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Live, Laugh, Love (album)

Live, Laugh, Love is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released August 24, 1999, on Giant Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA and reached number 55 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. "She's Always Right", the title track, "The Chain of Love" and "Once in a Lifetime" were all released as singles, reaching numbers 16, 11, 3 and 50, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs chart. In addition, Walker's rendition of the Earl Thomas Conley single "Holding Her and Loving You" charted from unsolicited airplay received prior to the album's release.

Live, Laugh, Love
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
GenreCountry
Length40:58
LabelGiant
Producer
Clay Walker chronology
Greatest Hits
(1998)
Live, Laugh, Love
(1999)
Say No More
(2001)
Singles from Live, Laugh, Love
  1. "She's Always Right"
    Released: January 12, 1999
  2. "Live, Laugh, Love"
    Released: August 9, 1999
  3. "The Chain of Love"
    Released: January 10, 2000
  4. "Once in a Lifetime Love"
    Released: July 2000

Background edit

In an interview with Yahoo Music, Walker stated, "I think that I have worried in the past about trying not to sound too country on some songs and trying not to sound too pop on other songs, and I didn't really worry about that this time, I just sang the songs the best I could. It sounds very cliché, but I gave it everything I had on every song."[1] In an interview with the Associated Press, Walker revealed, "Holding Her and Loving You is probably the most controversial song that I've ever recorded. It's controversial for me because I don't believe in remaking a song that is great." Walker also went on to say that Earl Thomas Conley's version "Will always be the best version of it."[2]

In an interview with The Virginian-Pilot Walker said, "The theme of the album is freedom. While I did it, I felt so free. I didn't think about what I was going to do." In the same interview, Walker also stated that "Once in a Lifetime Love" was one of his favorite songs and said "It's probably the best vocal performance I've ever given. I was listening to Whitney Houston's version of `I Will Always Love You' - man, I want to write something like that."[3] During an interview with The West Australian Walker said "This is a very mature record for me. I think the Latin influence is where I want to go. I love Latin music and I'm sure it's something I want to pursue. It moves me emotionally and it's something new musically."[4] In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun Walker said, "For every album that you do, you look for 10 songs that are good songs, that are different from each other." Walker also explained the words in the album's title by saying "I don't think there are many things more important than those. Life gets complicated enough because we allow it to."[5]

Walker told The Hour, that the song "Cold Hearted" captures that part of his personality and said, "In the past, I felt like that part of me has not had a chance to come through on some of my records. Now I feel like on this new album that part of me is coming through. I'm not really holding back on this record. It's very much about baring my soul. I've never really let it all out before in the studio like I did on this album." He also said, "Although my single releases have not been exactly repeats of each other, I think there is a trap that some people in this business fall into. They have a hit with one type of song and then try to do another one just like it. To some extent I wasn't throwing enough curve balls to radio and to my fans when it came to my singles, so here's the curve ball they've all been waiting for, and I'm happy to say it's right across the plate!"[6]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
Cincinnati PostB[8]
Houston Chronicle     [9]
USA Today     [10]

Paul Verna of Billboard wrote "Clay Walker is quietly establishing himself as one of today's leading men in country. He has always had a strong live act, and that quality has been increasingly evident on his albums." Verna also listed "Holding Her and Loving You" and "If a Man Ain't Thinking ('Bout His Woman)" as standout tracks on the album and said "The real surprise is Walker's cutting loose with some soul singing on "This Time Love."[11] Cathalena E. Burch of The Arizona Daily Star wrote the album "Contains many of the elements that have made him a Nashville standout: airy, fun dance songs and light, memorable ballads that don't weigh heavy on your heart. Songs like "She's Always Right" and his rendition of Earl Thomas Conley's classic "Holding Her and Loving You" add a raw-edged "live" quality that likely will produce a number of chart-toppers."[12]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five and wrote "Ultimately, Live, Laugh, Love drags a bit too much to rank among Walker's best, but it has its moments."[7] Rick Mitchell of the Houston Chronicle gave the album three and a half stars and wrote, "Walker clearly wanted to make a deeper statement with this album. And thanks to co-producer Doug Johnson, his voice has never sounded more "live" and upfront in the mix. Walker has passed out the best music of his career here. What should come back around is his biggest hit yet."[9]

Greg Crawford of the Detroit Free Press gave the album a mixed review writing, "Walker soars and scores with the bluesy "This Time Love," a tune that would be at home at a Ray Charles concert. And if he doesn't quite raise the roof with the power ballad "Once in a Lifetime Love," he at least pushes himself to some new vocal and emotional heights. On the downside, Walker is neither powerful nor convincing on "Cold Hearted," a lame flirtation with rock, and he's saddled with a Tex-Mex-flavored title track that is the musical equivalent of a fast- food burrito. This is Walker's fifth studio disc, and he uses it to show that he's ready to stretch and grow a bit."[13] The Cincinnati Post gave the album a B rating and wrote "It is a far more varied collection of tunes than we have heard from him before."[8] Brian Wahlert of Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review and wrote, "This album treads no new ground. So, it should please Walker's existing fans, but probably won't win him many new ones."[14]

Mikel Toombs of The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote "Walker specializes in fanfare. Live, Laugh, Love is heavy on sensitive-guy ballads including the gooey "Once in a Lifetime Love, and finds time for targeted crowd-pleasers like "It Ain't Called the Heartland (for Nothin')" and "The Chain of Love. Departing a bit from the usual are the lively title tune and "Cold Hearted," which co-writer Walker based on Bob Seger's "Night Moves" and, at least subconsciously, "Honky Tonk Women."[15] Ken Rosenbaum of The Patriot Ledger gave the album a positive review writing, "Walker mixes in tunes with a light rock edge, but he's heaviest on the two-step love songs that caress the eardrums with his soothing baritone. "This Time Love" has a raw, low-down, and urgent feel. If you're a country fan, listening doesn't get much better than this—and you can dance to it, too."[16] The editors at USA Today gave the album two and a half stars and wrote, "He makes a bit like a modern-day Marty Robbins by giving the title track a Caribbean feel and borrowing blues-rock riffs from the Rolling Stones for Cold Hearted. He stretches out as a singer, too, using scoops, growls and falsetto to get the songs over. The songs, which often relate how he's wondrously mystified by the opposite sex, aren't always worth the effort he puts into them, but any problems with Live, Laugh, Love come more from the material than from Walker's earnest performance.[10] DJ Joe Sixpack of Slipcue gave the album a favorable review and wrote, "One of Walker's better, and more consistent, efforts. Worth checking out."[17] Lance Ringel of The Lakeland Ledger gave the album a favorable review and praised the title track as well as "Holding Her and Loving You", "The Chain of Love", and "It Ain't Called Heartland (For Nothin')."[18] Ralph Novak of People Magazine gave the album a favorable review and wrote, "Bottom Line: Looking at life from both sides now."[19]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Always Right"Richie McDonald, Ed Hill, Phil Barnhart3:24
2."Lose Some Sleep Tonight"M. Jason Greene, Clay Walker3:04
3."Holding Her and Loving You"Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield3:22
4."Cold Hearted"Greene, Walker3:57
5."If a Man Ain't Thinking ('Bout His Woman)"Buddy Brock, Debi Cochran, Jerry Kilgore3:11
6."Once in a Lifetime Love"Greene, Walker4:30
7."It Ain't Called Heartland (For Nothin')"Justin Lantz, Bryan Wayne3:40
8."Woman Thing"Larry Boone, Tracy Lawrence, Paul Nelson2:50
9."This Time Love"Pat Bunch, Randy Boudreaux3:51
10."The Chain of Love"Jonnie Barnett, Rory Feek5:03
11."Live, Laugh, Love"Gary Nicholson, Allen Shamblin4:06

Personnel edit

Chart performance edit

During its debut week it sold over 26,000 units.[20] On the day of the album's release, Walker met with fans outside a Walmart in Moore, Oklahoma to celebrate the release.[21]

Certifications edit

Certifications for Live, Laugh, Love
Country Certification
United States Gold[23]

References edit

  1. ^ "Clay Walker News - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  2. ^ Patterson, Jim The Associated Press The Mount Airy News - Sep 26, 1999 Clay Walker Doesn't Let Critics Get Him Down
  3. ^ Roberts, Frank. The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star Clay Walker Has Lighthearted Outlook (19 August 1999).
  4. ^ Jansen, Ara The West Australian Feats of Clay (7 January 2000).
  5. ^ McGee, Kimberly Las Vegas Sun Courageous cowboy December 7, 1999
  6. ^ Cappozoli, Michael Jr. The Hour Clay Walker Returns to His Roots (August 25, 1999)
  7. ^ a b Thomas, Stephen (1999-08-24). "Live, Laugh, Love - Clay Walker". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  8. ^ a b The Cincinnati Post Walker, McCready albums varied, nice (26 August 1999).
  9. ^ a b Mitchell, Rick Houston Chronicle Walker does it all for `Love' / Country crooner has best music yet (22 August 1999).
  10. ^ a b USA Today Kris' classics; MOM and pop And Stravinsky in a Mozart kind of mood (31 August 1999)
  11. ^ Verna, Paul. "Reviews & Previews: Albums." Billboard 111.36 (1999): 26. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 May 2011.
  12. ^ Burch, Cathalena E. The Arizona Daily Star Clay Walker remains upbeat in his Jimmy Buffett mode His new CD is a breeze (17 September 1999)
  13. ^ Crawford, Greg Detroit Free Press Quick Spins (24 September 1999)
  14. ^ "Clay Walker - Live, Laugh, Love". Countrystandardtime.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  15. ^ Toombs, Mikel The San Diego Union-Tribune Album Reviews - Country (26 August 1999)
  16. ^ Rosenbaum, Ken The Patriot Ledger CD review / Walker's latest has beat you can dance to (26 August 1999)
  17. ^ Sixpack, Joe Slipcue Clay Walker "Live Laugh Love" (Warner-Nashville, 1999)
  18. ^ Ringel, Lance. The Ledger Live Laugh Love (September 7, 1999)
  19. ^ Novak, Ralph. Picks and Pans Review: Live, Laugh, Love People (September 06, 1999) Vol. 52
  20. ^ Billboard HATS OFF, WRANGLERS ON. (11 September 1999)
  21. ^ (11-03-99)
  22. ^ Billboard Top 75 Albums 2000 (Dec 22 2000)
  23. ^ . RIAA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved 2011-07-07.

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Live Laugh Love is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Clay Walker It was released August 24 1999 on Giant Records The album was certified gold by the RIAA and reached number 55 on the Billboard 200 albums chart She s Always Right the title track The Chain of Love and Once in a Lifetime were all released as singles reaching numbers 16 11 3 and 50 respectively on the Hot Country Songs chart In addition Walker s rendition of the Earl Thomas Conley single Holding Her and Loving You charted from unsolicited airplay received prior to the album s release Live Laugh LoveStudio album by Clay WalkerReleasedAugust 24 1999GenreCountryLength40 58LabelGiantProducerDoug Johnson Clay WalkerClay Walker chronologyGreatest Hits 1998 Live Laugh Love 1999 Say No More 2001 Singles from Live Laugh Love She s Always Right Released January 12 1999 Live Laugh Love Released August 9 1999 The Chain of Love Released January 10 2000 Once in a Lifetime Love Released July 2000 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Chart performance 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesBackground editIn an interview with Yahoo Music Walker stated I think that I have worried in the past about trying not to sound too country on some songs and trying not to sound too pop on other songs and I didn t really worry about that this time I just sang the songs the best I could It sounds very cliche but I gave it everything I had on every song 1 In an interview with the Associated Press Walker revealed Holding Her and Loving You is probably the most controversial song that I ve ever recorded It s controversial for me because I don t believe in remaking a song that is great Walker also went on to say that Earl Thomas Conley s version Will always be the best version of it 2 In an interview with The Virginian Pilot Walker said The theme of the album is freedom While I did it I felt so free I didn t think about what I was going to do In the same interview Walker also stated that Once in a Lifetime Love was one of his favorite songs and said It s probably the best vocal performance I ve ever given I was listening to Whitney Houston s version of I Will Always Love You man I want to write something like that 3 During an interview with The West Australian Walker said This is a very mature record for me I think the Latin influence is where I want to go I love Latin music and I m sure it s something I want to pursue It moves me emotionally and it s something new musically 4 In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun Walker said For every album that you do you look for 10 songs that are good songs that are different from each other Walker also explained the words in the album s title by saying I don t think there are many things more important than those Life gets complicated enough because we allow it to 5 Walker told The Hour that the song Cold Hearted captures that part of his personality and said In the past I felt like that part of me has not had a chance to come through on some of my records Now I feel like on this new album that part of me is coming through I m not really holding back on this record It s very much about baring my soul I ve never really let it all out before in the studio like I did on this album He also said Although my single releases have not been exactly repeats of each other I think there is a trap that some people in this business fall into They have a hit with one type of song and then try to do another one just like it To some extent I wasn t throwing enough curve balls to radio and to my fans when it came to my singles so here s the curve ball they ve all been waiting for and I m happy to say it s right across the plate 6 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Cincinnati PostB 8 Houston Chronicle nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Paul Verna of Billboard wrote Clay Walker is quietly establishing himself as one of today s leading men in country He has always had a strong live act and that quality has been increasingly evident on his albums Verna also listed Holding Her and Loving You and If a Man Ain t Thinking Bout His Woman as standout tracks on the album and said The real surprise is Walker s cutting loose with some soul singing on This Time Love 11 Cathalena E Burch of The Arizona Daily Star wrote the album Contains many of the elements that have made him a Nashville standout airy fun dance songs and light memorable ballads that don t weigh heavy on your heart Songs like She s Always Right and his rendition of Earl Thomas Conley s classic Holding Her and Loving You add a raw edged live quality that likely will produce a number of chart toppers 12 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five and wrote Ultimately Live Laugh Love drags a bit too much to rank among Walker s best but it has its moments 7 Rick Mitchell of the Houston Chronicle gave the album three and a half stars and wrote Walker clearly wanted to make a deeper statement with this album And thanks to co producer Doug Johnson his voice has never sounded more live and upfront in the mix Walker has passed out the best music of his career here What should come back around is his biggest hit yet 9 Greg Crawford of the Detroit Free Press gave the album a mixed review writing Walker soars and scores with the bluesy This Time Love a tune that would be at home at a Ray Charles concert And if he doesn t quite raise the roof with the power ballad Once in a Lifetime Love he at least pushes himself to some new vocal and emotional heights On the downside Walker is neither powerful nor convincing on Cold Hearted a lame flirtation with rock and he s saddled with a Tex Mex flavored title track that is the musical equivalent of a fast food burrito This is Walker s fifth studio disc and he uses it to show that he s ready to stretch and grow a bit 13 The Cincinnati Post gave the album a B rating and wrote It is a far more varied collection of tunes than we have heard from him before 8 Brian Wahlert of Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review and wrote This album treads no new ground So it should please Walker s existing fans but probably won t win him many new ones 14 Mikel Toombs of The San Diego Union Tribune wrote Walker specializes in fanfare Live Laugh Love is heavy on sensitive guy ballads including the gooey Once in a Lifetime Love and finds time for targeted crowd pleasers like It Ain t Called the Heartland for Nothin and The Chain of Love Departing a bit from the usual are the lively title tune and Cold Hearted which co writer Walker based on Bob Seger s Night Moves and at least subconsciously Honky Tonk Women 15 Ken Rosenbaum of The Patriot Ledger gave the album a positive review writing Walker mixes in tunes with a light rock edge but he s heaviest on the two step love songs that caress the eardrums with his soothing baritone This Time Love has a raw low down and urgent feel If you re a country fan listening doesn t get much better than this and you can dance to it too 16 The editors at USA Today gave the album two and a half stars and wrote He makes a bit like a modern day Marty Robbins by giving the title track a Caribbean feel and borrowing blues rock riffs from the Rolling Stones for Cold Hearted He stretches out as a singer too using scoops growls and falsetto to get the songs over The songs which often relate how he s wondrously mystified by the opposite sex aren t always worth the effort he puts into them but any problems with Live Laugh Love come more from the material than from Walker s earnest performance 10 DJ Joe Sixpack of Slipcue gave the album a favorable review and wrote One of Walker s better and more consistent efforts Worth checking out 17 Lance Ringel of The Lakeland Ledger gave the album a favorable review and praised the title track as well as Holding Her and Loving You The Chain of Love and It Ain t Called Heartland For Nothin 18 Ralph Novak of People Magazine gave the album a favorable review and wrote Bottom Line Looking at life from both sides now 19 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 She s Always Right Richie McDonald Ed Hill Phil Barnhart3 242 Lose Some Sleep Tonight M Jason Greene Clay Walker3 043 Holding Her and Loving You Walt Aldridge Tom Brasfield3 224 Cold Hearted Greene Walker3 575 If a Man Ain t Thinking Bout His Woman Buddy Brock Debi Cochran Jerry Kilgore3 116 Once in a Lifetime Love Greene Walker4 307 It Ain t Called Heartland For Nothin Justin Lantz Bryan Wayne3 408 Woman Thing Larry Boone Tracy Lawrence Paul Nelson2 509 This Time Love Pat Bunch Randy Boudreaux3 5110 The Chain of Love Jonnie Barnett Rory Feek5 0311 Live Laugh Love Gary Nicholson Allen Shamblin4 06Personnel editEddie Bayers drums percussion Joe Chemay bass guitar Dan Dugmore steel guitar Shannon Forrest percussion Larry Franklin fiddle Paul Franklin steel guitar Sonny Garrish steel guitar Steve Gibson mandolin acoustic guitar Wes Hightower background vocals John Hobbs piano Hammond B 3 organ keyboards David Hungate bass guitar Mike Jones background vocals B James Lowry acoustic guitar Liana Manis background vocals Blue Miller background vocals Joey Miskulin accordion Tom Roady percussion Matt Rollings piano Brent Rowan electric guitar gut string guitar acoustic guitar John Wesley Ryles background vocals Leland Sklar bass guitar Clay Walker lead vocals Biff Watson acoustic guitar electric guitar John Willis acoustic guitar Lonnie Wilson drums Curtis Young background vocalsChart performance editDuring its debut week it sold over 26 000 units 20 On the day of the album s release Walker met with fans outside a Walmart in Moore Oklahoma to celebrate the release 21 Weekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Live Laugh Love Chart 1999 Peakposition Canadian RPM Country Albums 23 U S Billboard 200 55 U S Billboard Top Country Albums 5 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Live Laugh Love Chart 2000 Position US Billboard Top Country Albums 22 33Certifications editCertifications for Live Laugh Love Country Certification United States Gold 23 References edit Clay Walker News Yahoo Music New music yahoo com Retrieved 2011 08 03 Patterson Jim The Associated Press The Mount Airy News Sep 26 1999 Clay Walker Doesn t Let Critics Get Him Down Roberts Frank The Virginian Pilot and The Ledger Star Clay Walker Has Lighthearted Outlook 19 August 1999 Jansen Ara The West Australian Feats of Clay 7 January 2000 McGee Kimberly Las Vegas Sun Courageous cowboy December 7 1999 Cappozoli Michael Jr The Hour Clay Walker Returns to His Roots August 25 1999 a b Thomas Stephen 1999 08 24 Live Laugh Love Clay Walker AllMusic Retrieved 2011 08 03 a b The Cincinnati Post Walker McCready albums varied nice 26 August 1999 a b Mitchell Rick Houston Chronicle Walker does it all for Love Country crooner has best music yet 22 August 1999 a b USA Today Kris classics MOM and pop And Stravinsky in a Mozart kind of mood 31 August 1999 Verna Paul Reviews amp Previews Albums Billboard 111 36 1999 26 Academic Search Complete EBSCO Web 16 May 2011 Burch Cathalena E The Arizona Daily Star Clay Walker remains upbeat in his Jimmy Buffett mode His new CD is a breeze 17 September 1999 Crawford Greg Detroit Free Press Quick Spins 24 September 1999 Clay Walker Live Laugh Love Countrystandardtime com 2007 10 23 Retrieved 2011 08 03 Toombs Mikel The San Diego Union Tribune Album Reviews Country 26 August 1999 Rosenbaum Ken The Patriot Ledger CD review Walker s latest has beat you can dance to 26 August 1999 Sixpack Joe Slipcue Clay Walker Live Laugh Love Warner Nashville 1999 Ringel Lance The Ledger Live Laugh Love September 7 1999 Novak Ralph Picks and Pans Review Live Laugh Love People September 06 1999 Vol 52 Billboard HATS OFF WRANGLERS ON 11 September 1999 Did You Know 11 03 99 Billboard Top 75 Albums 2000 Dec 22 2000 Gold amp Platinum July 26 2000 RIAA Archived from the original on February 25 2013 Retrieved 2011 07 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Live Laugh Love album amp oldid 1152594294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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