Lucky to Be Alive (Confederate Railroad album)

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Lucky to Be Alive
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
Genre Country
Length41:03
Label D&B Masterworks
Producer Blue Miller & Danny Shirley
Confederate Railroad chronology
Cheap Thrills
(2007)
Lucky to Be Alive
(2016)

Lucky to Be Alive is the seventh studio album by the American country music band Confederate Railroad. [1] The project marks the first album release in nine years for the Grammy-nominated group, and was released on July 15, 2016. [2] The ACM award-winning band are also bringing the star power on the album, with guest appearances from Willie Nelson, John Anderson, Colt Ford and former NFL coach, Jerry Glanville, on a special 20th Anniversary version of the signature smash, “Trashy Women.”

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lucky to Be Alive" (Danny Shirley, Blue Miller, Sonny LeMaire) – 3:14
  2. "Played the Game" (Roger Alan Wade) – 3:29
  3. "If I Ever Cross That Line" (Shirley, Miller, LeMaire) – 3:46
  4. "The Man I Am Today" (Shirley, Miller) – 3:20
  5. "Trashy Women (20th Anniversary)" featuring Willie Nelson, John Anderson and Colt Ford (Chris Wall, Colt Ford) – 3:40
  6. "Somebody Like You" (Shirley, Miller, LeMaire) – 3:21
  7. "Goodbye Song" (Shirley, Miller, LeMaire) – 3:10
  8. "Whiskey And Women" (Shirley, Tony Stampley, Larry Alderman) – 3:34
  9. "Fast Cars, Guitars, and Fine Tuned Women" (Tony Stampley, Buck Moore, John Northrup, Ken Randolph) – 3:17
  10. "I’m Not Fallin’ For That" (Bobby Randall, Rusty Hendrix) – 3:38
  11. "Psycho Bitch From Hell (Live)" (Wade) – 3:18
  12. "Don’t Feel as Young as I Used To" (Shirley, Miller, Tim Austin) – 3:16

Personnel

Confederate Railroad

Chart performance

Chart (2016)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums49

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References

  1. Courter, Barry. "Hixson's Danny Shirley and the Confederate Railroad still in demand 40 years after his professional debut". Times Free Press. Chattanooga Publishing Company, Inc. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. Thompson, Gayle. "Interview: Confederate Railroad 'Stretch Out a Bit' on 'Lucky to Be Alive'". The Boot. Taste of Country Network. Retrieved 5 August 2016.