I Love It is the second studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released on March 11, 2003, by Broken Bow Records. The album contains four singles: "God, Family And Country", "Almost Home", "Every Friday Afternoon", and "Look at Us", all of which entered the Hot Country Songs charts between 2002 and 2004. "Almost Home" was the highest-peaking single of these four, reaching a peak of number 6 on the country charts.
The first single, "God, Family, and Country", was also recorded by the group 4 Runner on their 2003 album Getaway Car. 4 Runner also provide backing vocals on Morgan's rendition. "God, Family, and Country" is also dedicated to songwriter and musician Randy Hardison, who played drums on it.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Tracks 1–10 Craig Morgan – lead vocals, harmony vocals Jimmy Nichols – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin Jeff King – electric guitars Phil O'Donnell – acoustic guitar, harmonica Mike Johnson – steel guitar, dobro Mike Brignardello – bass Paul Leim – drums Chris McHugh – drums Glen Duncan – fiddle Rob Hajacos – fiddle Russell Terrell – harmony vocals
Track 11 Craig Morgan – lead vocals Larry Paxton – bass Randy Hardison – drums Jonathan Yudkin – strings 4 Runner: Jim Chapman – bass vocals Lee Hilliard – tenor vocals Craig Morris – baritone vocals, acoustic piano Michael Lusk – baritone vocals
Production Blake Mevis – executive producer Craig Morris – producer Phil O'Donnell – producer (1–10) D. Scott Miller – producer (11) Billy Sherrill – tracking engineer (1–10) Dan Friszell – recording (11) Eric Bickel – assisted engineer (1–10) Derek Bason – mixing Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Nicole Cochran – production coordinator (1–10) Layna Bunt – label copy Luellyn Latocki – art direction Don Bailey – design David Haskell – photography Curiosita Entertainment – management
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 46
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions US Country US 2002 "God, Family and Country" 49 — "Almost Home" 6 59 2003 "Every Friday Afternoon" 25 — 2004 "Look at Us" 27 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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