The album was launched in the United Kingdom and Europe on October 28, 2016. It was released on CD and as a download, in both standard and deluxe versions. It was released in the United States on February 3, 2017.

• In 2016, Rimes performed at the televised UK concert Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park and later embarked on a 2017 UK Tour.
• Rimes performed "How to Kiss a Boy" on Strictly Come Dancing.

Singles edit

To promote the album, Rimes released a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story" as the first single in the UK on June 24, 2016.^[6] This was followed by "How to Kiss a Boy" on September 9, 2016.^[7] "Long Live Love" was released as the album's first US single on May 19, 2017.^[8] It was released to American hot adult contemporary radio on January 23, 2017.^[9]

Remnants debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200 chart dated February 25, 2017, earning 7,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 6,000 were pure album sales.^[10] The album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her fourth top 20 album in the country and her first since Whatever We Wanna in 2006. It is a significant improvement on her previous album, Spitfire, which peaked on the UK Chart at number 142.

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[15]

• LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements (1-11, 13)
• Darrell Brown – acoustic piano (1-8, 10-13), keyboards (1-13), backing vocals, arrangements (1-11, 13), additional keyboards (14)
• Mark Batson – acoustic piano (1-8, 10, 11, 13), keyboards (1-8, 10, 11, 13), arrangements (1-8, 10, 11, 13)
• Jon Hume – all instruments (14), arrangements (14)
• Michael Chaves – guitars (1-7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), bass (9)
• Christopher Stills – guitars (1-7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
• Greg Hagan – guitars (8)
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (12)
• Darryl Jones – bass (1-8, 10, 11, 13)
• Willie Weeks – bass (12)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1-8, 10, 11, 13)
• Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums (9, 14)
• Steve Jordan – drums (12), arrangements (12)
• Chris Walden – string arrangements (1)
• Rob Moose – string arrangements (3, 4, 7)
• Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
• Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals
• Elizabeth White – backing vocals

Production

• LeAnn Rimes – producer (1-11, 13)
• Darrell Brown – producer (1-11, 13), Pro Tools digital editing
• Mark Batson – producer (1-8, 10, 11, 13)
• Steve Jordan – producer (12)
• Jon Hume – producer (14), recording (14)
• Niko Bolas – associate producer, recording (1-8, 10-13)
• Michael Chaves – recording (9), additional recording
• Trevor Lawrence Jr. – recording (9)
• Diego Ruelas – recording (9), additional recording
• Aaron Fessell – additional recording
• Steve Genewick – additional recording
• Chandler Harrod – additional recording, assistant engineer
• David Martinez – additional recording
• Joe Napolitano – additional recording
• Nick Rives – additional recording
• Jory Roberts – additional recording
• Alex Williams – assistant engineer
• Ruadhri Cushnan – mixing
• Alessandro Di Camillo – mix assistant
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering (1)
• Greg Calbi – mastering (2-14)
• Cindi Peters – production coordinator
• Andy Hayes – design
• Steven Sebring – photography

• Official website