God's Work

The album title and tracks are all stylized in lowercase. Rimes stated the reason for this is "If we're arguing about why the 'g' is or isn't capitalized, we're missing the whole point. It's so important for us to focus on the messages, rather than the nuances."{{cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/leann-rimes-announces-genre-bending-new-album/|title=LeAnn Rimes announces genre-bending new album|last=Iahn|first=Buddy|date=April 8, 2022|work=The Music Universe|access-date=May 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/leeann-rimes-announces-new-album-gods-work-featuring-ziggy-marley-aloe-blacc-and-more/#:~:text=Grammy%20award%2Dwinning%20singer%2Dsongwriter,track%2C%20genre%2Dbending%20album.|title=LeAnn Rimes Announces New Album, 'god's work,' Featuring Ziggy Marley, Aloe Blacc, and More|last=Nolan|first=Kathleen|date=April 8, 2022|work=American Songwriter|publisher=Savage Ventures Brand|access-date=May 7, 2023}}

Five singles were released to promote the album. The first, "Throw My Arms Around the World", was released in 2020.{{cite web |title="Throw My Arms Around the World" by LeAnn Rimes |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/throw-my-arms-around-the-world-single/1544306722 |website=Apple Music |access-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220230901/https://music.apple.com/us/album/throw-my-arms-around-the-world-single/1544306722|archive-date=December 20, 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://newcountrysongs.com/leann-rimes/throw-my-arms-around-the-world/|title= Throw My Arms Around The World by LeAnn Rimes is a song from the album Throw My Arms Around The World - Single and was released in 2020.|website=New Country Songs|access-date=March 26, 2023}} "How Much a Heart Can Hold" was released in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/leann-rimes-talks-stripping-down-for-raw-spaceship-music-video-directed-by-husband-eddie-cibrian|title=LeAnn Rimes Talks Stripping Down for Raw 'spaceship' Music Video Directed by Husband Eddie Cibrian (Exclusive)|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=27 September 2022 |access-date=May 7, 2023}} Initially released as a promotional single on May 20, 2022, "The Only" impacted Italian radio on September 5, 2022.{{cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=May 20, 2022 |title=LeAnn Rimes Releases 'the only' Featuring Ziggy Marley, Ben Harper & Ledisi |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/LeAnn-Rimes-Releases-the-only-Featuring-Ziggy-Marley-Ben-Harper-Ledisi-20220520 |access-date=May 7, 2023 |work=Billboard World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media}}{{Cite press release |last=Iurlano |first=Davide |date=September 6, 2022 |title=LeAnn Rimes – the only (feat. Ziggy Marley, Ledisi & Ben Harper) (Radio Date: 05-09-2022) |url=https://earone.com/post/ae6dffcb28 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=EarOne |language=it}} "Spaceship" was released on September 27, 2022, and peaked at number 65 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/leann-rimes-spaceship/|title=LeAnn Rimes - spaceship|website=Official Charts|date=3 November 2022|access-date=26 August 2024}} On September 1, 2023, "Innocent" was released as the fifth single from the album.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/innocent-single/1701494585|title=Innocent by LeAnn Rimes|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926144608/https://music.apple.com/us/album/innocent-single/1701494585|archive-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live}} "I Do", a collaboration with Aloe Blacc, was released as a single from his fifth studio album All Love Everything (2020) and included as the final track on God's Work.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/aloe-blacc-leann-rimes-new-duet-version-of-i-do-listen/|title=Aloe Blacc and LeAnn Rimes collaborate on new duet version of 'I Do' — listen now|last=Huff|first=Lauren|date=February 21, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporation|access-date=May 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGLNH95|title=I Do by Aloe Blacc & LeAnn Rimes|work=Amazon Music|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc|access-date=May 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216205835/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGLNH95|archive-date=February 16, 2021|url-status=live}}

Prior to the release of the album, two additionally promotional singles were issued. On July 15, 2022, Rimes released "The Wild".{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=July 15, 2022 |title=LeAnn Rimes and Mickey Guyton's new song is a 'battle cry' for women - CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/entertainment/leann-rimes-mickey-guyton-the-wild/index.html |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=CNN}} On August 18, 2022, "Awakening" was released as the album's final promotional single.{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2022 |title=LeAnn Rimes has released awakening as the latest cut from her new album 'god's work'. |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/leann-rimes-shares-new-track-awakening-from-forthcoming-album-gods-work/ |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=Retropop}}

In the United Kingdom, "God's Work" appeared on a variety of different charts; the album peaked at number 43 on the UK Album Downloads Chart,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20220923/7003/|title=Official Album Downloads Chart on 23/9/2022 23 September 2022 - 29 September 2022|website=Official Charts|date=23 September 2022|access-date=26 August 2024}} number 69 on the UK Physical Albums Chart,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-albums-chart/20220923/2/|title=Official Physical Albums Chart on 23/9/2022 23 September 2022 - 29 September 2022|website=Official Charts|date=23 September 2022|access-date=26 August 2024}} number 5 on the Americana Albums Chart,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/americana-albums-chart/20220923/americana/|title=Official Americana Albums Chart on 23/9/2022 23 September 2022 - 29 September 2022|website=Official Charts|date=23 September 2022|access-date=26 August 2024}} number 25 on the UK Independent Albums Chart,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20220923/131/|title=Official Independent Albums Chart on 23/9/2022 23 September 2022 - 29 September 2022|website=Official Charts|date=23 September 2024|access-date=26 August 2024}} and at number 5 on the UK Christian & Gospel Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/christian-and-gospel-albums-chart/20220930/christ/|title=Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart|website=Official Charts|date=30 September 2022|access-date=26 August 2024}}

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| rev2 = American Songwriter

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The album received three-and-a-half star reviews from both AllMusic and American Songwriter. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "The dramatic air is heartfelt and striking, albeit a little monochromatic: it's an album delivered in grayscale, the sober execution suiting the probing songs but sounding slightly stifling over the course of 12 tracks", while Alli Patton of American Songwriter wrote "Overall, the album is involved. From the opening track, god's work begins a journey of reflection and introspection, albeit slow, at times, but meditative all the same. For those willing to take that journey, god's work will not disappoint."

{{Track listing

| headline = God's Work track listing

| all_writing = LeAnn Rimes and Darrell Brown, except where noted

| title1 = Spaceship

| length1 = 4:07

| title2 = The Only

| length2 = 4:05

| note2 = featuring Ben Harper, Ledisi, and Ziggy Marley

| title3 = Awakening

| length3 = 4:14

| title4 = How Much a Heart Can Hold

| writer4 = David Baerwald, Brown, Rimes

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Throw My Arms Around the World

| length5 = 5:18

| title6 = The Wild

| length6 = 4:13

| note6 = featuring Mickey Guyton and Sheila E.

| title7 = Innocent

| length7 = 3:48

| title8 = God's Work

| writer8 = Mark Batson, Brown, Rimes

| length8 = 5:04

| note8 = featuring Mickey Guyton, Robert Randolph, and Tata Vega

| title9 = Something Better's Coming

| length9 = 4:38

| title10 = Imagined with Love

| length10 = 2:32

| title11 = There Will Be a Better Day

| writer11 = Brown, Beth Neilsen Chapman

| length11 = 4:00

| title12 = I Do

| note12 = duet with Aloe Blacc

| writer12 = Blacc, Jon Levine, Sarah Solovay

| length12 = 3:10

| total_length = 48:38

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = God's Work CD bonus track

| title13 = Throw My Arms Around the World

| note13 = Dave Audé remix

| length13 = 3:59

| total_length = 52:37

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = God's Work Resurrected bonus tracks

| title13 = Innocent

| note13 = featuring Orchid Quartet

| length13 = 3:31

| title14 = Imagined with Love

| note14 = featuring San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir & New York City Gay Men's Chorus

| length14 = 2:31

| title15 = Spaceship

| note15 = Dave Audé Extended Remix

| length15 = 5:49

| title16 = Throw My Arms Around the World

| note16 = Dave Audé Extended Remix

| length16 = 5:50

| title17 = Spaceship

| note17 = Dave Audé Astral Plane Remix

| length17 = 4:23

| total_length = 70:42

}}

Notes

• All track titles are stylized in all lowercase.

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• Darrell Brown – producer, arranger, composer&lyricist, recording
• Mark Batson – co-produced "God's Work"
• Aloe Blacc – co-produced "I Do"
• Lynne Earls – recording
• Nico Bolas – recording
• Alisse Laymac – Pro Tools engineer
• Chandler Harrod – Pro Tools engineer
• Alisse Laymac – additional recording
• Eric Liljestrand – additional recording
• Mychael Gabriel – additional recording
• Ray Donghwan – additional recording
• Ruadrhi Cushnan – mixed tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
• Elise Mollé – assistant mixing
• Emily Lazar – mixed tracks 1 and 6
• Chris Allgood – mixed tracks 1 and 6
• Jay Marcovitz – mixed track 4
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Chris Allgood – mastering
• Cindy Peters – production coordinator
• Norma Seeff – photography and cover designer
• Hannah Maldon – art director and booklet designer
• Trevor Lawrence Jr. – drums and percussion
• Stefan Lessard – bass
• Taku Hirana – percussion
• Mark Batson – B3
• Waddy Wachtel – guitars
• Dean Parks – guitars
• Ilya Toshinsky – guitars
• Greg Hagan – guitars
• Robert Randolph – pedal steel on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World"
• Ben Harper – guitars and vocals on "The Only"
• Ziggy Marley – guest vocals on "The Only"
• Ledisi – guest vocals on "The Only"
• Sheila E. – guest drums and percussion on "The Wild"
• Mickey Guyton – guest vocals and background vocals on "God's Work" and "The Wild"
• Tara Vega – guest vocals on "The Wild"
• Jennifer Condos – bass on "Awakening" and "How Much a Heart Can Hold"
• Hadas Kleinman – cello on "How Much a Heart Can Hold"
• Josh Luxe – additional acoustic guitars on "Awakening"
• Mara – additional percussion on "Throw My Arms Around the World"
• LeAnn Rimes – vocals, guitar on "There Will Be a Better Day", additional background vocals on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World"
• Tiffany Palmer – additional background vocals on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World"
• Denise Green – additional background vocals on "God's Work" and "Throw My Arms Around the World"
• Chris Walden – string arranger

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