Remnants (LeAnn Rimes album)


Remnants is the thirtheenth studio album by American country and pop singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes. It was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on October 28, 2016. The album was released in the United States on February 3, 2017. It is the first album released by Rimes under her contract with RCA Records, following the end of her contract with Curb Records.
The first single to be released in the UK was a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story" on June 24, 2016. Rimes promoted the single across the UK, the first time she had promoted a single there since 2007. To promote the album, Rimes embarked on a tour, the Remnants Tour, which began in February 2017 in the UK.

Release

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.

Promotion

To promote the album, Rimes released a cover of Brandi Carlile's The Story as the first single in the UK in June 24, 2016. This was followed by "How to Kiss a Boy" on September 9, 2016. "Long Live Love" was released as the album's first US single on December 2, 2016. It was released to American hot adult contemporary radio on January 23, 2017.

Commercial performance

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. On the Top Album Sales component chart, it bowed at number 28. 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.

Track listing

Credits and personnel