''Love Like Crazy'' is the debut studio album by American

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artist

Lee Brice Kenneth Mobley Brice Jr. (born June 10, 1979), known professionally as Lee Brice, is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Curb Records. Brice has released five albums with the label: '' Love Like Crazy'', '' Hard to Love'', ...

. It was released on June 8, 2010, via

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. Prior to the album's release, Brice charted three singles: "She Ain't Right," "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash." The album's

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debuted in August 2009. The album's second single " Beautiful Every Time" released to radio on October 25, 2010.

Critical reception

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gave the album a two-and-a-half star rating out of five, criticizing the "pedestrian" production, but saying that Brice showed an "ability to seem like your own local boy made good." Giving it one-and-a-half stars out of five, Karlie Justus of Engine 145 thought that most of the songs were formulaic and the production "unpredictably jarring." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock was more positive, giving it four stars out of five. He thought that the songwriting was "cohesive" and that "Brice's irrefutable singing and songwriting talents come through clearly."

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. * Tim Akers —

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* Travis Bettis —

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* Steve Brewster —

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— lead vocals, background vocals * Jim "Moose" Brown — keyboards , Hammond B-3 organ * Pat Buchanan — electric guitar *

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* Gary Burnette — acoustic guitar * Perry Coleman — background vocals * J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar * Chip Davis — background vocals *

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* Tony Harrell —

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, keyboards , Hammond B-3 organ * Rich Herring — acoustic guitar * Dennis Holt — drums * Buddy Hyatt — keyboards * Kyle Jacobs — background vocals * Mike Johnson — steel guitar * Jamie Kenney — piano , keyboards , Hammond B-3 organ * Jerry Kimbrough — electric guitar * Jeff King — electric guitar * Troy Lancaster — electric guitar * Chris Leuzinger — acoustic guitar , electric guitar * Jon McElroy — electric guitar * Pat McGrath — acoustic guitar * Steve Mackey —

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* Gale Mayes — background vocals * Greg Morrow — drums * Gordon Mote — piano * Duncan Mullins — bass guitar * Russ Pahl — steel guitar * Garrett Parris —

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, programming , background vocals * Angela Primm — background vocals * Brian Pruitt — drums * Kylie Sackley — background vocals * Scotty Sanders — steel guitar * Reggie Smith —

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, Hammond B-3 organ *

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— bass guitar *

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— acoustic guitar * Bobby Terry — steel guitar * Ryan Wariner — electric guitar *

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— acoustic guitar *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot C ...

— drums * Jonathan Yudkin —

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Chart performance

Album

''Love Like Crazy'' debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 44 and at No. 9 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. As of July 24, 2010, the album has sold 32,357 copies.

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2010 debut albums Curb Records albums Lee Brice albums Albums produced by Doug Johnson (record producer)