''Remnants'' is the fifteenth studio album by American

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singer-songwriter

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. 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. It is the first and only album released by Rimes under her contract with

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, following the end of her contract with

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. The first single to be released in the UK was a cover of

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'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.

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 ''

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''.

Singles

To promote the album, Rimes released a cover of

's " The Story" as the first single in the UK on June 24, 2016. This was followed by "How to Kiss a Boy" on September 9, 2016. " Long Live Love" was released as the album's first US single on May 19, 2017. It was released to American

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radio on January 23, 2017. The final single released from the album was "Love Line" on November 3, 2017.

Commercial performance

''Remnants'' debuted at number 88 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart dated February 25, 2017, earning 7,000

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in its first week, of which 6,000 were pure album sales. The album reached number 15 on the

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, becoming her fourth top 20 album in the country and her first since ''

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'' in 2006. It is a significant improvement on her previous album, ''

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'', which peaked on the UK Chart at number 142.

Track listing

Personnel

:''Credits adapted from liner notes.'' * 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) *

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– 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) *

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– guitars (12) *

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– bass (1–8, 10, 11, 13) *

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– bass (12) *

Vinnie Colaiuta Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and the ''Classic Drumme ...

– 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 Niko Bolas is an American music producer, sound engineer, and consultant. He is also a business developer in the fields of virtual reality and Internet radio. In 1989, Bolas founded Fakespace Music with Mark Bolas, Ian McDowall, and Christian Greu ...

– 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) *

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– mastering (2–14) * Cindi Peters – production coordinator * Andy Hayes – design *

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– photography

Charts

References

External links

Official website
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