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

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Sittin' on Top of the World
Sittinontopoftheworld leannrimes.jpg
Studio album by
LeAnn Rimes
ReleasedMay 5, 1998
Recorded1997
StudioRosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas)
Genre
[1]
Length60:12
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
  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".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly C [4]
Robert Christgau C+ [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.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 Sager 4:05
3."Undeniable" Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy3:44
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 Tweel2:57
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 Hoy3:42
10."More Than Anyone Deserves"Rimes, Ron Grimes4:19
11."Insensitive" Anne Loree 4:19
12."All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"Allen, Van Hoy3:57
13."Sittin' on Top of the World" Amanda Marshall 4:15
14."The Heart Never Forgets" Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Jerry Williams3:52
15."Purple Rain" Prince 4:52
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 Mack 2:47
2."How Do I Live" Diane Warren 5:05
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

Compiled from liner notes. [10]

Production

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.

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