Album: The Season for Romance by Lee Ann Womack (2003)
Genre: Country
Record Label: MCA Nashville
Format: Album

Description: The Season for Romance is the fifth studio album, and first Christmas album, from Lee Ann Womack. It was released two months after her fourth studio album, Something Worth Leaving Behind.

Editors at The Gazette gave the album three and a half stars and wrote, "Womack casts aside most of her country roots and offers up the kind of seasonal album recorded years ago by singers named Frank, Tony and Ella. Two songs, the quiet title track and Forever Christmas Eve, have their debut here. The rest are nice versions of old chestnuts that have been heard before many an open fire." Michael MacLean of Maclean's gave the album a positive review and wrote, "Possibly the most tasteful release this year is Lee Ann Womack's The Season for Romance." Melinda Newman of Billboard gave the album a positive review and praised the title track.

Artist Background: Lee Ann Womack (born August 19, 1966) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her 2000 single, "I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her signature song. When Womack emerged as a contemporary country artist in 1997, her material resembled that of Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette, except for the way Womack's music mixed an old fashioned style with contemporary elements. Her 20... Part of the Jacksonville, Texas, U.S. music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Country movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Jacksonville, Texas, U.S. music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: Country, 2000s, Album, MCA Nashville


The Season for Romance is the fifth studio album, and first Christmas album, from Lee Ann Womack. It was released two months after her fourth studio album, Something Worth Leaving Behind.

Editors at The Gazette gave the album three and a half stars and wrote, "Womack casts aside most of her country roots and offers up the kind of seasonal album recorded years ago by singers named Frank, Tony and Ella. Two songs, the quiet title track and Forever Christmas Eve, have their debut here. The rest are nice versions of old chestnuts that have been heard before many an open fire." Michael MacLean of Maclean's gave the album a positive review and wrote, "Possibly the most tasteful release this year is Lee Ann Womack's The Season for Romance." Melinda Newman of Billboard gave the album a positive review and praised the title track.

The Season for Romance

Lee Ann Womack

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