"This Love" is a song by American country pop musician LeAnn Rimes from her Greatest Hits compilation album (2003), released as the album's sole single. The song was co-written by Rimes along with Marc Beeson and Jim Collins and produced by Dann Huff. It is partly orchestrated, featuring a string arrangement consisting of violins, violas, and celli arranged and conducted by Canadian-American arranger David Campbell. The song was serviced to American country radio on November 17, 2003, and was issued as a CD single on February 2, 2004, in the United Kingdom.
"This Love" peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Internationally, it reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart, number 49 on the Romanian Singles Chart, and number 26 on the Irish Singles Chart. A live performance was used as the music video for the song. "This Love" was later included on her international greatest hits album, The Best of LeAnn Rimes (2004).
Track listing UK CD single "This Love" – 3:54 "The Right Kind of Wrong" – 3:47 "Please Remember" – 4:34
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the UK CD single and Greatest Hits liner notes.
Studios Recorded at Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) Strings recorded at Record One (Los Angeles, California) Mixed at Emerald Entertainment (Nashville, Tennessee) Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)
Personnel
LeAnn Rimes – writing, vocals Marc Beeson – writing Jim Collins – writing Lisa Cochran – backing vocals Perry Coleman – backing vocals B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Dann Huff – electric guitar, production Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Tom Bukovac – electric guitar Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Glenn Worf – bass Steve Nathan – keyboards Tim Akers – keyboards Shannon Forrest – drums Eric Darken – percussion Jeff Balding – recording, mixing Mark Hagen – recording David Bryant – recording assistant Jed Hackett – mixing assistant John Saylor – mixing assistant Dino Herrmann – Pro Tools engineering Christopher Rowe – digital editing Adam Ayan – mastering
Orchestra
Berj Garabedian – violin Joel Derouin – violin Josefina Vergara – violin Margaret Wooten – violin Michele Richards – violin Peter Kent – violin Evan Wilson – viola Bob Becker – viola Larry Corbett – cello Suzie Katayama – cello David Campbell – string arrangement, conducting Steve Churchyard – recording
Charts +Weekly chart performance for "This Love"Chart (2004)PeakpositionRomania (Romanian Top 100)49
Release history +Release dates and formats for "This Love"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesNovember 17, 2003Country radioCurbUnited KingdomFebruary 2, 2004CD single
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