The Best of LeAnn Rimes

Greatest hits album by LeAnn Rimes

Released

February 2, 2004

Recorded

1994-2003

Genre

Country, pop

Length

75:08 (Asian)

Label

Asylum-Curb

Producer

Chuck Howard, Dann Huff, Desmond Child, Gregg Pagani, Greg Walker, Johnny Mulhair, Mike Curb, Trevor Horn, LeAnn Rimes, Peter Amato, Peter Collins, Steve Robson, Wilbur C. Rimes

LeAnn Rimes chronology

Greatest Hits
(2003)

The Best of LeAnn Rimes
(2004)

Dance Like You Don't Give A....Greatest Hits Remixes
(2014)

Singles from The Best of LeAnn Rimes

"This Love"
Released: February 3, 2004

The Best of LeAnn Rimes: Remixed

The Best of LeAnn Rimes is a greatest hits album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in 2004, it tweaks the 2003 U.S. release Greatest Hits, leaving behind some of the purer country hits that didn't translate outside of the U.S.—notably, Al Anderson's "Big Deal"—and concentrating on her big pop crossover hits, including "How Do I Live," "Can't Fight the Moonlight” and her duet with Ronan Keating, "Last Thing on My Mind.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

UK Edition^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Fight the Moonlight"	Diane Warren	3:36
2.	"Life Goes On"	Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Rimes	3:34
3.	"How Do I Live"	Warren	4:27
4.	"I Need You"	Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy	3:49
5.	"We Can"	Warren	3:39
6.	"Last Thing on My Mind" (duet with Ronan Keating)	Ronan Keating, Steve Robson	3:57
7.	"This Love"	Rimes, Marc Beeson, Jim Collins	3:53
8.	"But I Do Love You"	Warren	3:20
9.	"Written in the Stars" (duet with Elton John)	Elton John, Tim Rice	4:19
10.	"Suddenly"	Carlsson, Child	4:00
11.	"The Right Kind of Wrong"	Warren	3:48
12.	"Commitment"	Tony Colton, Tony Marty, Bobby Wood	4:36
13.	"Please Remember"	Warren	4:34
14.	"Crazy"	Willie Nelson	2:55
15.	"Blue"	Bill Mack	2:49
16.	"Looking Through Your Eyes"	David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager	4:00
17.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joe Brooks	3:38
18.	"One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"	Keith Hinton, Judy Rodman	3:34
19.	"How Do I Live" (Mr. Mig Dance Radio Edit)	Warren	3:57
20.	"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino Mix)	Warren	3:35

Asian track listing^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Fight the Moonlight"	Diane Warren	3:36
2.	"Life Goes On"	Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Rimes	3:34
3.	"How Do I Live"	Warren	4:27
4.	"I Need You"	Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy	3:49
5.	"Last Thing on My Mind" (duet with Ronan Keating)	Ronan Keating, Steve Robson	3:57
6.	"But I Do Love You"	Warren	3:20
7.	"Written in the Stars" (duet with Elton John)	Elton John, Tim Rice	4:19
8.	"This Love"	Rimes, Marc Beeson, Jim Collins	3:53
9.	"We Can"	Warren	3:39
10.	"Suddenly"	Carlsson, Child	4:00
11.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joe Brooks	3:38
12.	"Crazy"	Willie Nelson	2:55
13.	"Unchained Melody"	Alex North, Hy Zaret	3:53
14.	"Looking Through Your Eyes"	David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager	4:00
15.	"Blue"	Bill Mack	2:49
16.	"You Are"	Laurie Webb	3:45
17.	"The Right Kind of Wrong"	Warren	3:48
18.	"Soon"	Warren	3:56
19.	"Yesterday"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	3:57
20.	"I Will Always Love You"	Dolly Parton	3:35

Asian release bonus VCD^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Life Goes On" (Karaoke) (Music Video)	Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Rimes	3:41
2.	"How Do I Live" (Karaoke) (Music Video)	Diane Warren	4:37
3.	"I Need You" (Karaoke) (Music Video)	Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy	3:30
4.	"Suddenly" (Karaoke) (Music Video)	Carlsson, Child	4:08
5.	"We Can" (Non-movie version) (Karaoke) (Music Video)	Warren	3:46
6.	"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Music in High Places performance)	Warren	3:30

Remixed edition^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino Mix)	Diane Warren	3:35
2.	"Soon" (Graham Stack Radio Edit)	Diane Warren	4:07
3.	"I Need You" (Dave Aude Radio Edit)	Dennis Matkosky, Ty Lacy	4:22
4.	"But I Do Love You" (Almighty Radio Edit)	Diane Warren	4:02
5.	"We Can" (Widelife Radio Edit)	Diane Warren	3:47
6.	"Last Thing on My Mind" (Metro Mix)	Ronan Keating, Steve Robson	3:34
7.	"Suddenly" (Riva Radio Edit)	Carlsson, Child	4:07
8.	"Sittin' on Top of the World" (Aurora Borealis Radio Edit)	Amanda Marshall	4:36
9.	"The Right Kind of Wrong" (Graham Stack Radio Edit)	Diane Warren	3:26
10.	"You Are" (Bertoldo Radio Edit)	Laurie Webb	3:44
11.	"Tic Toc" (Thunderpuss Radio Edit)	Amato, Pagani, Christina Rumbley	3:46
12.	"How Do I Live" (Mr. Mig Dance Radio Edit)	Diane Warren	3:54
13.	"Life Goes On" (Peter Amato Radio Edit)	Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Rimes	3:21
14.	"Over the Rainbow" ('A Cappella' Version)	Arlen, Harburg	2:48

DVD edition^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Can't Fight the Moonlight"	3:42
2.	"Life Goes On"	3:31
3.	"How Do I Live"	4:28
4.	"I Need You"	3:50
5.	"We Can"	3:42
6.	"But I Do Love You"	3:40
7.	"Suddenly"	4:00
8.	"Commitment"	4:38
9.	"Blue"	2:50
10.	"You Light Up My Life"	3:40
11.	"One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"	3:45
12.	"The Light in Your Eyes"	3:22

Personnel

Tim Akers - keyboards
Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
Lisa Cochran - background vocals
Perry Coleman - background vocals
Eric Darken - percussion
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
Shannon Forrest - drums
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Elton John - duet vocals on "Written in the Stars"
Ronan Keating - duet vocals on "Last Thing on My Mind"
Shawn Lee - drums, percussion
The London Session Orchestra - strings
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
Wil Malone - string arrangements, conductor
Dominic Miller - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
LeAnn Rimes - lead vocals
Steve Robson - acoustic guitar, keyboards
Rohan Thomas - keyboards
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Charts

The Best of LeAnn Rimes debuted on UK Albums Chart at No. 2, the highest debut for Rimes on the UK Chart, it spent 16 weeks in the top 30 and was certified Platinum there, the album also peak at top 10 in 5 other countries in Europe.

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Top Country Albums^[7]	9
Austrian Albums Chart^[8]	11
Danish Albums Chart^[8]	10
European Top 100 Albums^[9]	9
German Albums Chart^[10]	8
Irish Albums Chart^[11]	4
Swedish Albums Chart^[8]	3
Swiss Albums Chart^[8]	8
UK Albums Chart^[12]	2

Remixed version

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Swiss Albums Chart^[13]	90

Year end-chart

Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Top Country Albums^[14]	39
UK Albums Chart	38
Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Top Country Albums^[15]	35

Sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[16]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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External links

Official International Website

LeAnn Rimes

Discography

Independent albums	All That (1994)

Studio albums	Blue (1996) You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs (1997) Sittin' on Top of the World (1998) LeAnn Rimes (1999) Twisted Angel (2002) What a Wonderful World (2004) This Woman (2005) Whatever We Wanna (2006) Family (2007) Lady & Gentlemen (2011) Spitfire (2013) Today Is Christmas (2015) Remnants (2016)

Compilations	Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997) I Need You (2001) God Bless America (2001) Greatest Hits (2003) The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004)

Related articles	Curb Records Eddie Cibrian

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