It's Good to Be Alive (album)
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It's Good To Be Alive is the second album by D. J. Rogers
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D. J. Rogers
D.J. Rogers is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for the tender acoustic piano-based ballad "Say You Love Me," a charting single from his 1976 RCA album It's Good to Be Alive-Studio albums:-Singles:...
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Reception
Released in 1975. Produced and written by D.J. Rogers, this would be his debut album on RCARCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
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Track listing
- "Hold On, Be Strong" 3:28
- "It's Good to Be Alive" 3:22
- "Faithful to the End" 3:53
- "Love Will See You Through" 3:24
- "Say You Love Me" 5:41
- "(It's Alright Now) Think I'll Make It Anyhow" 2:56
- "If You Didn't Love Me (Don't Go Away)" 4:00
- "Living Is All That Matters" 3:18
- "Love You Forever" 3:30
- "Bula Jean" 5:27
Personnel
- Keith Hatchell - Bass
- Michael McGloiry - Guitar
- D.J. Rogers - Arranger, Clavinet, Composer, Piano, Electric Piano, Lead Vocals
- Paul Smith - Organ, Electric Piano
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| US Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1976 | "Say You Love Me" | 98 | 51 | |
Samples
- Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
sampled "Faithful to the End" on her song "Faithful (Interlude)" on her album FaithfullyFaithfully-Samples:"Alone" contains a sample form Who Shot Ya By Notorious B.I.G "Back to Love" contains a sample from "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" by InDeep."Faithful " contains a sample from "Faithful to the End" by D.J...
in 2001. - Common sampled "Faithful to the End" on his song "FaithfulFaithful (Common song)"Faithful" is the fifth and final single from rapper Common's sixth album Be. It is produced by Kanye West, who samples DJ Rogers' "Faithful to the End" for the song's beat. The sample was recreated by percussionist Ken Lewis. The song also features keyboard playing by James Poyser as well as guest...
" on his album Be in 2005.