It's a Great Day to Be Alive
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"It's a Great Day to Be Alive" is the title of a song written by Darrell Scott
. It was originally recorded by country music
artist Jon Randall
. It was to have been included on an album titled Great Day to Be Alive, which would have been released in the late 1990s via BNA Records
. The song was also recorded by The Sky Kings, a country-rock supergroup consisting of Bill Lloyd (Foster and Lloyd), Rusty Young (Poco), and John Cowan (New Grass Revival) around 1995/1996. Their version sat unreleased until Rhino Handmade released the compilation "From Out Of The Blue" in 2000.
The song was later covered more famously by Travis Tritt
. It was released in December 2000 as the second single from his album Down the Road I Go. It peaked at #2 on the U.S. country singles charts and at #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
It was subsequently covered by Pat Green
and Cory Morrow
on their March 2001 album Songs We Wish We'd Written
.
magazine in her review of the album, called the song a "what-the-hell anthem" and a "sunny single."
Darrell Scott
James Darrell Scott known as Darrell Scott , the son of musician Wayne Scott with whom he has collaborated, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana. He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California, later living in...
. It was originally recorded by country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Jon Randall
Jon Randall
Jon Randall Stewart is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 1995, he debuted that year with the album What You Don't Know. A second album for RCA, 1996's Great Day to Be Alive, was recorded but never released...
. It was to have been included on an album titled Great Day to Be Alive, which would have been released in the late 1990s via BNA Records
BNA Records
BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...
. The song was also recorded by The Sky Kings, a country-rock supergroup consisting of Bill Lloyd (Foster and Lloyd), Rusty Young (Poco), and John Cowan (New Grass Revival) around 1995/1996. Their version sat unreleased until Rhino Handmade released the compilation "From Out Of The Blue" in 2000.
The song was later covered more famously by Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt
James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
. It was released in December 2000 as the second single from his album Down the Road I Go. It peaked at #2 on the U.S. country singles charts and at #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
It was subsequently covered by Pat Green
Pat Green
Patrick Craven "Pat" Green is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of ten studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA...
and Cory Morrow
Cory Morrow
Cory Morrow is a Texas Country singer/songwriter who has gained popularity throughout the Southwest. Morrow started playing guitar at Memorial High School in Houston. He continued to develop as a musician while attending Texas Tech University, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity...
on their March 2001 album Songs We Wish We'd Written
Songs We Wish We'd Written
-Personnel:* Pat Green - vocals, guitar* Cory Morrow - vocals, guitar* Jay Boy Adams - guitar, slide guitar* Bukka Allen - accordion* Brendon Anthony - violin* Glen Fukunaga - bass* John Inmon - guitar* Lloyd Maines - guitar, mandolin, pedal steel...
.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine in her review of the album, called the song a "what-the-hell anthem" and a "sunny single."
Music video
The music video is a partial live recording directed by Jon Small, and begins with Travis Tritt singing the end of the song "T-R-O-U-B-L-E". It was released in early January 2001.Chart positions
"It's a Great Day to Be Alive" debuted at #59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 16, 2000.| Chart (2000-2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 33 |