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".
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Released | May 5, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Studio | Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas) | |||
Genre | [1] | |||
Length | 60:12 | |||
Label | Curb | |||
Producer | Wilbur C. Rimes | |||
LeAnn Rimes chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sittin' on Top of the World | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
Robert Christgau | C+[5] |
Rolling Stone | [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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Commitment" | Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood | 4:37 |
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 Hoy | 3:44 |
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 Tweel | 2:57 |
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 Hoy | 3:42 |
10. | "More Than Anyone Deserves" | Rimes, Ron Grimes | 4:19 |
11. | "Insensitive" | Anne Loree | 4:19 |
12. | "All the Lovin' and Hurtin'" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:57 |
13. | "Sittin' on Top of the World" | Amanda Marshall | 4:15 |
14. | "The Heart Never Forgets" | Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers, Jerry Williams | 3:52 |
15. | "Purple Rain" | Prince | 4:52 |
Total length: | 60:12 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Radio Edit) | Marshall | 4:37 |
2. | "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Mix) | Marshall | 5:34 |
Total length: | 10:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue" | Bill Mack | 2:47 |
2. | "How Do I Live" | Diane Warren | 5:05 |
3. | "Commitment" | Colton, Marty, Wood | 4:36 |
4. | "Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture) | Foster, Sager | 4:05 |
5. | "Undeniable" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:44 |
6. | "Feels Like Home" | Warren | 4:30 |
7. | "Surrender" | Bruce, Dannemiller, O'Neal | 4:06 |
8. | "These Arms of Mine" | Thompson, Tweel | 2:57 |
9. | "Nothin' New Under the Moon" | Bowles, Leo, Shapiro | 3:31 |
10. | "When Am I Gonna Get Over You" (Featuring Bryan White) | Tirro, White | 3:27 |
11. | "Rock Me" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:42 |
12. | "More Than Anyone Deserves" | Rimes, Grimes | 4:19 |
13. | "Insensitive" | Loree | 4:19 |
14. | "All the Lovin' and Hurtin'" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:57 |
15. | "Sittin' on Top of the World" | Marshall | 4:15 |
16. | "The Heart Never Forgets" | Baker, Myers, Williams | 3:52 |
17. | "Purple Rain" | Prince | 4:52 |
Total length: | 68:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "How Do I Live" (Extended Mix) | Warren | 4:56 |
2. | "Commitment" | Colton, Marty, Wood | 4:36 |
3. | "Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture) | DFoster, Sager | 4:05 |
4. | "Undeniable" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:44 |
5. | "Feels Like Home" | Warren | 4:30 |
6. | "Surrender" | Bruce, Dannemiller, O'Neal | 4:06 |
7. | "These Arms of Mine" | Thompson, Tweel | 2:57 |
8. | "Nothin' New Under the Moon" | Bowles, Leo, Shapiro | 3:31 |
9. | "When Am I Gonna Get Over You" (Featuring Bryan White) | John Tirro, Bryan White | 3:27 |
10. | "Rock Me" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:42 |
11. | "More Than Anyone Deserves" | Rimes, Grimes | 4:19 |
12. | "Insensitive" | Loree | 4:19 |
13. | "All the Lovin' and Hurtin'" | Allen, Van Hoy | 3:57 |
14. | "Sittin' on Top of the World" | Marshall | 4:15 |
15. | "The Heart Never Forgets" | Baker, Myers, Williams | 3:52 |
16. | "Purple Rain" | Prince | 4:52 |
Total length: | 65:13 |
Compiled from liner notes.[10]
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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