God's Work

God's WorkStudio album by LeAnn Rimes
General information
Release Date	September 16, 2022
Recorded	2020-2022
Length	48:34
Label	EverLe Records
Producer(s)	Rimes, Darrell Brown
Chronology
Previous	Chant: The Human & The Holy
Current	God's Work

God's Work (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifteenth studio album by American country-pop singer LeAnn Rimes. The album was released on September 16, 2022. On November 10, 2023, Rimes released a “Resurrected” version of the album with five bonus tracks.

Background

The album title and tracks is featured in all lowercase. Rimes' stated the reason for this is “If we’re arguing about why the ‘g’ is or isn’t capitalized, we’re missing the whole point. It’s so important for us to focus on the messages, rather than the nuances.”

Promotion

Four singles have been released to promote the album, the first in 2020, "Throw My Arms Around the World", "I Do" in 2021 and "How Much a Heart Can Hold" in 2022. On September 27, 2022, "Spaceship" was released as the fourth single from the album. On September 1, 2023, “Innocent” was released as the fifth single from the album.

"The Only" was released as a promotional single on May 20, 2022. On July 15, 2022, Rimes released "The Wild" as another promotional single. On August 18, 2022, "Awakening" was released as the final promotional single.

Critical reception

The album received three and a half star reviews from both AllMusic and American Songwriter. Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote for AllMusic that "The dramatic air is heartfelt and striking, albeit a little monochromatic: it's an album delivered in grayscale, the sober execution suiting the probing songs but sounding slightly stifling over the course of 12 tracks" while Alli Patton wrote for American Songwriter, "Overall, the album is involved. From the opening track, god’s work begins a journey of reflection and introspection, albeit slow, at times, but meditative all the same. For those willing to take that journey, god’s work will not disappoint."

Track listing

All tracks written by Rimes and Darrell Brown except noted. All tracks are stylized in lowercase.

Digital and Streaming
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spaceship"		4:07
2.	"The Only" (featuring Ziggy Marley, Ledisi, and Ben Harper)		4:05
3.	"Awakening"		4:14
4.	"How Much a Heart Can Hold"	David Baerwald, Brown, Rimes	3:25
5.	"Throw My Arms Around the World"		5:18
6.	"The Wild" (featuring Sheila E. and Mickey Guyton)		4:13
7.	"Innocent"		3:48
8.	"God's Work" (featuring Robert Randolph, Mickey Guyton, and Tata Vega)	Mark Batson, Brown, Rimes	5:04
9.	"Something Better’s Coming"		4:38
10.	"Imagined with Love"		2:32
11.	"There Will Be a Better Day"	Brown, Beth Neilsen Chapman	4:00
12.	"I Do" (duet with Aloe Blacc)	Blacc, Jon Levine, Sarah Solovay	3:10
Total length:			48:34

Physical CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Throw My Arms Around the World" (Dave Audé Remix)		3:59
Total length:			52:33

Resurrected bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Innocent" (featuring Orchid Quartet) (Resurrected Version)		3:31
14.	"Imagined with Love" (featuring San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir & New York City Gay Men's Chorus) (Resurrected Version)		2:31
15.	"Spaceship" (Dave Audé Extended Remix)		5:49
16.	"Throw My Arms Around the World" (Dave Audé Extended Remix)		5:50
17.	"Spaceship" (Dave Audé Astral Plane Remix)		4:23
Total length:			70:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Mark Batson – co-produced "God's Work" Aloe Blacc – co-produced "I Do" Lynne Earls – recording Nico Bolas – recording Alisse Laymac – Pro Tools engineer Chandler Harrod – Pro Tools engineer Alisse Laymac – additional recording Eric Liljestrand – additional recording Mychael Gabriel – additional recording Ray Donghwan – additional recording Ruadrhi Cushnan – mixed tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Elise Mollé – assistant mixing Emily Lazar – mixed tracks 1 and 6 Chris Allgood – mixed tracks 1 and 6 Jay Marcovitz – mixed track 4 Emily Lazar – mastering Chris Allgood – mastering Cindy Peters – production coordinator Norma Seeff – photography and cover designer Hannah Maldon – art director and booklet designer Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums and percussion Stefan Lessard – bass Taku Hirana – percussion Mark Batson – B3 Waddy Wachtel – guitars Dean Parks – guitars Ilya Toshinsky – guitars Greg Hagan – guitars

Robert Randolph – pedal steel on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World" Ben Harper – guitars and vocals on "The Only" Ziggy Marley – guest vocals on "The Only" Ledisi – guest vocals on "The Only" Sheila E. – guest drums and percussion on "The Wild" Mickey Guyton – guest vocals and background vocals on "God's Work" and "The Wild" Tara Vega – guest vocals on "The Wild" Jennifer Condos – bass on "Awakening" and "How Much a Heart Can Hold" Hadas Kleinman – cello on "How Much a Heart Can Hold" Josh Luxe – additional acoustic guitars on "Awakening" Mara – additional percussion on "Throw My Arms Around the World" Darrell Brown – piano and keys LeAnn Rimes – vocals, piano on "There Will Be a Better Day", additonal background vocals on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World" Tiffany Palmer – additional background vocals on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World" Denise Green – additional background vocals on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World" Chris Walden – string arranger

References

V*E LeAnn Rimes albums

Main article: LeAnn Rimes discography Independent albums Everybody's Sweetheart (1991) From My Heart to Yours (1992) 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) Chant: The Human & The Holy (2020) God's Work (2022) Compilations Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997) God Bless America (2001) I Need You (2002) Greatest Hits (2003) The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004) The Best of LeAnn Rimes: Remixed (2004) Dance Like You Don't Give A.... Greatest Hits Remixes (2014) All-Time Greatest Hits (2015) The Biggest Hits of LeAnn Rimes: How Do I Live (2018) Extended Plays Best Sellers, Best Price (2010) One Christmas: Chapter 1 (2014) Re-Imagined (2018) Live albums Rimes: Live at Gruene Hall (2019)

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