I Love It (album)

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I Love It
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)
Genre Country
Label Broken Bow Records
Producer Craig Morgan, Phil O'Donnell (tracks 1-10)
Craig Morgan, D. Scott Miller (track 11) [1]
Craig Morgan chronology
Craig Morgan
(2000)
I Love It
(2003)
My Kind of Livin'
(2005)
Singles from I Love It
  1. "God, Family and Country"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Almost Home"
    Released: November 4, 2002
  3. "Every Friday Afternoon"
    Released: July 28, 2003
  4. "Look at Us"
    Released: March 22, 2004
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I Love It is the second studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released on March 11, 2003 by Broken Bow Records. The album contains four singles: "God, Family And Country", "Almost Home", "Every Friday Afternoon", and "Look at Us", all of which entered the Hot Country Songs charts between 2002 and 2004. "Almost Home" was the highest peaking single of these four, reaching a peak of number 6 on the country charts.

Contents

The first single, "God, Family, and Country", was also recorded by the group 4 Runner on their 2003 album Getaway Car. 4 Runner also provide backing vocals on Morgan's rendition. "God, Family, and Country" is also dedicated to songwriter and musician Randy Hardison, who played drums on it. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love It"Philip Douglas, Ron Harbin, Jimmy Yeary 3:15
2."Almost Home" Craig Morgan, Kerry Kurt Phillips4:48
3."Look at Us"Larry Bastian, Buddy Cannon, Morgan2:35
4."In the Dream"Don Koch, Morgan4:18
5."You Never Know"Chris Bain, Phil O'Donnell, Morgan3:05
6."What You Do to Me"Steve Dean, Wil Nance3:21
7."Every Friday Afternoon"Jimmy Melton, Neal Coty 3:53
8."Where Has My Hometown Gone"Morgan, O'Donnell, Jeff Carson 3:43
9."Always Be Mine"Jeremy Campbell, Noah Gordon 3:24
10."Money"Campbell, O'Donnell, Gordon2:37
11."God, Family and Country"Lance McDaniel, Craig Morris, Morgan3:26

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [1]

Tracks 1-10

Track 11

  • Jim Chapman – bass vocals
  • Lee Hilliard – tenor vocals
  • Craig Morris – baritone vocals, piano
  • Michael Lusk – baritone vocals

Chart performance

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