World War II marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war. Japan, which aimed to dominate Asia and the Pacific, was at war with China by 1937, though neither side had declared war on the other. World War II is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations on Germany by France and the United Kingdom. From
What Mattered Most was reprised on her 1996 debut album "Hopechest", also on Epic Records. "You Just Get One" was later released as a single by Jeff Wood from his 1997 debut album "Between the Earth and the Stars". Additionally, "Summer Was a Bummer" was later recorded by Wade Hayes on his 1998 album "When the Wrong One Loves You Right", and "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a cover of the Jim Croce song from 1972. "What Mattered Most" debuted at number 15 on Top Country Albums and #1 on Top Heatseekers, the highest album debut for a country artist since