Remnants (LeAnn Rimes album)
2016 studio album by LeAnn Rimes
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Remnants is the fifteenth studio album by American country and pop singer-songwriter LeAnn Rimes. It was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on October 28, 2016. The album was released in the United States on February 3, 2017.[2] It is the first and only album released by Rimes under her contract with RCA Records,[3] following the end of her contract with Curb Records.[4]
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| Released | October 28, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 47:53 | |||
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The first single to be released in the UK was a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story" on June 24, 2016. Rimes promoted the single across the UK, the first time she had promoted a single there since 2007. To promote the album, Rimes embarked on a tour, the Remnants Tour, which began in February 2017 in the UK.[5]
Release
The album was launched in the United Kingdom and Europe on October 28, 2016. It was released on CD and as a download, in both standard and deluxe versions. It was released in the United States on February 3, 2017.
Promotion
- In 2016, Rimes performed at the televised UK concert Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park and later embarked on a 2017 UK Tour.
- Rimes performed "How to Kiss a Boy" on Strictly Come Dancing.
Singles
To promote the album, Rimes released a cover of Brandi Carlile's "The Story" as the first single in the UK on June 24, 2016.[6] This was followed by "How to Kiss a Boy" on September 9, 2016.[7] "Long Live Love" was released as the album's first US single on May 19, 2017.[8] It was released to American hot adult contemporary radio on January 23, 2017.[9] The final single released from the album was "Love Line" on November 3, 2017.[10][11]
Commercial performance
Remnants debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200 chart dated February 25, 2017, earning 7,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, of which 6,000 were pure album sales.[12] The album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her fourth top 20 album in the country and her first since Whatever We Wanna in 2006. It is a significant improvement on her previous album, Spitfire, which peaked on the UK Chart at number 142.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Story" | Phil Hanseroth | 3:24 | |
| 2. | "Love Line" |
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| 4:03 |
| 3. | "Outrageous Love" |
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| 3:15 |
| 4. | "Mother" |
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| 3:59 |
| 5. | "Remnants" |
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| 3:22 |
| 6. | "Long Live Love" |
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| 3:19 |
| 7. | "How to Kiss a Boy" |
| 4:27 | |
| 8. | "Love Is Love Is Love" |
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| 3:50 |
| 9. | "Learning Your Language" |
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| 3:48 |
| 10. | "I Couldn't Do That to Me" | Diane Warren |
| 4:27 |
| 11. | "Humbled" |
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| 3:07 |
| 12. | "Do It Wrong with Me" |
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| 3:11 |
| 13. | "Dang Dang" |
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| 3:41 |
| Total length: | 47:53 | |||
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| 14. | "Give Me Something (I Can’t Give Myself)" |
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| 2:51 |
| Total length: | 50:44 | |||
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| 15. | "Love Line" (The Live Church Session) |
| 3:36 |
| 16. | "How to Kiss a Boy" (The Live Church Session) |
| 4:31 |
| 17. | "The Story" (The Live Church Session) | Hanseroth | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 61:59 | ||
Personnel
- Credits adapted from liner notes.[17]
- LeAnn Rimes – lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements (1–11, 13)
- Darrell Brown – acoustic piano (1–8, 10–13), keyboards (1–13), backing vocals, arrangements (1–11, 13), additional keyboards (14)
- Mark Batson – acoustic piano (1–8, 10, 11, 13), keyboards (1–8, 10, 11, 13), arrangements (1–8, 10, 11, 13)
- Jon Hume – all instruments (14), arrangements (14)
- Michael Chaves – guitars (1–7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), bass (9)
- Christopher Stills – guitars (1–7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- Greg Hagan – guitars (8)
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (12)
- Darryl Jones – bass (1–8, 10, 11, 13)
- Willie Weeks – bass (12)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1–8, 10, 11, 13)
- Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums (9, 14)
- Steve Jordan – drums (12), arrangements (12)
- Chris Walden – string arrangements (1)
- Rob Moose – string arrangements (3, 4, 7)
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
- Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals
- Elizabeth White – backing vocals
Production
- LeAnn Rimes – producer (1–11, 13)
- Darrell Brown – producer (1–11, 13), Pro Tools digital editing
- Mark Batson – producer (1–8, 10, 11, 13)
- Steve Jordan – producer (12)
- Jon Hume – producer (14), recording (14)
- Niko Bolas – associate producer, recording (1–8, 10–13)
- Michael Chaves – recording (9), additional recording
- Trevor Lawrence Jr. – recording (9)
- Diego Ruelas – recording (9), additional recording
- Aaron Fessell – additional recording
- Steve Genewick – additional recording
- Chandler Harrod – additional recording, assistant engineer
- David Martinez – additional recording
- Joe Napolitano – additional recording
- Nick Rives – additional recording
- Jory Roberts – additional recording
- Alex Williams – assistant engineer
- Ruadhri Cushnan – mixing
- Alessandro Di Camillo – mix assistant
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering (1)
- Greg Calbi – mastering (2–14)
- Cindi Peters – production coordinator
- Andy Hayes – design
- Steven Sebring – photography