God's Work

God's Work
Studio album by LeAnn Rimes
Released	September 16, 2022
Recorded	2020-2022
Length	48:38
Label	EverLe
Producer	Aloe Blacc Darrell Brown LeAnn Rimes Mark Batson Young Buck
LeAnn Rimes chronology
Chant: The Human & the Holy (2020) God's Work (2022)
Singles from God's Work
"Throw My Arms Around the World" Released: December 16, 2020 "I Do" Released: February 12, 2021 "How Much a Heart Can Hold" Released: April 8, 2022 "Spaceship" Released: September 27, 2022

God's Work is the fifteenth studio album by American country-pop singer LeAnn Rimes, released on September 16, 2022. The album marks her first of original music in five years since the release of Remnants in 2016. Rimes co-wrote on all but two of the tracks.

Singles from the album include, in order of release, "Throw My Arms Around the World", "I Do", "How Much a Heart Can Hold" and "Spaceship". "Throw My Arms Around the World" was also included as a Dave Audé remix version on the physical edition of the album.

Background

The album title and tracks is featured in all 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.”

Promotion

Four singles have been released to promote the album, the first in 2020, "Throw My Arms Around the World", "I Do" in 2021 and "How Much a Heart Can Hold" and "Spaceship" in 2022.

"The Only" was released as a promotional single on May 20, 2022. On July 15, 2022, Rimes released "The Wild" as another promotional single. On August 18, 2022, "Awakening" was released as the final promotional single.

Critical Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
American Songwriter

The album received three and a half star reviews from both AllMusic and American Songwriter. Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote for AllMusic 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 wrote for American Songwriter, "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

All tracks are written by LeAnn Rimes and Darrell Brown, except where noted

Digital and Streaming

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spaceship"		4:07
2.	"The Only" (featuring Ben Harper, Ledisi, and Ziggy Marley)		4:05
3.	"Awakening"		4:14
4.	"How Much a Heart Can Hold"	David Baerwald, Brown, Rimes	3:25
5.	"Throw My Arms Around the World"		5:18
6.	"The Wild" (featuring Mickey Guyton and Sheila E.)		4:13
7.	"Innocent"		3:48
8.	"God's Work" (featuring Mickey Guyton, Robert Randolph, and Tata Vega)	Mark Batson, Brown, Rimes	5:04
9.	"Something Better's Coming"		4:38
10.	"Imagined with Love"		2:32
11.	"There Will Be a Better Day"	Brown, Beth Neilsen Chapman	4:00
12.	"I Do" (duet with Aloe Blacc)	Blacc, Jon Levine, Sarah Solovay	3:10
Total length:			48:38

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Throw My Arms Around the World" (Dave Audé Remix)	Brown, Rimes	3:59
Total length:			52:37

Personnel

• 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"
• Darrell Brown – piano and keys
• LeAnn Rimes – vocals, piano on "There Will Be a Better Day", additonal 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