Leann Rimes › Sittin' On Top of The World

Personnel: LeAnn Rimes (vocals, percussion); Milo Dearing (acoustic, electric & steel guitars, mandolin, dobro, fiddle); Jerry Metheny, Marty Walsh (acoustic & electric guitars); Junior Knight (acoustic & steel guitars); Kevin Bailey (acoustic guitar); Glynn Flemming (electric guitar); Gary Leach (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Kelly Glenn (piano, keyboards); Randy Fouts (piano); Curtis Randall (bass, background vocals); Bob Gentry (bass); Dan Wojciechowski (drums); Carl Albrecht, Fred Glieber (percussion); Chastity Marie, Stephanie Marie, Perry Coleman, Matthew Ward, Debi Lee, Rita Baloche, Terry Cashburn, Bryan White.

Recorded at Rosewood Studios, Tyler, Texas.

Personnel: LeAnn Rimes (percussion, background vocals); Jerry Metheny, Marty Walsh (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Milo Deering (acoustic guitar, dobro, fiddle); Junior Knight, Kevin Bailey (acoustic guitar); Glynn Flemming (electric guitar); Gary Leach (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Kelly Glenn (piano, keyboards); Randy Fouts (piano); Dan Wojeciechowski (drums); Fred Glieber, Carl Albrecht (percussion); Curtis Randall, Chastity Marie, Terry "Caz" Casburn, Stephanie Marie, Debi Lee, Matthew Ward, Rita Baloche, Perry Coleman, Bryan White (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Wilbur C. Rimes.

Recording information: Rosewood Studios, Tyler, TX.

Photographer: Andrew Eccles.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Junior Knight; Milo Deering.

Arrangers: Greg Hunt; Gary Leach; Bob Gentry ; Wilbur C. Rimes.

The Diane Warren tune and semi-R&B vocalisms should clue you in to the fact that the young Ms. Rimes is stretching the definition of "Country" on SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD, but in the late '90s Nashville scene, that's practically the norm. Considering that her previous album was a batch of "inspirational" (if not Gospel) tunes, this more secular outing could almost be considered the real followup to her kazillion-selling debut recording. As such, it represents the kind of changes that come hard and fast in the life of a teenager (which she is, even if she doesn't sound like it). Many of the songs find her moving further and further away from her Country roots in pursuit of a more pop-oriented sound, though even the least Nashville-sounding tunes here contain flashes of pedal steel and vocal twang to remind the audience of where Rimes comes from.

Genre:

• Country & Bluegrass

Music Categories:

• Country: Contemporary