Hard 2 Love (Lee Brice album)

Hard 2 Love
Studio album by Lee Brice
Released April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)
Recorded 2011–12
Genre Country
Length 49:05
Label Curb
Producer
Lee Brice chronology
Love Like Crazy
(2010)		 Hard 2 Love
(2012)		 I Don't Dance
(2014)
Singles from Hard 2 Love
  1. "A Woman Like You"
    Released: October 17, 2011
  2. "Hard to Love"
    Released: May 14, 2012
  3. "I Drive Your Truck"
    Released: December 3, 2012
  4. "Parking Lot Party"
    Released: May 13, 2013

Hard 2 Love is the second studio album by American country music artist Lee Brice. It was released on April 24, 2012 via Curb Records.[1] The album includes the number one single "A Woman Like You."[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
USA Today[4]

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."[4] 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."[3]

Commercial performance

As of November 6, 2013, the album has sold 471,000 copies in the U.S.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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"  
 3:51
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"  
  • Brice
  • Montana
  • Stone
 3:23
11. "Beer"  
 3:18
12. "That Way Again"  
  • Brice
  • Montana
  • Stone
 4:55
13. "One More Day"  
  • Brice
  • Reg Smith
 4:29

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[6]

Musicians

"Hard to Love"
"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

Technical

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 5
US Billboard Top Country Albums[7] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200[8] 125

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[9]		 CAN
2011 "A Woman Like You" 1 — 33 — 49
2012 "Hard to Love" 4 1 27 — 51
"I Drive Your Truck" 6 1 47 3 53
2013 "Parking Lot Party" 11 6 62 8 79
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold

References

  1. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 12, 2012). "Lee Brice - Hard 2 Love Song-By-Song". Roughstock. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ Conaway, Alanna (April 9, 2012). "Lee Brice Earns First No. 1 Single With 'A Woman Like You'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hard 2 Love review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Mansfield, Brian (April 24, 2012). "Listen Up: Lee Brice, The Wanted, Eve 6, Kip Moore". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.roughstock.com/blog/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
  6. ↑ Hard 2 Love (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2012. 79316.
  7. 1 2 "Chart listing for Hard 2 Love". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Lee Brice – Hard 2 Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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