Brice hit goes Gold
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 – Lee Brice's single, A Woman Like You, was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of more than 500,000 digital downloads, his publicist announced today.
The hit single also hit the top spot last week on both Billboard Hot Country Songs and Mediabase charts and currently resides in the Top 5 on the iTunes Country Songs chart. The song is the lead single from Brice's forthcoming Curb Records album, "Hard 2 Love," due out April 24.
A Woman Like You, penned by Johnny Bulford, Phil Barton and Jon Stone, is a man's response to his wife's question about where he'd be if he hadn't met her. Brice commented on the lyrics, "The girl in the song asks, 'What would you do if you never met me?' And the guy goes, 'You want to know the truth? I'd probably be doing just what I was doing then, looking for you.' He's walking a thin line there for a minute, but then he's able to hook it to say something every woman wants to hear...I think people dig it because the guy is being pretty darn honest."
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Hard to Love
Lee Brice had a dream run of success with his debut, "Love Like Crazy" - the title track became the most-played song on country radio in 2010. While that set the South Carolina native up for a doozy of a sophomore slump, he sidesteps it with ease. Brice simply has too many weapons - a songwriter's ear, soulful voice and some very able co-writer friends (Rhett Atkins, Eric Church) to veer far off course.
A Woman Like You has already topped the country single charts. »»» |
Love Like Crazy
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The showpiece is the title track, which lays out the guidelines to make relationships last and life worthwhile - it's a »»» |
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