Sittin' on Top of the World (LeAnn Rimes album) explained

Sittin' on Top of the World
Type:studio
Artist:LeAnn Rimes
Cover:Sittinontopoftheworld leannrimes.jpg
Border:yes
Released:May 5, 1998
Recorded:1997
Studio:Rosewood Studio (Tyler, Texas)
Genre:[1]
Length:60:12
Label:Curb
Producer:Wilbur C. Rimes
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:LeAnn Rimes
Next Year:1999

Sittin' on Top of the World is the fifth studio album by American singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on May 5, 1998, by Curb Records. The album has been certified Platinum.

The album includes the singles "Looking Through Your Eyes",[2] "Commitment", "Nothin' New Under the Moon", "These Arms of Mine", and "Feels Like Home". It also contains cover versions 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.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine 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".

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3]

Production

Charts

Sittin' on Top of the World debuted at #4 on Billboard 200 in its 1st week with 156,500 copies sold, it peaked at #3 in its 2nd week. The album spent 3 weeks in top 10 and 37 weeks in Billboard 200.

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–99)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 42
Austrian Albums Chart28
Canadian RPM Top Albums15
Canadian RPM Country Albums[5] 2
Dutch Albums Chart27
German Albums Chart[6] 42
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[7] 69
Swiss Albums Chart34
UK Albums Chart[8] 11
US Billboard 200[9] 3
US Billboard Top Country Albums2

Year end-chart

Chart (1998)Position
Canadian RPM Top Albums[10] 93
Canadian RPM Country Albums[11] 7
US Billboard 200[12] 69
US Billboard Top Country Albums10
Chart (1999)Position
US Billboard Top Country Albums[13] 35

Sales

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/sittin-on-top-of-the-world-mw0000036305 Review in Allmusic
  2. LeAnn Rimes – Looking Through Your Eyes / Commitment . CD Single . 1998 . The Hit Label, Curb Records . CUBC 32 . Taken from the album Sittin' on Top of the World.
  3. Sittin' on Top of the World . LeAnn Rimes . 1998 . CD booklet . Curb Records . 77901.
  4. Web site: LeAnn Rimes – Sittin On Top Of The World (Album). Ultratop. 2011-08-22.
  5. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3580&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada
  6. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Rimes,LeAnn/?type=longplay Chartverfolgung – Rimes,LeAnn
  7. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=490916&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=30058734 オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」
  8. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Sittin%27%20On%20Top%20Of%20The%20World Leann Rimes – Sittin' On Top Of The World
  9. Web site: allmusic. Sittin On Top Of The World > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. 2011-08-22. Allmusic.
  10. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7015&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada
  11. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7009&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=khshdrmucdbma4k8uctvlu14d0 Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada
  12. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Billboard . 1998-12-26 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 0006-2510.
  13. Billboard. Top Country Albums. December 25, 1999. 111. 52. 0006-2510. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. YE-64.