The Complete Limelight Sessions Explained

The Complete Limelight Sessions
Type:	Demo
Artist:	Shania Twain
Cover:	Shania Twain - The Complete Limelight Sessions.png
Released:	October 23, 2001
Recorded:	1989–1990
Length:	64:05
Producer:	Harry Hinde
Prev Title:	Come On Over
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Up!
Next Year:	2002

The Complete Limelight Sessions is a collection of songs recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain, before she signed a record deal with Mercury Nashville in 1993. It was released in North America on October 23, 2001, following the success of Come On Over. The album was promoted by remixes of "It's Alright", Twain's only song to chart on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart. "The Heart Is Blind" was released throughout December 2001 to country radio and adult contemporary radio,^[1] but did not get enough airplay to enter Billboards Hot Country Songs or Adult Contemporary chart.

The songs from this album were previously released in July 2000 throughout Europe on the RWP Label as Wild & Wicked and originally came with a free poster. It charted on the UK Albums Chart at number 62 for two weeks. In the following years, the songs were released with varying tracklists (leaving out some songs and/or adding remixes) under various names, including Beginnings, On the Way or a song title from the album. None of these releases were official.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Harry Hinde.

Personnel

• Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
• Claude Desjardins – drums, bass guitar, keyboards, programming
• Gord Heins - electric guitar
• Barry Keane – drums
• Paul Sabu – acoustic guitar
• Shania Twain – lead vocals, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1999–2001)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[2]	93
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	43
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	23

Release history

Region	Date	Title	Label	Format	Catalog
Netherlands	September 17, 1999	On the Way	NMC	CD with 10 songs	5038894000825^[4]
Europe	November 11, 1999	For the Love of Him	LLD	CD with 12 songs	630428100121^[5]
North America	1999	Beginnings (1989–1990)	Jomato		4006408215929^[6]
Australia			Valley		9399120150841^[7]
United Kingdom	April 17, 2000	Wild & Wicked	RWP		5033809112327^[8]
Europe	2000	Impressions of a Woman	JABA		7619941261741^[9]
United States	October 23, 2001	The Complete Limelight Sessions	Limelight	CD with 17 or 18 songs	684038814022^[10]

Notes and References

1. December 7, 2001 . New & Active - AC . Radio & Records.
2. Book: Nanda Lwin. Nanda Lwin. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. 1999. 1-896594-13-1.
3. Web site: Shania Twain Awards. AllMusic. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150430075730/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shania-twain-mn0000161808/awards. April 30, 2015. May 8, 2017.
4. Web site: On the Way. Discogs. May 13, 2017.
5. Web site: For the Love of Him. Discogs. May 13, 2017.
6. Web site: Beginnings (1989-1990). Discogs. May 13, 2017.
7. Web site: Beginnings (1989-1990). Discogs. May 13, 2017.
8. Web site: Wild & Wicked. Discogs. May 13, 2017.
9. Web site: Impressions of a Woman. Discogs. May 13, 2017.
10. Web site: The Complete Limelight Sessions. Amazon . May 13, 2017.