Sittin' on Top of the World

Sittin' on Top of the WorldStudio album by LeAnn Rimes
General information
Release Date	May 5, 1998
Recorded	1997
Length	60:12
Label	Curb
Producer(s)	Wilbur C. Rimes
Chronology
Previous	You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
Current	Sittin' on Top of the World
Next	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 version 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.

Promotion

Four singles were released to promote the album. "Commitment" was released as the lead single from the album on April 23, 1998. It was followed shortly afterwords by "Nothin' New Under the Moon" on July 14, 1998. "Feels Like Home", was released as the third single and second to be written by Diane Warren on October 3, 1998. The fourth and final single, "These Arms of Mine", was released on November 21, 1998.

Track listing

US

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, Jeffrey M. 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" (Featuring Bryan White)	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

Remixes

B-side remixes
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

UK 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

Germany

German 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.

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) Steve Nathan - keyboards (1) 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 number four on Billboard 200 in its first week with 156,500 copies sold, it peaked at number three in its second week. The album spent three weeks in top ten and thirty-seven weeks in Billboard 200.

Peak positions Chart (1998/99) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 42 Austrian Albums Chart 28 Canadian RPM Top Albums 15 Canadian RPM Country Albums 2 Dutch Albums Chart 27 German Albums Chart 42 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 69 Swiss Albums Chart 34 UK Albums Chart 11 US Billboard 200 3 US Billboard Top Country Albums 2

Year end-chart Chart (1998) Position Canadian RPM Top Albums 93 Canadian RPM Country Albums 7 US Billboard 200 69 US Billboard Top Country Albums 10 Chart (1999) Position US Billboard Top Country Albums 35

Reference

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)