Sittin' on Top of the World

by LeAnn Rimes

Overview

Truth be told, the "country" label doesn't quite fit LeAnn Rimes. True, her debut single, "Blue," sounded like a lost honky tonk classic, but You Light Up My Life suggested that she wanted to be an adult contemporary crooner. Her third album (and, in many ways, the official follow-up to Blue), Sittin' on Top of the World, may be called country, but it's an adult contemporary album by any other name. Only three songs have any country feel to them, and they just barely fit that description -- there may be steel guitars on "These Arms of Mine," and "Rock Me" may shuffle, but they hardly feel country. Most of the record consists of mid-tempo pop songs, as produced by her father, Wilbur. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/1998
Label:	Mcg/Curb / Curb
UPC:	0715187790124
Rank:	103248

Tracks

1. Commitment
2. Looking Through Your Eyes
3. Undeniable
4. Feels Like Home
5. Surrender
6. These Arms of Mine
7. Nothin' New Under the Moon
8. When Am I Gonna Get over You
9. Rock Me
10. More Than Anyone Deserves
11. Insensitive
12. All the Lovin' and Hurtin'
13. Sittin' on Top of the World
14. The Heart Never Forgets
15. Purple Rain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

LeAnn Rimes   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Percussion
Bryan White   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Kelly Glenn   Piano,Keyboards
Jerry Metheny   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Curtis Randall   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Carl Albrecht   Percussion
Milo Deering   Dobro,Fiddle,Guitar (Acoustic)
Kevin Bailey   Guitar (Acoustic)
Rita Baloche   Vocals (Background)
Perry Coleman   Vocals (Background)
Matthew Ward   Vocals (Background)
Marty Walsh   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Gary Leach   Piano,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Fred Glieber   Percussion
Debi Lee   Vocals (Background)
Stephanie Marie   Vocals (Background)
Glynn Flemming   Guitar (Electric)
Terry "Caz" Casburn   Vocals (Background)
Randy Fouts   Piano
Dan Wojeciechowski   Drums
Chastity Marie   Vocals (Background)
Junior Knight   Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Greg Hunt   Engineer,Arranger,Mastering
Jeffrey M. Tweel   Composer
Sue Austin   Design
Jerry Williams   Composer
John Tirro   Composer
Christi Dannemiller   Composer
Deborah Allen   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Tony Colton   Composer
Amanda Marshall   Composer
Bill Mack   Composer
LeAnn Rimes   Composer
Wilbur C. Rimes   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Prince   Composer
Rafe Van Hoy   Composer
Tom Shapiro   Composer
Rick Bowles   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Gary Baker   Composer
Bobby Wood   Composer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Jamie O'Neal   Composer
Josh Leo   Composer
David Foster   Composer
Bryan White   Composer
Gary Leach   Arranger,Assistant Engineer
Gail Thompson   Composer
Glenn Sweitzer   Art Direction
Ann Loree   Composer
Bob Gentry   Arranger
Trish Townsend   Clothing/Wardrobe
Tony Marty   Composer
Robin Lee Bruce   Composer
Andrew Eccles   Photography