| The Good Life | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:43 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
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| Justin Townes Earle chronology | ||||
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The Good Life is the debut studio album by Justin Townes Earle, released on March 25, 2008 on Bloodshot Records.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67% [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Slant Magazine | [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
The Good Life received fairly good reviews from music critics. [1] PopMatters ' Juli Thanki states in her review that "On his first full length record, The Good Life, Justin Townes Earle delivers the best debut roots music has seen since Old Crow Medicine Show hit the big time with OCMS in 2004". [4]
All tracks are written by Justin Townes Earle.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Livin'" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "The Good Life" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Who Am I to Say" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Lone Pine Hill" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "South Georgia Sugar Babe" | 2:47 |
| 6. | "What Do You Do When You're Lonesome" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Turn Out My Lights" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Lonesome and You" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Ain't Glad I'm Leaving" | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Far Away in Another Town" | 3:05 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [6] | 70 |
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