2012 studio album by Lee Brice
Hard 2 Love is the second studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice . It was released on April 24, 2012 by Curb Records .[ 1] The album includes the number one singles "A Woman Like You ”, “Hard to love ” and “I Drive Your Truck ”.
At USA Today , Brian Mansfield rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of four, remarking that the release "is as well-crafted a set of country tunes as you'll hear all year."[ 3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, observing how "Perhaps the album could use a song that grabbed you by the throat but it's sturdy and quietly persuasive, its strengths sounding clearer and bolder with each listen."[ 2]
As of November 6, 2013, the album has sold 471,000 copies in the U.S.[ 4]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Hard to Love " 3:40 2. "A Woman Like You " Johnny Bulford Phil Barton Jon Stone 3:27 3. "That's When You Know It's Over" 3:19 4. "Parking Lot Party " 3:27 5. "Don't Believe Everything You Think" 3:07 6. "I Drive Your Truck " 3:54 7. "See About a Girl" 3:57 8. "Friends We Won't Forget" Brice Rob Hatch Lance Miller 3:39 9. "Life Off My Years" 4:33 10. "Seven Days a Thousand Times" 3:23 11. "Beer" 3:18 12. "That Way Again" 4:55 13. "One More Day" 4:29
Compiled from liner notes.[ 5]
"Hard to Love" Ben Glover – background vocals Tommy Harden – drums, percussion Mark Hill – bass guitar Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar Kyle Jacobs – background vocals Mike Johnson – steel guitar Jeff King – electric guitar Matt McClure – background vocals Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Jason Webb – Hammond B-3 organ "A Woman Like You" Mike Brignardello – bass guitar Jim "Moose" Brown – piano Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar, resonator guitar Russ Pahl – steel guitar Brian Pruitt – drums, percussion Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar "That's When You Know It's Over" "Parking Lot Party" Tom Bukovac – electric guitar Lee Brice – electric guitar Shawn Fichter – drums Jedd Hughes – electric guitar Tony Lucido – bass guitar "Don't Believe Everything You Think" Tom Bukovac – electric guitar Perry Coleman – background vocals Shawn Fichter – drums, percussion Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Charles Judge – Rhodes piano , synthesizer Tony Lucido – bass guitar Russ Pahl – steel guitar Ilya Toshinsky – mandolin "I Drive Your Truck" Tommy Harden – drums Mark Hill – bass guitar Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar Mike Johnson – steel guitar Jeff King – electric guitar Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Russell Terrell – background vocals Jason Webb – piano, Hammond B-3 organ "See About a Girl" Mark Hill – bass guitar Dennis Holt – drums, percussion Kyle Jacobs – piano Jeff King – electric guitar Phillip Lammonds – mandolin Jerry McPherson – electric guitar Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar, mandolin Sara Reeveley – phone call Russell Terrell – background vocals Jason Webb – piano "Friends We Won't Forget" Lee Brice – acoustic guitar Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Tully Kennedy – electric guitar Rich Redmond – drums Ed Seay – background vocals Reggie Smith – Hammond B-3 organ Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar Jon Stone – background vocals "Life Off My Years" Tom Bukovac – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Perry Coleman – background vocals Shawn Fichter – drums Jedd Hughes – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Charles Judge – Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, percussion Tony Lucido – bass guitar Marcus Myers – dulcimer Russ Pahl – steel guitar Ilya Toshinsky – mandolin "Seven Days a Thousand Times" Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Perry Coleman – background vocals Charles Judge – piano, synthesizer, programming Chris McHugh – drums Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar Jon Stone – background vocals Ilya Toshinsky – mandolin "Beer" Lee Brice – acoustic guitar Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Chris Janson – harmonica Tully Kennedy – electric guitar Rich Redmond – drums Ed Seay – background vocals Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar Reggie Smith – Hammond B-3 organ Jon Stone – background vocals "That Way Again" David Angell – violin Lee Brice – acoustic guitar John Catchings – cello David Davidson – violin Reg Smith – Hammond B-3 organ Kristin Wilkinson – viola "One More Day" Lee Brice – acoustic guitar Tom Bukovac – 12-string guitar Shawn Fichter – drums, percussion Jedd Hughes – electric guitar Tony Lucido – bass guitar Reg Smith – piano Steve Blackmon – editing on "See About a Girl" Drew Bollman – recording Lee Brice – production (tracks 2-5, 9–13) Dan Frizsell – engineering Don Hart – string arrangements and conducting on "That Way Again" Kyle Jacobs – production (tracks 1, 6, 7) Doug Johnson – production (tracks 8, 11) , engineering Matt McClure – production (tracks 1, 6, 7) , recording, overdubbing, engineering, mixing Justin Niebank – recording, mixing Ed Seay – engineering Jon Stone – production (tracks 2-5, 9, 10, 12, 13) Hank Williams – mastering ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 12, 2012). "Lee Brice - Hard 2 Love Song-By-Song" . Roughstock . Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012 . ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Hard 2 Love review" . Allmusic . Retrieved May 4, 2012 . ^ a b Mansfield, Brian (April 24, 2012). "Listen Up: Lee Brice, The Wanted, Eve 6, Kip Moore" . USA Today . Retrieved April 3, 2014 . ^ "Country Album Chart News: The Week of November 6, 2013: Duck Dynasty's the Robertson Family Score #1 Album with "Duck the Halls" Christmas Recording | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com" . Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013 . ^ Hard 2 Love (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2012. 79316.{{cite AV media notes }}
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