How Lucky I Am

How Lucky I Am is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in 1999 (see 1999 in country music) on Asylum Records. The album included two singles: "You're Still Beautiful to Me" which reached number 39 on the Country chart and "God Gave Me You" at number 40. Dann Huff produced tracks 1–3 and 6–8, and White co-produced the remainder of the album with Derek George.[1]

How Lucky I Am
Studio album by
Bryan White
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999 (1999-08-24)
StudioEmerald Entertainment, Sound Kitchen, The Music Mill, Schmoeland Studios, The Compound, Ocean Way Recording and Javelina Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
GenreCountry
Length43:58
LabelAsylum
ProducerDerek George
Dann Huff
Bryan White
Bryan White chronology
The Right Place
(1997)
How Lucky I Am
(1999)
Greatest Hits
(2000)

Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three stars out of five, with his review saying that its sound was "more suited for adult contemporary stations than contemporary country" but adding that the album worked "in small doses."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everywhere I Turn"Bruce Miller, James LeBlanc3:52
2."Heaven Sent"Tim DuBois, Mike Reid3:52
3."The Stayin'"Scotty Emerick, John Tirro, Derek George2:48
4."You're Still Beautiful to Me"Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange5:14
5."That Good"Andy Goldmark, James Dean Hicks, Jamie Houston4:17
6."Love Me Like You Mean It"Bryan White, George, Tirro3:29
7."God Gave Me You"Goldmark, Hicks, Houston4:06
8."Love Happens Just Like That"Tim Nichols, Annie Roboff2:47
9."Shari Ann"White, Max Carl3:47
10."Two in a Million"Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison2:40
11."How Lucky I Am"Marcus Hummon, Roboff3:04
12."You'll Always Be Loved (By Me)"White, George, Tirro4:00

Personnel

Party vibe on "Shari Ann"

  • Joe Finger, Paul Hantzis, Lee Hendricks, Leslie Liddell, Erika Page, Brinson Strickland and Bryan White

BW Tribe on "How Lucky I Am "

  • Tom Bentley, Joe Finger, Paul Hantzis and Bryan White

Production

  • Dann Huff – producer (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
  • Bryan White – producer (4, 5, 9-12), additional recording (4, 5, 9-12)
  • Derek George – producer (4, 5, 9-12), recording (4, 5, 9), digital editing (4, 5, 9-12), overdub recording (10, 11, 12)
  • Jeff Balding – recording (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8), mixing (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
  • Kenny Farris – recording assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8), mix assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
  • Mark Hagen – recording assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8), additional recording (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8), mix assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
  • Paul Hantzis – additional recording (4, 5, 9-12), digital editing (4, 5, 9-12)
  • Jason Lehning – additional recording (4, 5, 9-12), string recording (5, 12)
  • Steve Lowery – additional recording (4, 5, 9-12), overdub recording (10)
  • Alan Schulman – additional recording (4, 5, 9-12), recording (10, 11, 12)
  • Chris Stone – additional recording (4, 5, 9-12), recording assistant (10, 11, 12)
  • Kyle Lehning – mixing (4, 5, 9-12)
  • Joe Costa – mix assistant (4, 5, 9-12)
  • Sandy Jenkins – mix assistant (4, 5, 9-12)
  • Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Susan Nadler – A&R direction
  • Mike "Frog" Griffith – production assistant (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8)
  • Valerie Main – production assistant (4, 5, 9-12)
  • Andrew Eccles – photography
  • Michael Hagewood – art direction
  • Laura LiPuma-Nash – art direction, design
  • Trish Townsend – stylist

Chart performance

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard 200 81

References

  1. How Lucky I Am (CD booklet). Bryan White. Asylum Records. 1999. 62278.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "How Lucky I Am review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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