2011 studio album by Eli Young Band
Life at Best country music group Eli Young Band . It was released on August 16, 2011 via Republic Nashville . The album includes the number one singles "Crazy Girl " and "Even If It Breaks Your Heart " as well as "Say Goodnight ", which peaked at number 22 on the Country Airplay Chart. According to HITS Daily Double, the album sold 348,000 copies as of February 2014.
Reception
Critical
Giving it four stars out of five, Steve Morley of Country Weekly said that the album "rings with roots-rock guitars and meaty, often melancholy themes".[ 3] AllMusic , who thought that it was a "step backwards" because he did not consider its songs as memorable as those on Jet Black & Jealous [ 2]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Even If It Breaks Your Heart " 3:40 2. "Crazy Girl " 3:20 3. "Every Other Memory" 4:44 4. "On My Way" Scooter Carusoe Jon Jones James Young 3:26 5. "Skeletons" 3:21 6. "I Love You" 3:20 7. "The Fight" 4:25 8. "My Old Man's Son" Lance W. Adkins Eli Blu Sanders 3:42 9. "Recover" 2:58 10. "The Falling" 3:38 11. "War on a Desperate Man" 4:06 12. "Say Goodnight " 3:08 13. "How Quickly You Forget" 3:40 14. "Life at Best" 2:51 Total length: 50:19
Personnel
Adapted from the Life at Best liner notes.[ 4]
Eli Young Band Mike Eli – guitar, lead vocals
Jon Jones – bass guitar, background vocals
Chris Thompson – drums, percussion
James Young – lead guitar, harmonica, background vocals Production Eric Tonkin – assistant engineer
Nick Kallstrom – assistant engineer
Mark Dobson – digital editing
Mike Wrucke – mixing
Richard Dodd – mastering Additional musicians
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2011)
Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 8]
55
Chart (2012)
Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 9]
33
Singles
Certifications
References
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