My Kind of Livin'

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My Kind of Livin'
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)
Genre Country
Length43:10
Label Broken Bow Records
Producer Craig Morgan
Phil O'Donnell
Craig Morgan chronology
I Love It
(2003)
My Kind of Livin'
(2005)
Little Bit of Life
(2006)
Singles from Revolution
  1. "That's What I Love About Sunday"
    Released: November 1, 2004
  2. "Redneck Yacht Club"
    Released: May 16, 2005
  3. "I Got You"
    Released: December 5, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly B [1]
Country Standard Time [2]

My Kind of Livin' is the third studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released on March 8, 2005 by Broken Bow Records. His highest-selling album to date, it has been certified Gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album produced three chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The first of these, "That's What I Love About Sunday", became Morgan's only number one hit, and it was the top country music single of 2005 according to Billboard Year-End. "Redneck Yacht Club" peaked at number 2 on the country charts, while "I Got You" (which Morgan had originally intended for Keith Urban to record) was a number 12 hit.

Contents

Reception

Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B rating and wrote, "Morgan's is an idealized Kind of Americana, to be sure. But at least he provides enough writerly detail to avoid setting off smarm alarms." [3] Ralph Novak of People Magazine gave the album three and a half stars calling it "one terrific, old-fashioned country CD." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's What I Love About Sunday"Adam Dorsey, Mark Narmore3:21
2."I Got You" Craig Morgan, Phil O'Donnell, Tim Owens3:53
3."That's When I'll Believe That You're Gone"Morgan, Craig Morris3:28
4."I'm Country"Morgan, Galen Griffin, O'Donnell3:19
5."Lotta Man (In That Little Boy)"Tim Owens, O'Donnell, Morgan3:26
6."If You Like That"Morgan, O'Donnell, Kerry Kurt Phillips3:48
7."Ain't the Way I Wanna Go Out"Morgan, Owens, Jimmy Yeary 3:53
8."Redneck Yacht Club"Steve Williams, Thom Shepherd3:50
9."Rain for the Roses"Morgan, O'Donnell, Shane Minor 3:40
10."Blame Me" (featuring Brad Paisley and John Conlee)Morgan, O'Donnell, Owens3:14
11."Cowboy and Clown"Ron Harbin, Kim Tribble 3:33
12."In My Neighborhood" Marty Dodson, Danny Wells, Catt Gravitt 6:09

Personnel

Chart performance

The album sold 22,000 units during its first week. [5]

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US US
Pop
2004"That's What I Love About Sunday"15174
2005"Redneck Yacht Club"24593
"I Got You"1292
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold

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