You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs

You Light Up My Life: Inspirational SongsStudio album by LeAnn Rimes
General information
Release Date	September 9, 1997
Recorded	1997 Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas) McLain Studios (Dallas, Texas) Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) KD Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Curb Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)Barking Dog Studios (Mt. Kisco, New York)
Length	43:33
Label	Curb
Producer(s)	Wilbur C. Rimes Tracks 1 and 10 produced by Mike Curb, Chuck Howard and Wilbur C. Rimes
Chronology
Previous	Unchained Melody: The Early Years
Current	You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs
Next	Sittin' on Top of the World

You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs or simply You Light Up My Life, is the second studio album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes. Released in the United States by Curb Records on September 9, 1997, when Rimes was fifteen years old, it followed her debut album Blue. The album was hugely successful but many critics thought that much of the material did not do Rimes' talent justice. The album has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. It is the only album to ever debut at number one on the Billboard 200, Top Country Albums, and Contemporary Christian charts at the same time.

Singles

Two singles were released from the album. The first one, "You Light Up My Life", peaked at number thirty-four and was certified gold in the United States. The second and final single released from the album is "On the Side of Angels" which peaked at number four on the US Country Chart.

Track listing

US/International (Except Japan)

US and international track listing (except Japan [see below])
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joe Brooks	3:37
2.	"The Rose"	Amanda McBroom	3:33
3.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	4:40
4.	"I Believe"	Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman	2:22
5.	"Ten Thousand Angels Cried"	Dave Patillo	3:59
6.	"Clinging to a Saving Hand"	Bill Mack	2:44
7.	"On the Side of Angels"	Gary Burr, Gerry House	3:49
8.	"I Know Who Holds Tomorrow"	Ira Stanphill	4:41
9.	"God Bless America"	Irving Berlin	3:06
10.	"How Do I Live" (Extended Mix)	Diane Warren	4:57
11.	"Amazing Grace" (Traditional)	John Newton	4:06
12.	"National Anthem" (Traditional)	Francis Scott Key	1:59

Japan

Japanese track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joe Brooks	3:37
2.	"The Rose"	Amanda McBroom	3:33
3.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Paul Simon	4:40
4.	"I Believe"	Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman	2:22
5.	"Ten Thousand Angels Cried"	Dave Patillo	3:59
6.	"Clinging to a Saving Hand"	Bill Mack	2:44
7.	"On the Side of Angels"	Gary Burr, Gerry House	3:49
8.	"I Know Who Holds Tomorrow"	Ira Stanphill	4:41
9.	"God Bless America"	Irving Berlin	3:06
10.	"How Do I Live" (Extended Mix)	Diane Warren	4:57
11.	"Amazing Grace" (Traditional)	John Newton	4:06
12.	"How Do I Live" (Mr. Mig Remix)	Warren	3:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs liner notes.

Bob Campbell-Smith – additional recording, recording (background vocals), mixing Bob Gentry – bass Chuck Howard – producer Curtis Randall – background vocals, bass Dan Wojciechowski —drums Daniel Kresco – assistant mixing Dennis Willson – background vocals Gary Leach – assistant mixing, background vocals Glenn Meadows – master Greg Hunt – recording, mixing Greg Morrow – drums Jeff Watkins – assistant recording (background vocals) Jerry Matheny – electric guitar Jimmy Kelly – keyboard

John Willis – electric guitar Kelly Glenn – keyboard Lesley Albert – production coordinator Mary Ann Kennedy – background vocals Michael Black – background vocals Michael Rhodes – bass Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar Mick Guzauski – mixing Mike Curb – producer Mike McClain – recording, mixing Milo Deering – acoustic guitar, fiddle, steel guitar Pam Rose – background vocals Paul Franklin – steel Scott Ahaus – assistant mixing Steve Nathan – keys Wilbur C. Rimes – producer

Charts and certifications

You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs debuted at number one on Billboard 200 with 186,000 copies sold in its first week, the album dropped to number two in its second week but with a ten percent increase with sales of 204,500. It returned to one in its sixth week with 131,500 copies sold. The album spent thirteen weeks in the top five, seventeen weeks in the top ten and a total of fifty-five weeks in Billboard 200. You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs was certified 4× Platinum by RIAA, denoting shipments of over four million copies. It is the only album in history to debut at number one on three separate charts at the same time, the three charts being the Billboard 200, the Billboard Top Country Albums, and the Billboard Contemporary Christian.

Peak positions Chart (1997–98) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 12 Canadian RPM Top Albums 13 Canadian RPM Country Albums 1 New Zealand Albums Chart 41 UK Albums Chart 170 US Billboard 200 1 US Billboard Country Albums 1 US Billboard Christian Albums 1 End of decade chart Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard 200 78

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Australian Albums Chart 59 Canadian RPM Country Albums 15 US Billboard 200 31 US Billboard Top Country Albums 6 Chart (1998) Position Canadian RPM Country Albums 8 US Billboard 200 14 US Billboard Top Country Albums 3 Chart (1999) Position US Billboard Top Country Albums 54

Alternate covers

Japanese cover

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)