A Life Worth Living (album)

A Life Worth Living
Studio album by Marc Broussard
Released	July 29, 2014
Recorded	2012–2014
Studio	The Smoakstack and Minutia Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Spitfire Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, pop, rock
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Paul Moak Warren Huart Philip Allen
Marc Broussard chronology
Marc Broussard (2011) A Life Worth Living (2014) Magnolias and Mistletoe (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

A Life Worth Living is the sixth studio album by Marc Broussard.

Following the release of a live album/DVD Live at Full Sail University in 2013, and re-signing with Vanguard Records (who released his S.O.S.: Save Our Soul album in 2007), Broussard set to release his new studio album in 2014. The album cover was unveiled on May 13, 2014,[2] and the set's first single "Hurricane Heart" premiered on May 19, 2014.[3] The album was released on July 29, 2014.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marc Broussard, except where noted.

A Life Worth Living – Standard edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Hurricane Heart"	Broussard, Sean McConnell, Paul Moak	2:54
2.	"Dyin' Man"		4:23
3.	"Perfect To Me"	Philip Allen, Warren Huart, Lee Anna James	3:33
4.	"Man Ain't Supposed To Cry"	Broussard, Gibb Droll	4:07
5.	"Edge of Heaven"	Broussard, Chad Gilmore, Jim McGorman, Robb Vallier	4:12
6.	"A Life Worth Living"		3:40
7.	"Honesty"	Broussard, Moak	3:59
8.	"Another Day" (featuring Genevieve Schatz)	Broussard, Allen, Huart	4:04
9.	"Weight of the World"	Broussard, Droll, Gilmore	3:24
10.	"Shine"	Broussard, Droll	5:31
11.	"Give Em Hell"		4:20
12.	"I'll Never Know"		3:34
Total length:			47:41

A Life Worth Living – Deluxe edition, digital download only

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Hurricane Heart (Acoustic)"	2:58
14.	"Edge of Heaven (Acoustic)"	3:41
15.	"A Life Worth Living (Acoustic)"	3:16
16.	"Honesty (Acoustic)"	4:18
17.	"Weight of the World (Acoustic)"	3:33
18.	"Shine (Acoustic)"	5:06
19.	"I'll Never Know (Acoustic)"	3:38
20.	"One Foot in the Ground"	3:40
21.	"Leave the Lights On"	3:29
Total length:		81:20

Personnel

• Marc Broussard – vocals, acoustic piano, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Jeff Babko – acoustic piano
• Tim Lauer – acoustic piano
• Steve Maggiora – keyboards, acoustic piano
• Paul Moak – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, accordion, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, pedal steel guitar, bass, percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals
• Warren Huart – acoustic piano, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, slide guitar, mandolin
• Philip Allen – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolin, bass, drums, percussion
• Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Tim Pierce – electric guitars, bass
• Tony Lucido – bass
• Devin Vaughan – drums, percussion
• Chad Gilmore – drums
• Johnny Haro – drums
• Genevieve Schatz – vocals (8)

Production

• Paul Moak – producer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), mixing (2, 4-7, 9-12)
• Philip Allen – producer (3, 8), engineer (3, 8), mixing (3, 8)
• Warren Huart – producer (3, 8), engineer (3, 8), mixing (3, 8)
• Gary Paczosa – mixing (1)
• Shani Gandhi – mix assistant (1)
• Justin March – engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
• Devin Vaughan – engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
• Zack Zinck – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
• Jim DeMain – mastering at Yes Master (Nashville, Tennessee) (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12)
• Richard Dodd – mastering at Richard Dodd Mastering (3, 8)
• Lani Crump – production coordinator
• Carrie Smith – art direction, design
• Rick Olivier – photography

Singles

"Hurricane Heart" was released on May 19, 2014 on Broussard's official Soundcloud account, and was used in promos for the MissUSA pageant on NBC, of which Broussard was a featured musical guest.

A music video for "Shine" premiered on USA Today's website on June 25, 2014.[5]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #85 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart (Issue Date: August 16, 2014) and sold 3,600 in its debut week.[6] It became his highest charting album to date.[7]

References

1. Thom Jurek. "A Life Worth Living - Marc Broussard; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
2. "Marc Broussard". Facebook.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
3. "Marc Broussard". Facebook.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
4. "A Life Worth Living by Marc Broussard on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
5. "See Marc Broussard 'Shine' in this video premiere". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
6. Matt Bjorke (August 6, 2014). "Country Album Sales Report – August 6, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. sales figures given in this link here
7. Broussard, Marc. "It's official. #ALWL debuted higher on the charts than any of my previous records. Thanks to the fans for making this happen!". Twitter. Retrieved 31 December 2017.