Leap of Faith (Lionel Cartwright song)

"Leap of Faith" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Lionel Cartwright. It was released in June 1991 as the first single from his album Chasin' the Sun. The song became his first and only number #1 country hit in September of that year.

"Leap of Faith"
Single by Lionel Cartwright
from the album Chasin' the Sun
B-side"Smack Dab in the Middle of Love"[1]
ReleasedJune 24, 1991
GenreCountry
Length4:03
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Lionel Cartwright
Producer(s)Barry Beckett
Tony Brown
Lionel Cartwright singles chronology
"Say It's Not True"
(1990)		 "Leap of Faith"
(1991)		 "What Kind of Fool"
(1991)

Critical reception

A Miami Herald review of the album said that the song showed Cartwright's more commercial and country pop oriented side, compared to the bluegrass and Cajun influences shown by the rest of the tracks. It was also referred to as a "radio programmer's dream" in the same review.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in mid-1991.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Chart performance

"Leap of Faith" was Cartwright's only Number One hit,[3] spending twenty weeks on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) and peaking on the chart week of September 21, 1991.

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 44
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 28

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Chasin' the Sun review". Miami Herald. 1991-08-30. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  3. Ankeny, Jason. "Chasin' the Sun review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1646." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 12, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. "Lionel Cartwright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  7. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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