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Lee Brice
Studio album by Lee Brice
Released	November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
Genre	Country
Length	52:59
Label	Curb
Producer	Lee Brice Dan Frizsell Kyle Jacobs Cody Labelle Jon Stone
Lee Brice chronology
I Don't Dance (2014) Lee Brice (2017)

Lee Brice is the fourth album by American country music singer Lee Brice. It was released on November 3, 2017 via Curb Records. The album's lead single is "Boy".

Content

Brice first announced the album in mid-2017, following the release of lead single "Boy". He said that the "songs address themes of love, family and hard work." Brice co-produced with Dan Frizsell, Kyle Jacobs, Cody Labelle, and Jon Stone. "Boy" has charted within the Top 20 of Hot Country Songs.

Critical reception

Sounds Like Nashville writer Chuck Dauphin gave the album a positive review, stating that "the best material on this disc comes from real life and appreciating your blessings of what you have in life".

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 36 on Billboard 200, and No. 7 on Top Country Albums, with 12,200 copies (15,000 album-equivalent units) sold in the first week. It has sold 20,400 copies in the United States as of December 2017.

Track listing

1. "What Keeps You Up at Night" (Brice, Jessi Alexander, Ross Copperman, Pete Wilson) - 3:32
2. "Little Things" (Brice, Jaren Johnston, Neil Mason) - 2:28
3. "American Nights" (Austin Jenckes, Jeff Middleton, Mike Walker) - 2:58
4. "Boy" (Nicolle Galyon, Jon Nite) - 3:19
5. "They Won't Forget About Us" (Brice, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley) - 3:55
6. "I Don't Smoke" (Brice, Jon Stone, Billy Montana, John Bohlinger) - 4:34
   • featuring Warren Haynes
7. "You Can't Help Who You Love" (Brice, Stone, Gorley) - 2:40
8. "Rumor" (Brice, Gorley, Jacobs) - 3:43
9. "The Locals" (Brice, Stone, Brian Bunn) - 3:22
10. "Songs in the Kitchen" (Brice, Rob Hatch, Lance Miller) - 3:30
11. "Story to Tell (Little Bird)" (Brice, Phillip Lammonds, Edwin McCain) - 3:35
    • featuring Warren Haynes and Edwin McCain
12. "Have a Good Day" (Brice, B. Montana, Randy Montana) - 2:57
13. "Eyes Closed" (Michael P. Heeney, Johnston, Mason) - 4:45
14. "Dixie Highway" (Brice, Stone, Matraca Berg) - 4:16
15. The Best Part of Me" (Lammonds, Chris Gelbuda) - 3:25

Personnel

• Lee Brice – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion, piano, lead vocals, executive producer

The Love Cannons

• Travis Bettis – guitar, backing vocals
• John Bohlinger – banjo, dobro, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, pedal steel, backing vocals
• Michael Gray – percussion
• Donnie Marple – drums, percussion
• Paul Rippee – bass guitar
• Reginald Bradley Smith – keyboards, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboard programming, backing vocals

additional

• Jessi Alexander – backing vocals (1)
• Sean Badum – backing vocals(1, 2, 6, 9, 12), engineer(1, 2, 6, 9, 12)
• Matraca Berg – guitar and backing vocals(14)
• Dave Cohen – keyboards(1, 9), piano(1, 9, 14)
• Justin Francis – engineer (8, 10)
• Dan Frizsell – backing vocals(3, 5, 8, 10, 13), engineer(3, 5, 8, 10, 13), producer(1-11, 13-15)
• Angella Grossi – backing vocals(1, 3, 5-9, 11, 14)
• Warren Haynes – slide guitar (6, 11)
• Kyle Jacobs – keyboards(4, 11, 15), piano(4, 11), producer(1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11, 13)
• Charlie Judge – keyboards(3, 6, 10, 13), keyboard programming(3, 6, 10, 13, 15)
• Jeff King – mandolin(4, 6, 11)
• Cody Labelle – backing vocals(5, 8), producer(12) 
• Edwin McCain – acoustic guitar and duet vocals (11)
• Rob McNelley – guitar(1, 2, 11), backing vocals(1, 2, 8, 11)
• Jerry McPherson – guitar(3, 7, 11, 12)
• Richard Madenfort – guitar(2, 4-6, 11), eBow(2, 7), backing vocals(1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Andrew Mendelson – mastering
• Gordon Mote – Hammond B-3 organ(7, 8, 10), piano(7, 8)
• Jerry Roe – drums(1, 5, 9)
• Venus Shipp – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar(3, 6, 9, 11, 14)
• Jon Stone – guitar(6, 7, 9, 14), backing vocals(6, 7, 9, 14), producer(1, 2, 4-11, 13, 14)
• Derek Wells – guitar(5, 6, 12)
• John Willis – guitar(4, 8)
• Nir .Z – drums(3, 4, 8, 11, 14)

Charts

References

1. Whitaker, Sterling (May 20, 2017). "Lee Brice Reveals Release Date for Upcoming Self-Titled Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
2. "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard.
3. Dauphin, Chuck (November 1, 2017). "Album Review: Lee Brice's Self-Titled Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
4. "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 25, 2017.
5. Asker, Jim (November 14, 2017). "Blake Shelton Scores Sixth No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart With 'Texoma Shore'". Billboard.
6. Bjorke, Matt (November 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: November 13, 2017". Roughstock.
7. Bjorke, Matt (December 14, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: December 14, 2017". Roughstock.
8. "ARIA Chart Watch #446". auspOp. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
9. "Lee Brice Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
10. "Lee Brice Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

• 2017 albums
• Lee Brice albums
• Curb Records albums