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 " by Deborah Allen. The album also includes two singles which were released to country radio: "Commitment" and "Nothin' New Under the Moon".
Critical reception
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".Track listing
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.;Musicians
- Carl Albrecht - percussion
- Kevin Bailey - acoustic guitar
- Rita Baloche - background vocals
- Terry Casburn - background vocals
- Perry Coleman - background vocals
- Milo Deering - acoustic guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, fiddle, Dobro
- Glynn Fleming - electric guitar
- Randy Fouts - piano
- Bob Gentry - bass guitar
- Kelly Glenn - percussion, piano, background vocals
- Fred Glieber - percussion
- Junior Knight - acoustic guitar, steel guitar
- Gary Leach - background vocals, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar
- Debi Lee - background vocals
- Chastity Marie - background vocals
- Stephanie Marie - background vocals
- Jerry Metheny - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Curtis Randall - bass guitar, background vocals
- LeAnn Rimes - lead vocals, background vocals, percussion
- Marty Walsh - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Matthew Ward - background vocals
- Bryan White - background vocals
- Dan Wojciechowski - drums
- 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
Weekly charts
Year end-chart
Chart | Position |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 93 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 7 |
US Billboard 200 | 69 |
US Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
Chart | Position |
US Billboard Top Country Albums | 35 |