Life at Best | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 16, 2011 | |||
Studio | Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, TN) Wrucke's House (Nashville, TN) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 50:19 | |||
Label | Republic Nashville | |||
Producer |
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Eli Young Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from Life at Best | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Country Weekly | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Life at Best is the third studio album by American country music group Eli Young Band. It was released on August 16, 2011 via Republic Nashville. The album includes the number one singles " Crazy Girl" and " Even If It Breaks Your Heart" as well as " Say Goodnight", which peaked at number 22 on the Country Airplay Chart. According to HITS Daily Double, the album sold 348,000 copies as of February 2014.
Giving it four stars out of five, Steve Morley of Country Weekly said that the album "rings with roots-rock guitars and meaty, often melancholy themes". [3] A less favorable review came from Andrew Leahey of AllMusic, who thought that it was a "step backwards" because he did not consider its songs as memorable as those on Jet Black & Jealous. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | 3:40 | |
2. | " Crazy Girl" | 3:20 | |
3. | "Every Other Memory" | 4:44 | |
4. | "On My Way" |
| 3:26 |
5. | "Skeletons" |
| 3:21 |
6. | "I Love You" |
| 3:20 |
7. | "The Fight" |
| 4:25 |
8. | "My Old Man's Son" |
| 3:42 |
9. | "Recover" |
| 2:58 |
10. | "The Falling" |
| 3:38 |
11. | "War on a Desperate Man" |
| 4:06 |
12. | " Say Goodnight" | 3:08 | |
13. | "How Quickly You Forget" |
| 3:40 |
14. | "Life at Best" |
| 2:51 |
Total length: | 50:19 |
Adapted from the Life at Best liner notes. [4]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales threshold) | |||
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US Country [10] |
US Country Airplay [11] |
US [12] |
CAN [13] | |||
2011 | " Crazy Girl" | 1 | — | 30 | 66 | |
2012 | " Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | 1 | — | 29 | 56 |
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" Say Goodnight" | 31 | 22 | 110 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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Life at Best | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 16, 2011 | |||
Studio | Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, TN) Wrucke's House (Nashville, TN) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 50:19 | |||
Label | Republic Nashville | |||
Producer |
| |||
Eli Young Band chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Life at Best | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Country Weekly | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Life at Best is the third studio album by American country music group Eli Young Band. It was released on August 16, 2011 via Republic Nashville. The album includes the number one singles " Crazy Girl" and " Even If It Breaks Your Heart" as well as " Say Goodnight", which peaked at number 22 on the Country Airplay Chart. According to HITS Daily Double, the album sold 348,000 copies as of February 2014.
Giving it four stars out of five, Steve Morley of Country Weekly said that the album "rings with roots-rock guitars and meaty, often melancholy themes". [3] A less favorable review came from Andrew Leahey of AllMusic, who thought that it was a "step backwards" because he did not consider its songs as memorable as those on Jet Black & Jealous. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | 3:40 | |
2. | " Crazy Girl" | 3:20 | |
3. | "Every Other Memory" | 4:44 | |
4. | "On My Way" |
| 3:26 |
5. | "Skeletons" |
| 3:21 |
6. | "I Love You" |
| 3:20 |
7. | "The Fight" |
| 4:25 |
8. | "My Old Man's Son" |
| 3:42 |
9. | "Recover" |
| 2:58 |
10. | "The Falling" |
| 3:38 |
11. | "War on a Desperate Man" |
| 4:06 |
12. | " Say Goodnight" | 3:08 | |
13. | "How Quickly You Forget" |
| 3:40 |
14. | "Life at Best" |
| 2:51 |
Total length: | 50:19 |
Adapted from the Life at Best liner notes. [4]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales threshold) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country [10] |
US Country Airplay [11] |
US [12] |
CAN [13] | |||
2011 | " Crazy Girl" | 1 | — | 30 | 66 | |
2012 | " Even If It Breaks Your Heart" | 1 | — | 29 | 56 |
|
" Say Goodnight" | 31 | 22 | 110 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States ( RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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