Sittin' on Top of the World (LeAnn Rimes album)
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| Studio album by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| Released | May 5, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country/Pop | |||
| Length | 60:12 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Wilbur C. Rimes | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
| Robert Christgau | C+ |
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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 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. The album also includes two singles which were released to country radio: "Commitment" and "Nothin' New Under the Moon".
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".
Compiled from liner notes.
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.
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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