Critical reception
At USA Today, Brian Mansfield rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of four, remarking that the release "is as well-crafted a set of country tunes as you'll hear all year."[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, observing how "Perhaps the album could use a song that grabbed you by the throat but it's sturdy and quietly persuasive, its strengths sounding clearer and bolder with each listen."[3]
As of November 6, 2013, the album has sold 471,000 copies in the U.S.[5]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Hard to Love" | | 3:40 |
| 2. | "A Woman Like You" | - Johnny Bulford
- Phil Barton
- Jon Stone
| 3:27 |
| 3. | "That's When You Know It's Over" | | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Parking Lot Party" | | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Don't Believe Everything You Think" | | 3:07 |
| 6. | "I Drive Your Truck" | | 3:54 |
| 7. | "See About a Girl" | | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Friends We Won't Forget" | - Brice
- Rob Hatch
- Lance Miller
| 3:39 |
| 9. | "Life Off My Years" | | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Seven Days a Thousand Times" | | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Beer" | | 3:18 |
| 12. | "That Way Again" | | 4:55 |
| 13. | "One More Day" | | 4:29 |
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[6]
Musicians
- "Hard to Love"
- "A Woman Like You"
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Jim "Moose" Brown – piano
- Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Brian Pruitt – drums, percussion
- Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
- "That's When You Know It's Over"
- "Parking Lot Party"
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Lee Brice – electric guitar
- Shawn Fichter – drums
- Jedd Hughes – electric guitar
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- "Don't Believe Everything You Think"
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Shawn Fichter – drums, percussion
- Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Charles Judge – Rhodes piano, synthesizer
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky – mandolin
- "I Drive Your Truck"
- Tommy Harden – drums
- Mark Hill – bass guitar
- Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar
- Mike Johnson – steel guitar
- Jeff King – electric guitar
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Jason Webb – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- "See About a Girl"
- Mark Hill – bass guitar
- Dennis Holt – drums, percussion
- Kyle Jacobs – piano
- Jeff King – electric guitar
- Phillip Lammonds – mandolin
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Sara Reeveley – phone call
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Jason Webb – piano
- "Friends We Won't Forget"
- Lee Brice – acoustic guitar
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Tully Kennedy – electric guitar
- Rich Redmond – drums
- Ed Seay – background vocals
- Reggie Smith – Hammond B-3 organ
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Jon Stone – background vocals
- "Life Off My Years"
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Shawn Fichter – drums
- Jedd Hughes – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Charles Judge – Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, percussion
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- Marcus Myers – dulcimer
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky – mandolin
- "Seven Days a Thousand Times"
- Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Charles Judge – piano, synthesizer, programming
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Jon Stone – background vocals
- Ilya Toshinsky – mandolin
- "Beer"
- Lee Brice – acoustic guitar
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Chris Janson – harmonica
- Tully Kennedy – electric guitar
- Rich Redmond – drums
- Ed Seay – background vocals
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Reggie Smith – Hammond B-3 organ
- Jon Stone – background vocals
- "That Way Again"
- David Angell – violin
- Lee Brice – acoustic guitar
- John Catchings – cello
- David Davidson – violin
- Reg Smith – Hammond B-3 organ
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- "One More Day"
- Lee Brice – acoustic guitar
- Tom Bukovac – 12-string guitar
- Shawn Fichter – drums, percussion
- Jedd Hughes – electric guitar
- Tony Lucido – bass guitar
- Reg Smith – piano
Technical
- Steve Blackmon – editing on "See About a Girl"
- Drew Bollman – recording
- Lee Brice – production (tracks 2-5, 9–13)
- Dan Frizsell – engineering
- Don Hart – string arrangements and conducting on "That Way Again"
- Kyle Jacobs – production (tracks 1, 6, 7)
- Doug Johnson – production (tracks 8, 11), engineering
- Matt McClure – production (tracks 1, 6, 7), recording, overdubbing, engineering, mixing
- Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
- Ed Seay – engineering
- Jon Stone – production (tracks 2-5, 9, 10, 12, 13)
- Hank Williams – mastering
References
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 12, 2012). "Lee Brice - Hard 2 Love Song-By-Song". Roughstock. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ↑ Conaway, Alanna (April 9, 2012). "Lee Brice Earns First No. 1 Single With 'A Woman Like You'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hard 2 Love review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- 1 2 Mansfield, Brian (April 24, 2012). "Listen Up: Lee Brice, The Wanted, Eve 6, Kip Moore". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ↑ Hard 2 Love (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2012. 79316.
- 1 2 "Chart listing for Hard 2 Love". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ "2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Lee Brice – Hard 2 Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
