Something Worth Leaving Behind is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Lee Ann Womack.

Womack worked with producers Mark Wright, Frank Liddell, Mike McCarthy, and Matt Serletic.

"[6] In 2005, Womack told The Dallas Morning News, "I didn't have that much fun making Something Worth Leaving Behind.

In a Tower Records location, at least one parent complained about Womack's cleavage being "unsuitable for children to watch.

[16] It received a positive review from Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine, calling it a "beautiful ballad with a poignant message about life, innocence, and what the passing of time does to our hearts and minds.

Jim Collins of The Vindicator gave a negative review saying that "too many of its tracks sound like tired refugees from 70's pop radio" and that "Womack frequently comes across as subdued and emotionally distant.

"[23] People Magazine's Ralph Novak gave the album a mixed review, saying, "Womack's voice, which can trickle off and become a wan instrument, gains noticeably in vigor when she approaches more energetic material.

"[24] Tim Perry of The Independent wrote, "Following such an album is a hard task, but someone of her newfound stature can avail herself of the best songwriters.

[25] Michael Paoletta of Billboard wrote, "Womack is brilliant vocalist who is at a career crossroads; here's hoping she leans toward substance over style.

"[26] Thom Jurek of AllMusic, in a retrospective review, highly praised the album, saying it "cemented Womack's place in the country music pantheon by pushing her own boundaries as an artist further than ever before.

[29] Something Worth Leaving Behind was released before albums by Womack's contemporaries like Shania Twain and Faith Hill.

[31] In that same week of September 7, 2002, it debuted at number 16 on the all-genre Billboard 200, tying I Hope You Dance as her highest charting album there at the time.

[36] Horn section on track 8: Jim Horn, Jeff Coffin, Dennis Solee Strings on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8–13 performed by the Nashville String Machine, arranged by David Campbell (1, 3, 8), John Painter (4, 10, 11), Bergen White (9, 12), Kris Wilkinson (6), Matt Serletic (13)