Well the 90's were over and it was a new century. Lee Ann Womack was a terrific country singer with a great look and a wonderful voice that gave real emotion to much of her material. This ushered in 2000 and was perhaps the first gigantic country hit of the new millennium. It was universally loved by about everyone on the planet, winning about every award a song can. Grammy's, ACM, CMA the list goes on and sold millions. This written song is about perfect. It speaks of every parents hope for their own child, taking every parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt, or Godparent to the vision of the children in their life and their dreams for them. But a song this good needs a voice and it ended up where it should have, with Womack who was a young mother herself at this moment, which gave it real credibility. This is a confluence of many great things that spawned a huge hit song. Then toss in the wonderful background vocals of the Sons Of The Desert and you have about the perfect mix yet again. The video was a big part of this enormous #1, that was the zenith of LAW's career, as it became a huge crossover hit as well. Funny thing, many times a song this big and influential can be a curse at the same time. With all the awards, airplay and sales, there comes the "what's next" factor. Her next song, Ashes Buy Now, was her last song to really chart well. Although her There's More Where That Came From, album from 2005, was a big success and is a work of art. But every artist would love a song this big, and this important that introduced us to millions, upon millions of new fans. And still does when played.
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