Sittin' on Top of the World (LeAnn Rimes album)

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Sittin' on Top of the World
Studio album by
LeAnn Rimes
ReleasedMay 5, 1998
Recorded1997
StudioRosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas)
Genre
[1]
Length60:12
LabelCurb
ProducerWilbur C. Rimes
LeAnn Rimes chronology
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
(1997) 		Sittin' on Top of the World
(1998) 		LeAnn Rimes
(1999)
Singles from Sittin' on Top of the World
  1. "Commitment"
    Released: April 23, 1998
  2. "Nothin' New Under the Moon"
    Released: July 14, 1998
  3. "Feels Like Home"
    Released: October 3, 1998
  4. "These Arms of Mine"
    Released: November 21, 1998[2]

Sittin' on Top of the World is the third studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on May 5, 1998, by Curb Records. The album has been certified Platinum. It contains cover versions of "Insensitive" by Jann Arden, "Sittin' on Top of the World" by Amanda Marshall, "Purple Rain" by Prince, and "Rock Me (In the Cradle of Love)" by Deborah Allen. The album also includes three singles which were released to country radio, "Commitment", "Nothin' New Under the Moon" and "These Arms of Mine", and one to adult contemporary, ""Feels Like Home".

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
Robert ChristgauC+[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing that "Only three songs have any country feel to them, and they just barely fit that description…Most of the record consists of mid-tempo pop songs".[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Commitment"Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood4:37
2."Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the Quest for Camelot Motion Picture)David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager4:05
3."Undeniable"Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy3:44
4."Feels Like Home"Diane Warren4:30
5."Surrender"Robin Lee Bruce, Christi Dannemiller, Jamie O'Neal4:06
6."These Arms of Mine"Gail Thompson, Jeff Tweel2:57
7."Nothin' New Under the Moon"Rick Bowles, Josh Leo, Tom Shapiro3:31
8."When Am I Gonna Get Over You"John Tirro, Bryan White3:27
9."Rock Me"Allen, Van Hoy3:42
10."More Than Anyone Deserves"Rimes, Ron Grimes4:19
11."Insensitive"Anne Loree4:19
12."All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"Allen, Van Hoy3:57
13."Sittin' on Top of the World"Amanda Marshall4:15
14."The Heart Never Forgets"Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Jerry Williams3:52
15."Purple Rain"Prince4:52
Total length:60:12
B-side remixes[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Radio Edit)Marshall4:37
2."Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Mix)Marshall5:34
Total length:10:11
UK track listing[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue"Bill Mack2:47
2."How Do I Live"Diane Warren5:05
3."Commitment"Colton, Marty, Wood4:36
4."Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture)Foster, Sager4:05
5."Undeniable"Allen, Van Hoy3:44
6."Feels Like Home"Warren4:30
7."Surrender"Bruce, Dannemiller, O'Neal4:06
8."These Arms of Mine"Thompson, Tweel2:57
9."Nothin' New Under the Moon"Bowles, Leo, Shapiro3:31
10."When Am I Gonna Get Over You" (Featuring Bryan White)Tirro, White3:27
11."Rock Me"Allen, Van Hoy3:42
12."More Than Anyone Deserves"Rimes, Grimes4:19
13."Insensitive"Loree4:19
14."All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"Allen, Van Hoy3:57
15."Sittin' on Top of the World"Marshall4:15
16."The Heart Never Forgets"Baker, Myers, Williams3:52
17."Purple Rain"Prince4:52
Total length:68:07
German track listing[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Do I Live" (Extended Mix)Warren4:56
2."Commitment"Colton, Marty, Wood4:36
3."Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture)DFoster, Sager4:05
4."Undeniable"Allen, Van Hoy3:44
5."Feels Like Home"Warren4:30
6."Surrender"Bruce, Dannemiller, O'Neal4:06
7."These Arms of Mine"Thompson, Tweel2:57
8."Nothin' New Under the Moon"Bowles, Leo, Shapiro3:31
9."When Am I Gonna Get Over You" (Featuring Bryan White)John Tirro, Bryan White3:27
10."Rock Me"Allen, Van Hoy3:42
11."More Than Anyone Deserves"Rimes, Grimes4:19
12."Insensitive"Loree4:19
13."All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"Allen, Van Hoy3:57
14."Sittin' on Top of the World"Marshall4:15
15."The Heart Never Forgets"Baker, Myers, Williams3:52
16."Purple Rain"Prince4:52
Total length:65:13

Personnel[edit]

Compiled from liner notes.[10]

  • LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 5, 8, 11, 13), percussion (9)
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards (1)
  • Gary Leach – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14), backing vocals (1–7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14), acoustic piano (3, 9, 13, 14), acoustic guitar (13), arrangements
  • Kelly Glenn – keyboards (3, 8, 15), acoustic piano (7), backing vocals (15)
  • Randy Fouts – acoustic piano (6, 12)
  • Marty Walsh – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14)
  • Glynn Flemming – electric guitar (2, 15)
  • Jerry Metheny – electric guitar (2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15), acoustic guitar (3, 10)
  • Milo Deering – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 8, 11–15), mandolin (5), steel guitar (5–8, 12, 14), electric guitar (6, 12), fiddle (6, 8, 10), dobro (10)
  • Kevin Bailey – acoustic guitar (3, 10)
  • Junior Knight – acoustic guitar (3), steel guitar (9)
  • Curtis Randall – bass (1–5, 7–11, 13, 14, 15), backing vocals (9, 15)
  • Bob Gentry – bass (6, 12), assisting arrangements
  • Dan Wojciechowski – drums
  • Carl Albrecht – percussion (1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13)
  • Fred Glieber – percussion (3, 7)
  • Greg Hunt – assisting arrangements
  • Wilbur C. Rimes – assisting arrangements
  • Perry Coleman – backing vocals (1, 5, 13, 14)
  • Chastity Marie – backing vocals (1, 5, 14)
  • Stephanie Marie – backing vocals (1, 5, 14)
  • Rita Baloche – backing vocals (3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
  • Debi Lee – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 10)
  • Matthew Ward – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 10)
  • Terry Casburn – backing vocals (6, 12)
  • Bryan White – backing vocals (8)

Production[edit]

  • Wilbur C. Rimes – producer, mixing
  • Greg Hunt – chief engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Austin Deptula – assistant engineer, editing
  • Gary Leach – assistant engineer, mixing, editing
  • J. B. Patterson – assistant engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Sue Allen – design coordinator
  • Glenn Sweitzer and Fresh Design – art direction, design
  • Andrew Eccles – photography
  • Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist
  • Debra Wingo – hair stylist, make-up

Charts[edit]

Sittin' on Top of the World debuted at #4 on Billboard 200 in its 1st week with 156,500 copies sold, it peaked at #3 in its 2nd week. The album spent 3 weeks in top 10 and 37 weeks in Billboard 200.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Review in Allmusic
  2. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 28, 1998. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic review
  4. ^ Nash, Alanna (1998-05-08). "Sitting On Top of World Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30.
  5. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  6. ^ James Hunter (1998-06-25). "LeAnn Rimes - Sittin' on Top of the World". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  7. ^ "Sittin' On Top of the World (Remixes) - Single by LeAnn Rimes". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 5 May 1998. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  8. ^ "Sittin' on Top of the World: LeAnn Rimes: Music". Amazon.com (UK), Amazon.com, Inc. 1999. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  9. ^ "Sittin' on Top of the World: LeAnn Rimes: Music". Amazon.com (Germany), Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  10. ^ Sittin' on Top of the World (CD booklet). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 1998. 77901.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ a b c d "LeAnn Rimes – Sittin On Top Of The World (Album)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  12. ^ a b c "allmusic. Sittin On Top Of The World > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  13. ^ Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.
  14. ^ Chartverfolgung – Rimes,LeAnn Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Musicline.de. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.
  15. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」[dead link]
  16. ^ Leann Rimes – Sittin' On Top Of The World. Chart Stats (1998-12-26). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.
  17. ^ Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.
  18. ^ Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.
  19. ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1998-12-26). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 25, 1999. p. YE-64. ISSN 0006-2510.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ^ "Canadian album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Sittin' on Top of the World". Music Canada.
  23. ^ "British album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Sittin' on Top of the World". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Sittin' on Top of the World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. ^ "American album certifications – LeAnn Rimes – Sittin on Top of the World". Recording Industry Association of America.
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