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

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".

Sittin' on Top of the World
Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released	May 5, 1998
Recorded	1997
Studio	Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas)
Genre	Adult contemporary Country pop ^[1]
Length	60:12
Label	Curb
Producer	Wilbur 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
"Commitment" Released: April 23, 1998 "Nothin' New Under the Moon" Released: July 14, 1998 "Feels Like Home" Released: October 3, 1998 "These Arms of Mine" Released: November 21, 1998^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C^[4]
Robert Christgau	C+^[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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Commitment"	Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood	4:37
2.	"Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the Quest for Camelot Motion Picture)	David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager	4:05
3.	"Undeniable"	Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy	3:44
4.	"Feels Like Home"	Diane Warren	4:30
5.	"Surrender"	Robin Lee Bruce, Christi Dannemiller, Jamie O'Neal	4:06
6.	"These Arms of Mine"	Gail Thompson, Jeff Tweel	2:57
7.	"Nothin' New Under the Moon"	Rick Bowles, Josh Leo, Tom Shapiro	3:31
8.	"When Am I Gonna Get Over You"	John Tirro, Bryan White	3:27
9.	"Rock Me"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:42
10.	"More Than Anyone Deserves"	Rimes, Ron Grimes	4:19
11.	"Insensitive"	Anne Loree	4:19
12.	"All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:57
13.	"Sittin' on Top of the World"	Amanda Marshall	4:15
14.	"The Heart Never Forgets"	Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Jerry Williams	3:52
15.	"Purple Rain"	Prince	4:52
Total length:			60:12

B-side remixes^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Radio Edit)	Marshall	4:37
2.	"Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Mix)	Marshall	5:34
Total length:			10:11

UK track listing^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue"	Bill Mack	2:47
2.	"How Do I Live"	Diane Warren	5:05
3.	"Commitment"	Colton, Marty, Wood	4:36
4.	"Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture)	Foster, Sager	4:05
5.	"Undeniable"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:44
6.	"Feels Like Home"	Warren	4:30
7.	"Surrender"	Bruce, Dannemiller, O'Neal	4:06
8.	"These Arms of Mine"	Thompson, Tweel	2:57
9.	"Nothin' New Under the Moon"	Bowles, Leo, Shapiro	3:31
10.	"When Am I Gonna Get Over You" (Featuring Bryan White)	Tirro, White	3:27
11.	"Rock Me"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:42
12.	"More Than Anyone Deserves"	Rimes, Grimes	4:19
13.	"Insensitive"	Loree	4:19
14.	"All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:57
15.	"Sittin' on Top of the World"	Marshall	4:15
16.	"The Heart Never Forgets"	Baker, Myers, Williams	3:52
17.	"Purple Rain"	Prince	4:52
Total length:			68:07

German track listing^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do I Live" (Extended Mix)	Warren	4:56
2.	"Commitment"	Colton, Marty, Wood	4:36
3.	"Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture)	DFoster, Sager	4:05
4.	"Undeniable"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:44
5.	"Feels Like Home"	Warren	4:30
6.	"Surrender"	Bruce, Dannemiller, O'Neal	4:06
7.	"These Arms of Mine"	Thompson, Tweel	2:57
8.	"Nothin' New Under the Moon"	Bowles, Leo, Shapiro	3:31
9.	"When Am I Gonna Get Over You" (Featuring Bryan White)	John Tirro, Bryan White	3:27
10.	"Rock Me"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:42
11.	"More Than Anyone Deserves"	Rimes, Grimes	4:19
12.	"Insensitive"	Loree	4:19
13.	"All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"	Allen, Van Hoy	3:57
14.	"Sittin' on Top of the World"	Marshall	4:15
15.	"The Heart Never Forgets"	Baker, Myers, Williams	3:52
16.	"Purple Rain"	Prince	4:52
Total length:			65:13

Personnel

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

• 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

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.

Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Australian Albums Chart^[11] 42 Austrian Albums Chart^[11] 28 Canadian RPM Top Albums^[12] 15 Canadian RPM Country Albums^[13] 2 Dutch Albums Chart^[11] 27 German Albums Chart^[14] 42 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[15] 69 Swiss Albums Chart^[11] 34 UK Albums Chart^[16] 11 US Billboard 200^[12] 3 US Billboard Top Country Albums^[12] 2

Year end-chart Chart (1998) Position Canadian RPM Top Albums^[17] 93 Canadian RPM Country Albums^[18] 7 US Billboard 200^[19] 69 US Billboard Top Country Albums^[19] 10 Chart (1999) Position US Billboard Top Country Albums^[20] 35 Sales Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[21] Gold 35,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)^[22] Platinum 100,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)^[23] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)^[24] Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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