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

Sittin' on Top of the World is the third studio album by American country 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 two singles which were released to country radio: "Commitment" and "Nothin' New Under the Moon".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C^[2]
Robert Christgau	C+^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

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".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Commitment"	Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood	4:36
2.	"Looking Through Your Eyes" (From the "Quest for Camelot" Motion Picture)	David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager	4:05
3.	"Undeniable"	Deborah Allen, Rafe VanHoy	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, VanHoy	3:42
10.	"More Than Anyone Deserves"	Rimes, Ron Grimes	4:19
11.	"Insensitive"	Ann Loree	4:19
12.	"All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"	Allen, VanHoy	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

B-side remixes^[5]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

UK track listing^[6]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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, VanHoy	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, VanHoy	3:42
12.	"More Than Anyone Deserves"	Rimes, Grimes	4:19
13.	"Insensitive"	Loree	4:19
14.	"All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"	Allen, VanHoy	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

German track listing^[7]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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, VanHoy	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, VanHoy	3:42
11.	"More Than Anyone Deserves"	Rimes, Grimes	4:19
12.	"Insensitive"	Loree	4:19
13.	"All the Lovin' and Hurtin'"	Allen, VanHoy	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

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[8]

Musicians

Carl Albrecht – percussion (1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13)
Kevin Bailey – acoustic guitar (3, 10)
Rita Baloche – background vocals (3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
Terry Casburn – background vocals (6, 12)
Perry Coleman – background vocals (1, 5, 13, 14)
Milo Deering – acoustic guitar (1, 6, 8, 11-15), steel guitar (5-8, 12, 14), mandolin (5), electric guitar (6, 12), fiddle (6, 8, 10), Dobro (10)
Glynn Fleming – electric guitar (2, 15)
Randy Fouts – piano (6, 12)
Bob Gentry – bass guitar (6, 12)
Kelly Glenn – percussion (3, 8, 15), piano (7), background vocals (15)
Fred Glieber – percussion (3, 7)
Junior Knight – acoustic guitar (3), steel guitar (9)
Gary Leach – background vocals (except 8 and 11), keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14), piano (3, 9, 13, 14), acoustic guitar (13)
Debi Lee – background vocals (3, 4, 7, 10)
Chastity Marie – background vocals (1, 5, 14)
Stephanie Marie – background vocals (1, 5, 14)
Jerry Metheny – electric guitar (2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15), acoustic guitar (3, 10)
Curtis Randall – bass guitar (except 6 and 12), background vocals (9, 15)
LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, background vocals (4, 5, 11, 13), percussion (9)
Marty Walsh – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14), electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)
Matthew Ward – background vocals (3, 4, 7, 10)
Bryan White – background vocals (8)
Dan Wojciechowski – drums

Technical

Austin Deptula – assistant engineering, editing
Bob Gentry – arrangement
Greg Hunt – engineering, arrangement, mixing, mastering
Gary Leach – arrangement, assistant engineering, mixing, editing
J. B. Patterson – assistant engineering
Wilbur C. Rimes – production, mixing, arrangement
Doug Sax – mastering

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.

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–99)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[9]	42
Austrian Albums Chart^[9]	28
Canadian RPM Top Albums^[10]	15
Canadian RPM Country Albums^[11]	2
Dutch Albums Chart^[9]	27
German Albums Chart^[12]	42
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[13]	69
Swiss Albums Chart^[9]	34
UK Albums Chart^[14]	11
US Billboard 200^[10]	3
US Billboard Top Country Albums^[10]	2

Year end-chart

Chart (1998)	Position
Canadian RPM Top Albums^[15]	93
Canadian RPM Country Albums^[16]	7
US Billboard 200^[17]	69
US Billboard Top Country Albums^[17]	10
Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard Top Country Albums^[18]	35

Sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[19]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[20]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[22]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
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LeAnn Rimes

Discography

Independent albums	All That (1994)

Studio albums	Blue (1996) You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997) Sittin' on Top of the World (1998) LeAnn Rimes (1999) Twisted Angel (2002) What a Wonderful World (2004) This Woman (2005) Whatever We Wanna (2006) Family (2007) Lady & Gentlemen (2011) Spitfire (2013) Today Is Christmas (2015) Remnants (2016)

Compilations	Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997) I Need You (2001) God Bless America (2001) Greatest Hits (2003) The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004)

Related articles	Curb Records Eddie Cibrian

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