God's Work

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God's Work
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Studio album by
LeAnn Rimes
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022
Recorded2020–2022
Genre
Length48:38
Label
Producer
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Chant: The Human & the Holy
(2020)		God's Work
(2022)
Singles from god's work
  1. "Throw My Arms Around the World"
    Released: December 16, 2020
  2. "How Much a Heart Can Hold"
    Released: April 8, 2022
  3. "Spaceship"
    Released: September 27, 2022
  4. "Innocent"
    Released: September 1, 2023

God's Work (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventeenth studio album by American country-pop singer LeAnn Rimes, released on September 16, 2022. Rimes co-wrote all but two of the tracks.

Contents

Four singles were released in support of the album: "Throw My Arms Around the World", "How Much a Heart Can Hold", "Spaceship", and "Innocent". "I Do", a collaboration with Aloe Blacc, was released as a single from his fifth studio album All Love Everything (2020) and included as the final track on God's Work.

Background

The album title and tracks are all stylized in lowercase. Rimes stated the reason for this is "If we're arguing about why the 'g' is or isn't capitalized, we're missing the whole point. It's so important for us to focus on the messages, rather than the nuances." [3] [4]

Singles

Four singles were released to promote the album. The first, "Throw My Arms Around the World", was released in 2020. [5] [6] "How Much a Heart Can Hold" and "Spaceship" were released in 2022. [4] [7] "Spaceship" peaked at number 65 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [8] On September 1, 2023, "Innocent" was released as the fourth single from the album. [9] "I Do", a collaboration with Aloe Blacc, was released as a single from his fifth studio album All Love Everything (2020) and included as the final track on God's Work. [10] [11]

Prior to the release of the album, three promotional singles were issued. "The Only" was released on May 20, 2022. [12] On July 15, 2022, Rimes released "The Wild". [13] On August 18, 2022, "Awakening" was released as the album's final promotional single. [14]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, "God's Work" appeared on a variety of different charts; the album peaked at number 43 on the UK Album Downloads Chart, [15] number 69 on the UK Physical Albums Chart, [16] number 5 on the Americana Albums Chart, [17] number 25 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, [18] and at number 5 on the UK Christian & Gospel Albums Chart. [19]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The album received three-and-a-half star reviews from both AllMusic and American Songwriter . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "The dramatic air is heartfelt and striking, albeit a little monochromatic: it's an album delivered in grayscale, the sober execution suiting the probing songs but sounding slightly stifling over the course of 12 tracks", [1] while Alli Patton of American Songwriter wrote "Overall, the album is involved. From the opening track, god's work begins a journey of reflection and introspection, albeit slow, at times, but meditative all the same. For those willing to take that journey, god's work will not disappoint." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by LeAnn Rimes and Darrell Brown, except where noted

God's Work track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spaceship" 4:07
2."The Only" (featuring Ben Harper, Ledisi, and Ziggy Marley) 4:05
3."Awakening" 4:14
4."How Much a Heart Can Hold" David Baerwald, Brown, Rimes3:25
5."Throw My Arms Around the World" 5:18
6."The Wild" (featuring Mickey Guyton and Sheila E.) 4:13
7."Innocent" 3:48
8."God's Work" (featuring Mickey Guyton, Robert Randolph, and Tata Vega) Mark Batson, Brown, Rimes5:04
9."Something Better's Coming" 4:38
10."Imagined with Love" 2:32
11."There Will Be a Better Day"Brown, Beth Neilsen Chapman 4:00
12."I Do" (duet with Aloe Blacc)Blacc, Jon Levine, Sarah Solovay 3:10
Total length:48:38
God's Work CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Throw My Arms Around the World" (Dave Audé remix)3:59
Total length:52:37
God's Work Resurrected bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Innocent" (featuring Orchid Quartet)3:31
14."Imagined with Love" (featuring San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir & New York City Gay Men's Chorus)2:31
15."Spaceship" (Dave Audé Extended Remix)5:49
16."Throw My Arms Around the World" (Dave Audé Extended Remix)5:50
17."Spaceship" (Dave Audé Astral Plane Remix)4:23
Total length:70:42

Notes

Personnel

Release history

Release date and formats for God's Work
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United StatesSeptember 16, 2022StandardEverLe [20] [21] [22]
November 10, 2023
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Resurrected [23]

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