A Life Worth Living (album)

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A Life Worth Living
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014
Recorded2012–2014
Studio The Smoakstack and Minutia Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Spitfire Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, pop, rock
Label Vanguard
Producer Paul Moak
Marc Broussard chronology
Marc Broussard
(2011)
A Life Worth Living
(2014)
Magnolias and Mistletoe
(2015)
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A Life Worth Living is the sixth studio album by Marc Broussard.

Contents

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

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

Production

Singles

"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

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

  1. Thom Jurek. "A Life Worth Living - Marc Broussard; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. "Marc Broussard". Facebook.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. "Marc Broussard". Facebook.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. "A Life Worth Living by Marc Broussard on Apple Music". iTunes . July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. "See Marc Broussard 'Shine' in this video premiere". Usatoday.com. Retrieved December 31, 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 December 31, 2017.