In the summer of 2006 LeAnn Rimes was only 23 years of age, and yet Whatever We Wanna was the 16th album release in her career thus far (including hits albums and oldies compilations).
For a supposed country music star, she now had hit albums in an R&B style, and Whatever We Wanna was most definitely veering toward gaining her a rock audience -- not credible rock in the sense of Stevie Nicks or Pat Benatar, but AOR country crossover as Shania Twain and Faith Hill had successful managed before her (especially the song "A Little More Time," which could indeed have been Twain singing rather than Rimes).
The rock angle was heaviest on the album's opening song, "Satisfied," as well as the title track, but Rimes slowed everything down to her usual country-influenced ballad style on "Strong," "This Life," "Some People," and "For the First Time," the latter of which was reminiscent of a Heart power ballad.
As would be expected on a song featuring Brian McFadden (formally of Westlife), "Everybody's Someone" was also a slow ballad introduced by a piano, and surprisingly given his status as a guest on her album, McFadden opens the first verse with his sugary voice.
Leann Rimes had co-writing credits on nine of the 15 songs.
The release of Whatever We Wanna was delayed in the U.S.
due to the ongoing success of her previous album, This Woman.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SatisfiedLeAnn Rimes, Thom Schuyler | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | And It Feels LikeSteve Robson, Thom Schuyler | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | For the First TimeJess Cates, Dennis Matkosky | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Save MyselfLeAnn Rimes, Gordie Sampson | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | A Little More TimeGreg Pagani, Paul Rabjohns, LeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Rumour 'Bout a RevolutionTy Lacy, Dennis Matkosky, LeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | DestructiveLeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | StrongJess Cates, Dennis Matkosky, LeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Whatever We WannaBlair Daly, Dennis Matkosky, LeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Everybody's SomeoneChris Neil, Martin Sutton | LeAnn Rimes, Brian McFadden | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | HeadphonesBlair Daly, Dennis Matkosky, LeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Long NightLeAnn Rimes, Gordie Sampson | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | This LifeGregory Becker | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | Break Me DownJess Cates, Ty Lacy, LeAnn Rimes | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 15 | Some PeopleDennis Matkosky | LeAnn Rimes | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 57 mins | 131 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 374 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Bailey | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Gregory Becker | Composer |
| 3 | Dick Beetham | Mastering |
| 4 | Tom Bukovac | Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar |
| 5 | Jess Cates | Composer |
| 6 | Steve Churchyard | String Engineer |
| 7 | Lisa Cochran | Main Personnel, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | James Cokell | Cover Design |
| 9 | Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums |
| 10 | Blair Daly | Composer |
| 11 | Jay DeMarcus | Bass |
| 12 | Adam Dye | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Darrell Franklin | A&R |
| 14 | Kenny Greenberg | Guitar |
| 15 | Mike "Frog" Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 16 | Mark Hagen | Engineer |
| 17 | Vicki Hampton | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Dann Huff | Audio Production, Ebo, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer, Soloist |
| 19 | Corky James | Guitar |
| 20 | Jay Joyce | Guitar |
| 21 | Charles Judge | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Producer, Programming |
| 22 | Ty Lacy | Composer |
| 23 | Greg Lawrence | Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Mark Liddell | Photography |
| 25 | Mills Logan | Engineer |
| 26 | Dennis Matkosky | Composer |
| 27 | Brian McFadden | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 28 | Chris McHugh | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 29 | Jerry McPherson | Guitar |
| 30 | Lance Morrison | Bass |
| 31 | Chris Neil | Composer |
| 32 | Christopher Neil | Producer |
| 33 | Justin Niebank | Engineer |
| 34 | Charles Paakkari | Assistant Engineer |
| 35 | Greg Pagani | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 36 | Brian Pruitt | Drums |
| 37 | Paul Rabjohns | Composer |
| 38 | LeAnn Rimes | Composer, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Steve Robson | Composer |
| 40 | Ric Salmon | A&R |
| 41 | Gordie Sampson | Composer |
| 42 | Thom Schuyler | Composer |
| 43 | Jimmie Lee Sloas | Bass |
| 44 | Jess Sutcliffe | Engineer |
| 45 | Shari Sutcliffe | Contractor |
| 46 | Martin Sutton | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 47 | Jeremy Wheatley | Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |