The Good Life (Andy Griggs album)

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The Good Life
TheGoodLife album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2008 (2008-02-12) (iTunes)
May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27) (stores)
Genre Country
Length46:07
Label Montage Music Group
Producer Frank J. Myers
Andy Griggs chronology
This I Gotta See
(2004)
The Good Life
(2008)
Naked
(2013)
Singles from The Good Life
  1. "Tattoo Rose"
    Released: 2007
  2. "What If It's Me"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Country Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The Good Life is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Andy Griggs, and his first for Montage Music Group after exiting RCA Records Nashville in 2005. It was released on February 12, 2008 to iTunes and Ruckus, [3] while the CD was released to retail stores on May 27, 2008. "Tattoo Rose" and "What If It's Me" were both released as singles from this album, and both have charted on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Long Way Down" was also recorded by James Otto on his 2004 album Days of Our Lives .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tattoo Rose" Cole Deggs, John Ramey3:18
2."What If It's Me" Frank J. Myers, Jon Stone3:22
3."It's All About the Money"Jody Harris, Donny Kees3:36
4."Tears and Time"Terry Clayton, Brett James, Kevin Mason4:04
5."Long Way Down" Craig Wiseman, C. Michael Spriggs4:51
6."Shadows"C.A. Dreyer, Frank Rogers, Chris Stapleton 3:51
7."You Can't Drive My Cadillac"Joe Collins, Chris Tompkins 3:30
8."If You Had Called Yesterday"Cory Batten, Kent Blazy, Wendell Mobley 4:18
9."Long Stretch of Lonesome"Myers, Andy Griggs, Billy Montana 3:56
10."New Orleans Lady"Hoyt Garrick, Leon Medica3:55
11."Burning a Hole in My Head"Griggs, Kees, Myers, Terry McBride 3:56
12."Time Is a Gypsy" Rob Crosby, Billy Thomas, Liz Hengber 3:30

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
2007"Tattoo Rose"57
"What If It's Me"52

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References

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