]". Also featured was a cover of the pop rock song "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]" and the blue song "[[Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]]".<ref name="Liner Notes"/> The disc was first released on April 13, 2019 on EverLeRecords in conjunction with the [[Thirty Tigers]] label. It was originally offered as a [[Gramophone record|vinyl LP]] with five songs on each side of the record.<ref name="Liner Notes"/> It was also offered to digital markets, including [[Apple Music]].<ref name="Apple">{{cite web |title=Rimes (Live at Gruene Hall) by LeAnn Rimes |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rimes-live-at-gruene-hall/1476457053 |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> "...with the response to the vinyl I am humbled by the fans for their positive feedback and make this a gift to everyone who couldn’t get the limited vinyl release," Rimes spoke in a press statement about the digital release.<ref name="Music Row"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline      = ''Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall'' track listing<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
| extra_column  = Original artist(s)
| title1        = [[Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy]]
| writer1       = [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]
| extra1        = Stevie Ray Vaughan
| title2        = [[Nothin' Better to Do|Nothing Better to Do]]
| writer2       = {{hlist|Darrell Brown|LeAnn Rimes|Dean Sheremet}}
| extra2        = LeAnn Rimes
| title3        = [[Wasted Days and Wasted Nights]]
| writer3       = {{hlist|Wayne Duncan|[[Freddy Fender]]|Huey Meaux}}
| extra3        = Freddy Fender
| title4        = [[Streets of Bakersfield]]
| writer4       = Homer Joy
| extra4        = {{hlist|[[Buck Owens]]|[[Dwight Yoakam]]}}
| title5        = [[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]
| writer5       = [[Noel Gallagher]]
| extra5        = [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| title6        = [[The Bottle Let Me Down]]
| writer6       = [[Merle Haggard]]
| extra6        = Merle Haggard
| title7        = [[Blue (Bill Mack song)|Blue (Re-Imagined)]]
| writer7       = [[Bill Mack (songwriter)|Bill Mack]]
| extra7        = LeAnn Rimes
| title8        = [[New San Antonio Rose|San Antonio Rose]]
| writer8       = [[Bob Wills]]
| extra8        = Bob Wills
| title9        = [[You Never Even Called Me by My Name]]
| writer9       = [[Steve Goodman]]
| extra9        = [[David Allan Coe]]
| title10        = [[Always on My Mind]]
| writer10       = {{hlist|[[Wayne Carson]]|[[Mark James (songwriter)|Mark James]]|[[Johnny Christopher]]}}
| extra10        = {{hlist|[[Brenda Lee]]|[[Willie Nelson]]}}
| length1       = 3:44
| length2       = 4:44
| length3       = 4:23
| length4       = 3:05
| length5       = 4:31
| length6       = 3:37
| length7       = 2:29
| length8       = 2:34
| length9       = 5:38
| length10      = 4:10
}}
==Personnel==
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''RIMES: Live at Gruene Hall''.<ref name="Liner Notes"/>
'''Technical personnel'''
* Niko Bolas – mixing, producer
* Eric Boulanger – mastering
* Darrell Brown – producer
* Hannah Maldon – art direction
* LeAnn Rimes – producer
==Release history==
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| April 13, 2019
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming|vinyl}}
| {{hlist|EverLe Records|[[Thirty Tigers]]}}
| <ref name="Liner Notes"/>
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==References==
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