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Sitting Pretty on Top of the World

Sitting Pretty on Top of the World is the third studio album by American country music singer Lauren Alaina. It was released in September 2021 via Mercury Records Nashville.

Sitting Pretty on Top of the World
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Studio album by
Lauren Alaina
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
Studio
  • Sound Stage, Nashville
  • TB12, Nashville
  • Ocean Way, Nashville
  • Rock The Soul Ent, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length50:28
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerPaul DiGiovanni (all tracks except 3)
David Garcia (track 3)[1]
Lauren Alaina chronology
Road Less Traveled
(2017) 		Sitting Pretty on Top of the World
(2021) 		Unlocked
(2023)
Singles from Sitting Pretty on Top of the World
  1. "Getting Good"
    Released: October 7, 2019
  2. "Getting Over Him"
    Released: February 22, 2021

Content

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The album consists of fifteen songs, fourteen of which Alaina co-wrote. Two singles, "Getting Good" and the Jon Pardi duet "Getting Over Him", were released prior to the album. Both of these appeared on extended plays prior to the album's release; on Sitting Pretty on Top of the World, "Getting Good" was remixed as a duet with Trisha Yearwood. Paul DiGiovanni and David Garcia produced the album.[2]

Critical reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "as a collection of individual tracks, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World hits its target squarely in the middle of the road: it's adult contemporary country where Alaina feels equally at home on the light pop tunes and melodramatic showstoppers."[3]

Track listing

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Sitting Pretty on Top of the World track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Was Me"
4:43
2."If The World Was a Small Town"
2:54
3."Getting Good" (with Trisha Yearwood)Emily Weisband3:20
4."Same Story, Different Saturday Night"
3:20
5."On Top of the World"
  • Alaina
  • Jordan Reynolds
  • Sasha Alex Sloan
3:16
6."Run"
  • Alaina
  • Ben Johnson
  • Kennedi Lykken
3:19
7."What Do You Think Of?" (featuring Lukas Graham)
  • Alaina
  • Jens Carlsson
  • Asia Whiteacre
3:38
8."I'm Not Sad Anymore"
  • Alaina
  • Lindsey
  • McKenna
  • Rose
3:20
9."Getting Over Him" (featuring Jon Pardi)
  • Alaina
  • Paul DiGiovanni
  • Weisband
2:46
10."Good Ole Boy"
  • Alaina
  • Garcia
  • Miller
3:26
11."When the Party's Over"
  • Alaina
  • Garcia
  • Corey Crowder
3:03
12."You Ain't a Cowboy"
  • Alaina
  • Casey Brown
  • Parker Welling
3:27
13."Goodbye Street"
2:54
14."Written in the Bar"
  • Alaina
  • Lindsey
  • McKenna
  • Rose
3:20
15."Change My Mind"
3:42

Personnel

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Adapted from album's liner notes.[1]

Musicians

  • Lauren Alaina – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (all tracks)
  • Dave Cohen – keyboards (track 3)
  • Paul DiGiovanni – acoustic guitar (track 9), electric guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14), keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10-15), programming (all tracks except 3), background vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15)
  • Jacob Durrett – programming (track 13)
  • Jeneé Fleenor – fiddle (track 9)
  • David Garcia – electric guitar (track 3), keyboards (track 3), programming (track 3)
  • Lukas Graham – duet vocals (track 7)
  • Ben Johnson – programming (track 9)
  • Hillary Lindsey – background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 8, 14)
  • Tony Lucido – bass guitar (tracks 6, 9)
  • Miles McPherson – drums (track 3)
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar (track 3)
  • Jon Pardi – duet vocals (track 9)
  • Jordan Reynolds – programming (track 5)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar (tracks 1-5, 8, 10-15)
  • Ernest K. Smith – background vocals (track 13)
  • Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitar (all tracks except 7)
  • Derek Wells – electric guitar (all tracks except 7)
  • Alex Wright – keyboards (all tracks except 3)
  • Trisha Yearwood – duet vocals (track 3)
  • Nir Z. – drums (all tracks except 3 & 7)

Production

  • Joel McKenney – assistant engineering (all tracks except 3)
  • Cary Barlowe – vocal recording (all tracks except 3)
  • Jim Cooley – engineering, mixing (all tracks except 3)
  • Adam Ayan – mastering (all tracks except 3)
  • Jeff Balding – engineering (track 3)
  • David Garcia – vocal recording (track 3)
  • Mark Endert – mixing (track 3)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering (track 3)

Imagery

  • Karen Naff – art direction
  • Wendy Stamberger – design
  • Katie Kauss – photography
  • Amber Cannon, Meri Fernandes – hair and makeup
  • Amber Lehman – wardrobe stylist
  • Kera Jackson – art production

Chart performance

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 173
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 21

References

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  1. ^ a b Sitting Pretty On Top of the World (CD booklet). Lauren Alaina. 19 Recordings/Mercury Records Nashville. 2021. B0033742-01.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Lauren Alaina Is 'Sitting Pretty On Top Of The World' With Upcoming Album". MusicRow. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sitting Pretty on Top of the World". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lauren Alaina Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lauren Alaina Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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