Sitting Pretty on Top of the World

by Lauren Alaina

Overview

Delivered a decade after her 2011 debut Wildflower, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World finds former American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina in something of a comfortable groove, singing country-pop that's so polished it gleams. Even when she brings in country traditionalist Jon Pardi for a duet on "Getting Over Him," Alaina winds up convincing him to sing over cavernous drum loops and pounding guitars. "Getting Over Him" sounds massive, but it pulsates to a midtempo beat, as does most of Sitting Pretty on Top of the World. The arrangements change -- things get breezy on "When the Party's Over," "Same Story, Different Saturday Night" gets a little reflective -- but the steady beat means the album feels softly cohesive, providing smooth entertainment whether it's on a ballad or something sunnier. The consistency in tempo means that the album can feel slightly lulling when heard as a whole, yet 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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2021
Label:	Mercury Nashville
UPC:	0602435968391
Rank:	7387

Tracks

1. It Was Me
2. If the World Was a Small Town
3. Getting Good
4. Same Story, Different Saturday Night
5. On Top of the World
6. Run
7. What Do You Think Of?
8. I'm Not Sad Anymore
9. Getting Over Him
10. Good Ole Boy
11. When the Party's Over
12. You Ain't a Cowboy
13. Goodbye Street
14. Written in the Bar
15. Change My Mind

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lauren Alaina   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Lukas Graham   Primary Artist
Trisha Yearwood   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jon Pardi   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Electric)
Paul DiGiovanni   Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Miles McPherson   Drums
Ilya Toshinskiy   Guitar (Acoustic)
Lukas Forchhammer   Vocals
Ernest Keith Smith   Vocals (Background)
Nir Z   Drums
Alex Wright   Keyboards
Jenee Fleenor   Fiddle
Hillary Lindsey   Vocals (Background)
Dave Cohen   Keyboards
David Garcia   Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass,Bass (Vocal)
Tony Lucido   Bass

Technical Credits

Lori McKenna   Composer
Jens Carlsson   Composer
Paul DiGiovanni   Editing,Composer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Coordination
Jacob Durrett   Composer,Programming
Jim Cooley   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Wendy Stamberger   Design
Scott Johnson   Production Coordination
Karen Naff   Art Direction
Johan Carlsson   Composer
Brandon Beal   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Sasha Alex Sloan   Composer
Ryan Smith   Mastering Engineer
Seth Ennis   Composer
Sarah Marie Burke   A&R
Ernest Keith Smith   Composer
Ryan Yount   Assistant Engineer
Josh Miller   Composer
Casey Brown   Composer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Chad Carlson   Vocal Engineer
Adam Ayan   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Jon Pardi   Duet
Lauren Alaina   Composer
David Garcia   Composer,Producer,Recording,Programming,Vocal Engineer
Jordan Reynolds   Composer,Programming
Parker Welling   Composer
Lukas Graham   Duet
Josh Ditty   Editing
Emily Weisband   Composer
Katie Kauss   Photography
Asia Whiteacre   Composer
Kennedi Lykken   Composer
Gustav Stougaard Feldmann   Recording
Kera Jackson   Art Producer
Joel McKenney   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Cameron Bedell   Composer
Ben Johnson   Composer,Programming
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Corey Crowder   Composer
Jeff Balding   Engineer,Recording
Liz Rose   Composer
Mark Endert   Mixing
Mike Griffith   Production Coordination
Cary Barlowe   Vocal Engineer