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A Life Worth Living (album)

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A Life Worth Living
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014
Recorded2012–2014
StudioThe Smoakstack and Minutia Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Spitfire Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreR&B, pop, rock
LabelVanguard
ProducerPaul Moak
Marc Broussard chronology
Marc Broussard
(2011)
A Life Worth Living
(2014)
Magnolias and Mistletoe
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

A Life Worth Living is the sixth studio album by Marc Broussard.

Following the release of a live album/DVD Live at Full Sail University in 2013, and re-signing with Vanguard Records (who released his S.O.S.: Save Our Soul album in 2007), Broussard set to release his new studio album in 2014. The album cover was unveiled on May 13, 2014,[2] and the set's first single "Hurricane Heart" premiered on May 19, 2014.[3] The album was released on July 29, 2014.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Marc Broussard, except where noted.

A Life Worth Living – Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hurricane Heart"
2:54
2."Dyin' Man" 4:23
3."Perfect To Me"
3:33
4."Man Ain't Supposed To Cry"
4:07
5."Edge of Heaven"
4:12
6."A Life Worth Living" 3:40
7."Honesty"
  • Broussard, Moak
3:59
8."Another Day" (featuring Genevieve Schatz)
  • Broussard, Allen, Huart
4:04
9."Weight of the World"
  • Broussard, Droll, Gilmore
3:24
10."Shine"
  • Broussard, Droll
5:31
11."Give Em Hell" 4:20
12."I'll Never Know" 3:34
Total length:47:41
A Life Worth Living – Deluxe edition, digital download only
No.TitleLength
13."Hurricane Heart (Acoustic)"2:58
14."Edge of Heaven (Acoustic)"3:41
15."A Life Worth Living (Acoustic)"3:16
16."Honesty (Acoustic)"4:18
17."Weight of the World (Acoustic)"3:33
18."Shine (Acoustic)"5:06
19."I'll Never Know (Acoustic)"3:38
20."One Foot in the Ground"3:40
21."Leave the Lights On"3:29
Total length:81:20

Personnel

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  • Marc Broussard – vocals, acoustic piano, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Jeff Babko – acoustic piano
  • Tim Lauer – acoustic piano
  • Steve Maggiora – keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Paul Moak – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, accordion, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, pedal steel guitar, bass, percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Warren Huart – acoustic piano, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, slide guitar, mandolin
  • Philip Allen – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolin, bass, drums, percussion
  • Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Tim Pierce – electric guitars, bass
  • Tony Lucido – bass
  • Devin Vaughan – drums, percussion
  • Chad Gilmore – drums
  • Johnny Haro – drums
  • Genevieve Schatz – vocals (8)

Production

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  • Paul Moak – producer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), mixing (2, 4-7, 9-12)
  • Philip Allen – producer (3, 8), engineer (3, 8), mixing (3, 8)
  • Warren Huart – producer (3, 8), engineer (3, 8), mixing (3, 8)
  • Gary Paczosa – mixing (1)
  • Shani Gandhi – mix assistant (1)
  • Justin March – engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
  • Devin Vaughan – engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
  • Zack Zinck – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
  • Jim DeMain – mastering at Yes Master (Nashville, Tennessee) (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
  • Richard Dodd – mastering at Richard Dodd Mastering (3, 8)
  • Lani Crump – production coordinator
  • Carrie Smith – art direction, design
  • Rick Olivier – photography

Singles

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"Hurricane Heart" was released on May 19, 2014 on Broussard's official Soundcloud account, and was used in promos for the MissUSA pageant on NBC, of which Broussard was a featured musical guest.

A music video for "Shine" premiered on USA Today's website on June 25, 2014.[5]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at #85 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart (Issue Date: August 16, 2014) and sold 3,600 in its debut week.[6] It became his highest charting album to date.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Thom Jurek. "A Life Worth Living - Marc Broussard; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. ^ "Marc Broussard". Facebook.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Marc Broussard". Facebook.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ "A Life Worth Living by Marc Broussard on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ "See Marc Broussard 'Shine' in this video premiere". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  6. ^ Matt Bjorke (August 6, 2014). "Country Album Sales Report – August 6, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. sales figures given in this link here
  7. ^ Broussard, Marc. "It's official. #ALWL debuted higher on the charts than any of my previous records. Thanks to the fans for making this happen!". Twitter. Retrieved 31 December 2017.