The Complete Limelight Sessions | ||||
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Released | October 23, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
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Length | 64:05 | |||
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Producer | Harry Hinde | |||
Shania Twain chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Complete Limelight Sessions | ||||
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About.com | (positive) link |
AllMusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | C− link |
Mojo | (positive) link |
The Complete Limelight Sessions is a collection of songs recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain, before she signed a record deal with Mercury Nashville in 1993. It was released in North America on October 23, 2001, following the success of Come On Over . The album was promoted by remixes of "It's Alright", Twain's only song to chart on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. "The Heart Is Blind" was released throughout December 2001 to country radio and adult contemporary radio, [1] but did not get enough airplay to enter Billboard's Hot Country Songs or Adult Contemporary chart.
The songs from this album were previously released in July 2000 throughout Europe on the RWP Label as Wild & Wicked and originally came with a free poster. It charted on the UK Albums Chart at number 62 for two weeks. In the following years, the songs were released with varying tracklists (leaving out some songs and/or adding remixes) under various names, including Beginnings, On the Way or a song title from the album. None of these releases were official.
All tracks produced by Harry Hinde.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Alright" | Larry Graham | 3:24 |
2. | "Love" | 2:40 | |
3. | "All Fired Up, No Place to Go" |
| 3:19 |
4. | "The Heart Is Blind" |
| 3:42 |
5. | "For the Love of Him" | 2:48 | |
6. | "Wild and Wicked" |
| 3:33 |
7. | "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" | 3:20 | |
8. | "Send it With Love" |
| 3:55 |
9. | "Half Breed" |
| 2:52 |
10. | "Hate to Love" |
| 4:01 |
11. | "Bite My Lip" |
| 2:45 |
12. | "Two Hearts One Love" |
| 3:44 |
13. | "Rhythm Made Me Do It" |
| 3:51 |
14. | "Luv Eyes" |
| 3:34 |
15. | "Lost My Heart" |
| 4:26 |
16. | "Don't Give Me That (Once Over)" |
| 3:47 |
17. | "It's Alright" (edited club mix) | Graham | 3:40 |
18. | "The Heart Is Blind" (single version) |
| 4:14 |
Total length: | 64:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bite My Lip" | 2:42 |
2. | "Wild and Wicked" | 3:09 |
3. | "Send It with Love" | 3:45 |
4. | "(Don't Give Me That) Once Over" | 3:49 |
5. | "Hate to Love" | 4:04 |
6. | "Luv Eyes" | 3:41 |
7. | "I Lost My Heart When I Found You" | 4:20 |
8. | "Rhythm Made Me Do It" | 3:47 |
9. | "Two Hearts One Love" | 3:38 |
10. | "Half Breed" | 3:13 |
11. | "For the Love of Him" | 3:35 |
12. | "For the Love of Him" (dance mix) | 5:15 |
Total length: | 44:58 |
Chart (1999–2001) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 93 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] | 65 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4] | 48 |
UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 62 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] | 43 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] | 23 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [7] | Silver | 60,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Title | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Netherlands | September 17, 1999 | On the Way | NMC | CD with 10 songs | 5038894000825 [8] |
Europe | November 11, 1999 | For the Love of Him | LLD | CD with 12 songs | 630428100121 [9] |
North America | 1999 | Beginnings (1989–1990) | Jomato | 4006408215929 [10] | |
Australia | Valley | 9399120150841 [11] | |||
United Kingdom | April 17, 2000 | Wild & Wicked | RWP | 5033809112327 [12] | |
Europe | 2000 | Impressions of a Woman | JABA | 7619941261741 [13] | |
United States | October 23, 2001 | The Complete Limelight Sessions | Limelight | CD with 17 or 18 songs | 684038814022 [14] |
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