A Life Worth Living | ||||
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Released | July 29, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2012-2014 | |||
Studio | The Smoakstack and Minutia Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
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Genre | R&B, pop, rock | |||
Label | Vanguard | |||
Producer | Paul Moak
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Marc Broussard chronology | ||||
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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]
All tracks are written by Marc Broussard, except where noted.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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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" |
| 3:59 |
8. | "Another Day" (featuring Genevieve Schatz) |
| 4:04 |
9. | "Weight of the World" |
| 3:24 |
10. | "Shine" |
| 5:31 |
11. | "Give Em Hell" | 4:20 | |
12. | "I'll Never Know" | 3:34 | |
Total length: | 47:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
"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]
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]
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