"I Love My Life" is a song by Australian

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Jamie O'Neal Jamie O'Neal (born 3 June 1968) is an Australian country singer and songwriter. In 2000, O'Neal released her first studio album, ''Shiver''. The album included the back-to-back number one singles " There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About ...

, recorded for her second studio album ''Brave'' (2005). It was written by O'Neal,

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, and Shaye Smith and produced by

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. It was released on November 28, 2005, as the third and final single from the album. It was a moderate hit, reaching number 26 on the US

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chart. It is also her last US country top 40 hit to date.

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O'Neal said about the song: "That song, to me, says it all. That's why I wanted to end the album with it. This song is so me and basically tells our story. It also means a lot to me because my baby girl's on there counting it off and my little dog's barking at the end."

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2005 singles 2005 songs Jamie O'Neal songs Songs written by Tim Nichols Songs written by Jamie O'Neal Songs written by Shaye Smith Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall Capitol Records Nashville singles {{2000s-country-song-stub