Little Bit of Life

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Little Bit of Life
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
Recorded2005-06
Genre Country
Label Broken Bow Records
Producer Craig Morgan
Keith Stegall
Phil O'Donnell
Craig Morgan chronology
My Kind of Livin'
(2005)
Little Bit of Life
(2006)
Greatest Hits
(2008)
Singles from Little Bit of Life
  1. "Little Bit of Life"
    Released: August 14, 2006
  2. "Tough"
    Released: March 12, 2007
  3. "International Harvester"
    Released: September 17, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Country Standard Time [1]

Little Bit of Life is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released on October 31, 2006 by Broken Bow Records. The album produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title track and lead single from the album reached a peak of No. 7, while "Tough", its follow-up, peaked at No. 11. The third and final single, "International Harvester", reached No. 10. The album was certified Gold in February 2017.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Bit of Life"Danny Wells, Tony Mullins 4:12
2."International Harvester" Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor, Danny Myrick3:51
3."Tough"Joe Leathers, Monty Criswell3:17
4."I Am"Phil O'Donnell, Craig Morgan, Minor4:06
5."The Ballad of Mr. Jenkins" D. Vincent Williams, Steve Mandile4:28
6."Nothin' Goin' Wrong Around Here"O'Donnell, Buddy Owens, Gary Hannan3:50
7."Sweet Old Fashion Goodness" Michael White, Carson Chamberlain, Lee Thomas Miller 3:17
8."I Guess You Had to Be There"Morgan, O'Donnell, John Ritter2:59
9."The Song"Morgan, O'Donnell, Tim Owens3:34
10."My Kind of Woman"Morgan, O'Donnell, Jason Sellers 3:07
11."Look at 'Em Fly"Williams, Jim Femino3:29

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
2006"Little Bit of Life"775
2007"Tough"1176
"International Harvester"1067

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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