Love Like Crazy is the debut studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on June 8, 2010 by Curb Records. Prior to the album's release, Brice charted three singles: "She Ain't Right," "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash." The album's title track debuted in August 2009. The album's second single "Beautiful Every Time" released to radio on October 25, 2010.
| Love Like Crazy | ||||
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| Released | June 8, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:59 | |||
| Label | Curb Records | |||
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| Singles from Love Like Crazy | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Roughstock | favorable[2] |
| Engine 145 | [3] |
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album a two-and-a-half star rating out of five, criticizing the "pedestrian" production, but saying that Brice showed an "ability to seem like your own local boy made good."[1] Giving it one-and-a-half stars out of five, Karlie Justus of Engine 145 thought that most of the songs were formulaic and the production "unpredictably jarring."[3] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock was more positive, giving it four stars out of five. He thought that the songwriting was "cohesive" and that "Brice's irrefutable singing and songwriting talents come through clearly."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Picture of Me" |
| 4:31 |
| 2. | "Love Like Crazy" | 3:37 | |
| 3. | "Some Things" |
| 3:04 |
| 4. | "Power of a Woman" |
| 3:40 |
| 5. | "Beautiful Every Time" |
| 3:30 |
| 6. | "She Ain't Right" |
| 3:12 |
| 7. | "Falling Apart Together" | 3:45 | |
| 8. | "Sumter County Friday Night" |
| 3:55 |
| 9. | "Carolina Boys" | Brice | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Four on the Floor" |
| 3:30 |
| 11. | "These Last Few Days" |
| 3:47 |
| 12. | "Happy Endings" |
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Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[4]
- Tim Akers — Hammond B-3 organ (4, 6), keyboards (4, 6)
- Travis Bettis — electric guitar (5, 7)
- Steve Brewster — drums (10)
- Lee Brice — lead vocals, background vocals (10)
- Jim "Moose" Brown — keyboards (1, 8, 9, 11, 12), Hammond B-3 organ (1, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Pat Buchanan — electric guitar (2)
- Tom Bukovac — acoustic guitar (4)
- Gary Burnette — acoustic guitar (2)
- Perry Coleman — background vocals (except 10 & 11)
- J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar (6)
- Chip Davis — background vocals (5)
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar (2)
- Tony Harrell — piano (2), keyboards (6), Hammond B-3 organ (6)
- Rich Herring — acoustic guitar (10)
- Dennis Holt — drums (3, 4)
- Buddy Hyatt — keyboards (10)
- Kyle Jacobs — background vocals (10)
- Mike Johnson — steel guitar (1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Jamie Kenney — piano (4), keyboards (3), Hammond B-3 organ (3, 4)
- Jerry Kimbrough — electric guitar (3)
- Jeff King — electric guitar (10)
- Troy Lancaster — electric guitar (1, 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
- Jon McElroy — electric guitar (8)
- Pat McGrath — acoustic guitar (3)
- Steve Mackey — bass guitar (2)
- Gale Mayes — background vocals (5)
- Greg Morrow — drums (2)
- Gordon Mote — piano (5, 7)
- Duncan Mullins — bass guitar (10)
- Russ Pahl — steel guitar (10)
- Garrett Parris — banjo (10), programming (10), background vocals (10)
- Angela Primm — background vocals (5)
- Brian Pruitt — drums (1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Kylie Sackley — background vocals (10, 11, 12)
- Scotty Sanders — steel guitar (3, 4)
- Reggie Smith — Wurlitzer electric piano (5), Hammond B-3 organ (5, 7)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar (except 2 & 10)
- Bryan Sutton — acoustic guitar (1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Bobby Terry — steel guitar (5)
- Ryan Wariner — electric guitar (5)
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar (5, 7)
- Lonnie Wilson — drums (5, 7)
- Jonathan Yudkin — strings (4)
Chart performance
Album
Love Like Crazy debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 44 and at No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. As of July 24, 2010, the album has sold 32,357 copies.[5]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Year-end 2010 |
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| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 65[6] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
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| US Country [7] | US [8] | CAN [9] | |||
| 2009 | "Love Like Crazy" | 3 | 45 | 77 | |
| 2010 | "Beautiful Every Time" | 30 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||