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Sittin' on Top of the World (1998)

Where the lyrics of Sittin' on Top of the World take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded at a studio in Tyler, Texas, this fifth LeAnn Rimes album drew mostly negative reviews, yet it still reached number 3 on the Billboard 200.

Key places

Recorded at Rosewood Studio in Tyler (1998)

Recording site Rosewood Studio — The album is credited as recorded at Rosewood Studio, located in Tyler, Texas. The pin marks the city centre, not the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Sittin' on Top of the World: fifth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes
• Released in the United States on May 5, 1998 by Curb Records
• Mixes new material with several cover songs
• Preceded by the singles "Looking Through Your Eyes" and "Commitment"
• Other singles on the album: "Nothin' New Under the Moon", "These Arms of Mine", and "Feels Like Home"
• Track listing has 15 songs

Background

• Cover versions include "Insensitive" by Jann Arden, "Sittin' on Top of the World" by Amanda Marshall, "Purple Rain" by Prince, and "Undeniable" and "Rock Me (In the Cradle of Love)" by Deborah Allen
• International and UK editions add her previous hit "How Do I Live"
• The UK edition also includes her first hit, "Blue"

Recording

• Recorded at Rosewood Studio, credited to Tyler, Texas
• Wilbur C. Rimes credited as producer and mixer
• Greg Hunt credited as chief engineer, mixing, and mastering
• Mastering credited to The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California

Cover

• Photography credited to Andrew Eccles
• Art direction and design credited to Glenn Sweitzer and Fresh Design

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Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi; raised in Garland, Texas.
• Began in musical theatre and local talent shows; appeared on Star Search and Johnnie High's Country Music Revue.
• Released independent albums Everybody's Sweetheart (1991) and All That (1994).

Career

• Signed with Curb Records in 1996; the single "Blue" reached the top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Songs.
• Blue (1996) won Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, the youngest winner of both.
• "How Do I Live" (1997) became one of the best-selling singles of the 1990s.
• Has placed more than 40 singles on international charts and sold more than 48 million records worldwide.
• Acted in films and television, and coached on The Voice Australia and The Voice UK in 2024.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Critics gave the album generally negative to mixed reviews
• Criticism focused on the production and the choice of songs
• Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called Wilbur Rimes's production "overarranged"
• Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly said the production often packed as many instruments as possible onto a track
• Rimes's voice was praised, but both reviewers said several songs were "oversung"
• Many critics found the cover songs inappropriate for Rimes
• Alanna Nash called the "Purple Rain" cover "unlistenable"
• Erlewine and Robert Christgau singled out "Purple Rain" as inappropriate for Rimes
• Shirley Jinkins of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram called it a "misfire"
• James Hunter of Rolling Stone called the cover "neither travesty nor triumph"
• Erlewine concluded the album was "blandly pleasant" and could have been much better

Records

• Debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 in its first week with 156,500 copies sold
• Peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 in its second week
• Spent 3 weeks in the top 10 and 37 weeks on the Billboard 200
• Certified platinum in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album's cover of "Purple Rain" by Prince drew some of the sharpest criticism in the reviews.
• International and UK editions include her earlier hit "How Do I Live".
• The UK edition also includes "Blue", her first hit.
• The track listing credits "Looking Through Your Eyes" as being from the "Quest for Camelot" motion picture.
• The track listing has 15 songs, including covers by Amanda Marshall, Prince, Jann Arden, and Deborah Allen.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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