The Complete Limelight Sessions
{{Infobox album
| name = The Complete Limelight Sessions
| type = Demo
| artist = Shania Twain
| cover = Shania Twain - The Complete Limelight Sessions.png
| alt =
| released = October 23, 2001
| recorded = 1989–1990
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|dance-pop}}
| length = 64:05
| label = {{hlist|Limelight|Universal Music}}
| producer = Harry Hinde
| prev_title = Come On Over
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Up!
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Complete Limelight Sessions
| type = Demo
| single1 = It's Alright
| single1date = 2001
| single2 = The Heart Is Blind
| single2date = December 2001
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = About.com
| rev1Score = (positive) [http://countrymusic.about.com/library/blshanialimelightrev.htm link]
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r555249|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = C− [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421111742/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253359,00.html link]
| rev4 = Mojo
| rev4Score = (positive) [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=2206749&style=music link]
}}
The Complete Limelight Sessions is a collection of songs recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain, before she signed a record deal with Mercury Nashville in 1993. It was released in North America on October 23, 2001, following the success of Come On Over. The album was promoted by remixes of "It's Alright", Twain's only song to chart on Billboard{{'}}s Hot Dance Club Play chart. "The Heart Is Blind" was released throughout December 2001 to country radio and adult contemporary radio,{{Cite journal |date=December 7, 2001 |title=New & Active - AC |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-12-07.pdf |journal=Radio & Records}} but did not chart.
The songs from this album were previously released in July 2000 throughout Europe on the RWP Label as Wild & Wicked and originally came with a free poster. It charted on the UK Albums Chart at number 62 for two weeks. In the following years, the songs were released with varying tracklists (leaving out some songs and/or adding remixes) under various names, including Beginnings, On the Way or a song title from the album. None of these releases were official.
Track listing
All tracks produced by Harry Hinde.
{{Track listing
| headline = The Complete Limelight Sessions
| title1 = It's Alright
| writer1 = Larry Graham
| length1 = 3:24
| title2 = Love
| writer2 = {{hlist|Shania Twain|Paul Sabu}}
| length2 = 2:40
| title3 = All Fired Up, No Place to Go
| writer3 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = The Heart Is Blind
| writer4 = {{hlist|Paul Janz|Rhonda Fleming}}
| length4 = 3:42
| title5 = For the Love of Him
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bobbi Martin|Al Mortimer}}
| length5 = 2:48
| title6 = Wild and Wicked
| writer6 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length6 = 3:33
| title7 = I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
| writer7 = {{hlist|Lori Burton|Pamela Sawyer}}
| length7 = 3:20
| title8 = Send it With Love
| writer8 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length8 = 3:55
| title9 = Half Breed
| writer9 = {{hlist|Al Capps|Mary Dean}}
| length9 = 2:52
| title10 = Hate to Love
| writer10 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length10 = 4:01
| title11 = Bite My Lip
| writer11 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length11 = 2:45
| title12 = Two Hearts One Love
| writer12 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length12 = 3:44
| title13 = Rhythm Made Me Do It
| writer13 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length13 = 3:51
| title14 = Luv Eyes
| writer14 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length14 = 3:34
| title15 = Lost My Heart
| writer15 = {{hlist|Twain|Sabu}}
| length15 = 4:26
| title16 = Don't Give Me That (Once Over)
| writer16 = {{hlist|Stan Meissner|Fred Mollin}}
| length16 = 3:47
| title17 = It's Alright
| note17 = edited club mix
| writer17 = Graham
| length17 = 3:40
| title18 = The Heart Is Blind
| note18 = single version
| writer18 = {{hlist|Janz|Fleming}}
| length18 = 4:14
| total_length = 64:05
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Wild & Wicked
| title1 = Bite My Lip
| length1 = 2:42
| title2 = Wild and Wicked
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Send It with Love
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = (Don't Give Me That) Once Over
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Hate to Love
| length5 = 4:04
| title6 = Luv Eyes
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = I Lost My Heart When I Found You
| length7 = 4:20
| title8 = Rhythm Made Me Do It
| length8 = 3:47
| title9 = Two Hearts One Love
| length9 = 3:38
| title10 = Half Breed
| length10 = 3:13
| title11 = For the Love of Him
| length11 = 3:35
| title12 = For the Love of Him
| note12 = dance mix
| length12 = 5:15
| total_length = 44:58
}}
Note
- Track 18, "The Heart Is Blind" (single version), was only available on certain "Extra Track" copies in the United States & Europe.
Personnel
- Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
- Claude Desjardins – drums, bass guitar, keyboards, programming
- Gord Heins - electric guitar
- Barry Keane – drums
- Paul Sabu – acoustic guitar
- Shania Twain – lead vocals, backing vocals
Charts
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Wild & Wicked|artist=Shania Twain|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=2000|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|accessdate=May 13, 2017|id=11441-3450-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Region
! Date ! Title ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
|---|
| scope="row"| Netherlands
| September 17, 1999 | On the Way | NMC | CD with 10 songs | 5038894000825{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Shania-Twain-On-The-Way/release/2308128|title=On the Way|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=May 13, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Europe
| November 11, 1999 | For the Love of Him | LLD | rowspan="5"| CD with 12 songs | 630428100121{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Shania-Twain-For-The-Love-Of-Him/release/1343380|title=For the Love of Him|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=May 13, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| North America
| rowspan="2"| 1999 | rowspan="2"| Beginnings (1989–1990) | Jomato |
| scope="row"| Australia
| Valley |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| April 17, 2000 | Wild & Wicked | RWP |
| scope="row"| Europe
| 2000 | Impressions of a Woman | JABA |
| scope="row"| United States
| October 23, 2001 | The Complete Limelight Sessions | CD with 17 or 18 songs |
References
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