I Love It

Infobox Album
Name = I Love It
Type = studio
Artist = Craig Morgan


Released = start date|2003|3|11
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = Broken Bow
Producer = Craig Morgan, Phil O'Donnell (tracks 1-10)
Craig Morgan, D. Scott Miller (track 11)
Reviews = *Allmusic - rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfwxq8aldhe link]
*Country Standard Time – favorable [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=630&t=I_Love_It link]
Last album = "Craig Morgan"
(2000)
This album = "I Love It"
(2003)
Next album = "My Kind of Livin'"
(2005)

I Love It is the second studio album released by American country music singer Craig Morgan. 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 #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", and was co-written by Morgan with 4 Runner's baritone vocalist Craig Morris. 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

#"I Love It" (Philip Douglas, Ron Harbin, Jimmy Yeary) - 3:15
#"Almost Home" (Craig Morgan, Kerry Kurt Phillips) - 4:49
#"Look at Us" (Larry Bastian, Buddy Cannon, Morgan) - 2:35
#In the Dream" (Don Koch, Morgan) - 4:18
#"You Never Know" (Chris Bain, Phil O'Donnell, Morgan) - 3:05
#"What You Do to Me" (Steve Dean, Wil Nance) - 3:21
#"Every Friday Afternoon" (Jimmy Melton, Neal Coty) - 3:53
#"Where Has My Hometown Gone?" (Morgan, O'Donnell, Jeff Carson) - 3:43
#"Always Be Mine" (Jeremy Campbell, Noah Gordon) - 3:24
#"Money" (Campbell, O'Donnell, Gordon) - 2:37
#"God, Family and Country" (Lance McDaniel, Craig Morris, Morgan) - 3:26

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.cite album-notes |title=I Love It |bandname=Craig Morgan |year=2002 |publisher=Broken Bow Records |publisherid=BB-75672]

Tracks 1-10

*Larry Beard – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
*Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
*Glen Duncan – fiddle
*Rob Hajacos – fiddle
*Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro
*Jeff King – electric guitar
*Paul Leim – drums
*Chris McHugh – drums
*Craig Morgan – lead vocals, background vocals
*Jimmy Nichols – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
*Phil O'Donnell – acoustic guitar, harmonica
*Russell Terrell – background vocals

Track 11

*Randy Hardison – drums
*Larry Paxton – bass guitar
*Jonathan Yudkin – strings
*4 Runner::*Jim Chapman – bass vocals:*Lee Hilliard – tenor vocals:*Craig Morris – baritone vocals, piano:*Michael Lusk – baritone vocals

References