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The Grammy Award winner, who rose to fame aged 13 and is
known for hits such as "How Do I Live" and "Can't Fight The
Moonlight", will put out "Remnants" in October, her first album
release on new label RCA UK.
"On my last record ... we definitely knew the story we were
writing song by song and it was very much in the moment of a lot
of heartache and chaos," Rimes said in an interview in London.
"And this one, this time around, is just coming from a
completely different place. And not until we finalised the
record did we see this amazing arc that we had written and
created and it's a beautiful record. It's really soul-based".
The 33-year-old, who cites gospel and soul as major musical
influences growing up, says she turns to her actor husband Eddie
Cibrian and step-children for feedback on her work as well as
her own "internal cues".
"Kids are amazing. They will let you know if it sucks and they
seem to like it so that's a good thing," Rimes said.
"With this record I kept it a secret what it sounded like. My
mum heard one song, she still hasn't heard the album. I'm
keeping it very hush hush ... I think that once I'm happy
hopefully people will connect with that energy."
Asked about the international success of female American country
stars versus their male counterparts, Rimes said: "We have this
other passion. Even though men can bring passion to a song it's
just a different kind of thing.
"I think our songs really talk about real life, heartbreak and
love and we are just able to reach people deeply, which is a
gift."
(Reporting by Sara Hemrajani; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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