Remnants (LeAnn Rimes album)

Remnants
Remnants
Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released	October 28, 2016
Genre	Pop rock; country pop;
Length	47:53
Label	RCA;
Producer	LeAnn Rimes; Darrell Brown; Mark Batson; Niko Bolas; Steve Jordan;
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Singles from Remnants
	"The Story"; Released: June 24, 2016; "How to Kiss a Boy"; Released: September 9, 2016; "Long Live Love"; Released: December 2, 2016; "Love Is Love Is Love"; Released: May 19, 2017; "Love Line"; Released: November 3, 2017;

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]

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

Standard - Digital version^[2]^[13]^[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Story"	Phil Hanseroth	LeAnn Rimes Darrell Brown Mark Batson	3:24
2.	"Love Line"	Rimes Brown Paul Barry	Rimes Brown Batson Niko Bolas	4:03
3.	"Outrageous Love"	Rimes Brown Toby Gad	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:15
4.	"Mother"	Rimes Brown Batson	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:59
5.	"Remnants"	Rimes Brown Batson	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:22
6.	"Long Live Love"	Rimes Brown Batson	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:19
7.	"How to Kiss a Boy"	Lori McKenna Barry Dean	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	4:27
8.	"Love Is Love Is Love"	Rimes Brown Lindy Robbins Gad	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:50
9.	"Learning Your Language"	Rimes Brown Gad	Rimes Brown	3:48
10.	"I Couldn't Do That to Me"	Diane Warren	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	4:27
11.	"Humbled"	Rimes Brown Francis White	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:07
12.	"Do It Wrong with Me"	Rimes Brown	Rimes Brown Steve Jordan	3:11
13.	"Dang Dang"	Rimes Brown Batson	Rimes Brown Batson Bolas	3:41
Total length:				47:53

Standard - CD^[15]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Give Me Something (I Can’t Give Myself)"	Rimes Brown John Hume	Rimes Brown Hume	2:51
Total length:				50:44

Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks^[16]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Love Line" (The Live Church Session)	Rimes Brown Barry	3:36
16.	"How to Kiss a Boy" (The Live Church Session)	McKenna Dean	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

Charts

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[18]	166
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[19]	71
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[20]	7
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[21]	8
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	15
US Billboard 200^[23]	88
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[24]	4