Little Bit of Life
{{Infobox album
| name = Little Bit of Life
| type = studio
| artist = Craig Morgan
| cover = Morganlittle.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2006|10|31}}
| recorded = 2005–06
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length =
| label = Broken Bow Records
| producer = Craig Morgan
Keith Stegall
Phil O'Donnell
| prev_title = My Kind of Livin'
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Greatest Hits
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Little Bit of Life
| type = Studio
| single1 = Little Bit of Life
| single1date = August 14, 2006
| single2 = Tough
| single2date = March 12, 2007
| single3 = International Harvester
| single3date = September 17, 2007
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Country Standard Time
| rev1Score = {{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=3418&t=Little_Bit_of_Life|title=Craig Morgan - Little Bit of Life|last=Oliver|first=Kevin|work=Country Standard Time|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Little Bit of Life is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Craig Morgan. It was released on October 31, 2006 by Broken Bow Records. The album produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The title track and lead single from the album reached a peak of No. 7, while "Tough", its follow-up, peaked at No. 11. The third and final single, "International Harvester", reached No. 10. The album was certified Gold in February 2017.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Little Bit of Life
| writer1 = {{hlist|Tony Mullins|Danny Wells}}
| length1 = 4:12
| title2 = International Harvester
| writer2 = {{hlist|Shane Minor|Danny Myrick|Jeffrey Steele}}
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Tough
| writer3 = {{hlist|Monty Criswell|Joe Leathers}}
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = I Am
| writer4 = {{hlist|Craig Morgan|Minor|Phil O'Donnell}}
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = The Ballad of Mr. Jenkins
| writer5 = {{hlist|Steve Mandile|D. Vincent Williams}}
| length5 = 4:28
| title6 = Nothin' Goin' Wrong Around Here
| writer6 = {{hlist|Gary Hannan|O'Donnell|Buddy Owens}}
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = Sweet Old Fashion Goodness
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carson Chamberlain|Lee Thomas Miller|Michael White}}
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = I Guess You Had to Be There
| writer8 = {{hlist|Morgan|O'Donnell|John Ritter}}
| length8 = 2:59
| title9 = The Song
| writer9 = {{hlist|Morgan|O'Donnell|Tim Owens}}
| length9 = 3:34
| title10 = My Kind of Woman
| writer10 = {{hlist|Morgan|O'Donnell|Jason Sellers}}
| length10 = 3:07
| title11 = Look at 'Em Fly
| writer11 = {{hlist|Jim Femino|Williams}}
| length11 = 3:29
}}
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers- drums
- Jim "Moose" Brown- clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, piano
- Shannon Forrest- drums
- Larry Franklin- fiddle
- Kevin "Swine" Grant- bass guitar
- Rob Hajacos- fiddle
- Mike Johnson- dobro, steel guitar
- Jeff King- electric guitar
- Craig Morgan- lead vocals
- Norman E. Taylor- background vocals
- Phil O'Donnell- electric guitar, background vocals
- Paul Scholten- percussion
- Bryan Sutton- banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Russell Terrell- background vocals
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|57|artist=Craig Morgan|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|13|artist=Craig Morgan|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|3|artist=Craig Morgan|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 23, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 23, 2020}}
| 59 |
scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 23, 2020}}
| 42 |
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=Singles=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US |
2006
| align="left"| "Little Bit of Life" | 7 | 75 |
rowspan="2"| 2007
| align="left"| "Tough" | 11 | 76 |
align="left"| "International Harvester"
| 10 | 67 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Craig Morgan
|title=Little Bit of Life|relyear=2006|certyear=2017|access-date=February 10, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}