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Lee Brice - BMI Lauds "Love Like Crazy" for Sticking Like Glue to Charts


Pictured (l-r) are producer/co-writer Doug Johnson, Mike Curb, Brice, and Curb's Mike Rogers and Adrian Michaels.

 

December 15, 2010 - It wasn't the height Lee Brice's "Love Like Crazy" reached on the Billboard charts that BMI celebrated Tuesday (Dec. 14) but rather the length of time the song spent there -- a record-setting 56 weeks.

The previous record holder was Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet of Roses," which occupied the charts for 54 consecutive weeks in 1948-49.

"This is a historic celebration," said BMI's Jody Williams, as he congratulated Brice and the song's co-writers, Doug Johnson and Tim James, during a party at the performing rights organization's Nashville headquarters. Johnson produced the record, as well.

Williams noted with a grin that "Love Like Crazy" could also be described as "the slowest climbing Top 10 song."

Billboard's country chart commander, Wade Jessen, announced to the gathering that "Love Like Crazy" has just been declared the top country song of the past year.

A songwriter himself, Brice scored another historical first in 2007 when "More Than a Memory," which he co-wrote with Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs, debuted at No. 1 in Billboard for Garth Brooks. Usually, it takes approximately 20 weeks for a song to reach the top of the charts.

Drew Alexander, director of publishing for Curb Records, Brice's label, told the celebrants that "Love Like Crazy" has so far racked up an estimated 800 million audience impressions at radio and sold more than 500,000 digital downloads.

"I think Eddy Arnold would have loved to be here," said Mike Curb, the founder and owner of Curb Records chief and a major Music Row philanthropist. He pointed out that Arnold, who died in 2008, recorded his final album for Curb Records.

Curb also noted the label will celebrate its 50th year of doing business next year. He said his label has a history of sticking with artists as long as it takes for them to make a breakthrough, citing Tim McGraw and Rodney Atkins as examples. Both were relatively slow starters. Brice has been with Curb since 2007.

"We think Lee is the future of country music," Curb asserted.

Johnson agreed: "He's the kind of guy people want to fight for."



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AWARD WINNING SONGS
YEAR TITLE ARTIST CHART POSITION WRITER(S)
ASCAP 
2014 YOU'RE NOT ALONE MARIE MILLER BB #1    Marie Miller
2012 LOVE DON'T RUN (PROJECTED) STEVE HOLY     Joe Leathers/B. Glover/R. Thibodeau
2009 WHERE I'M FROM JASON MICHAEL CARROLL     Joe Leathers/P. Davis
2008 MORE THAN A MEMORY GARTH BROOKS BB #1 R&R #1 Lee Brice/Kyle Jacobs/Billy Montana
2008 YOU STILL OWN ME EMERSON DRIVE     Philip Douglas/R. Harbin/N. Gordon
2008 TOUGH CRAIG MORGAN     Joe Leathers/M. Criswell
2008 NOTHIN' BETTER TO DO LEANN RIMES     LeAnn Rimes/D. Brown/D. Sheremet
2005 SUDS IN THE BUCKET SARA EVANS BB #1 R&R #1 Billy Montana/Jenai
2001 KISS THIS AARON TIPPIN     Philip Douglas/A. Tippin/T. Tippin
2001 I NEED YOU LEANN RIMES BB #1   Dennis Matkosky/T. Lacy
2000 A NIGHT TO REMEMEBER JOE DIFFIE     Max T. Barnes/T. Hale
1997 HEALING HANDS JONATHAN PIERCE     Jonathan Pierce/G. Cunningham/M. Huesman
1995 SHE'D GIVE ANYTHING BOY HOWDY     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren/V. Melamed
1995 THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE BOY HOWDY     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren
1994 I'D GIVE ANYTHING GERALD LEVERT     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren/V. Melamed
1993 A COWBOY'S BORN WITH A BROKEN HEART BOY HOWDY     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren
1993 JEALOUS BONE PATTY LOVELESS     Rick Giles/S. Bogard
1992 IS THERE LIFE OUT THERE REBA McENTIRE BB #1 R&R #1 Rick Giles/S. Longacre
1992 ONLY THE WIND BILLY DEAN     Tom Shapiro/C. Jones
1978 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE DEBBY BOONE BB #1 R&R #1 Joe Brooks
BMI 
2016 ONE HELL OF AN AMEN BRANTLEY GILBERT BB #1 R&R #1 Brian Davis/M. Dekle/B. Gilbert
2016 THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE YOU LEE BRICE     Lee Brice/R. Akins/A. Gorley
2015 I DON'T DANCE LEE BRICE BB #1 R&R #1 Lee Brice/D. Davidson/ R. Hatch
2015 WHISKEY IN MY WATER TYLER FARR BB #1 R&R #1 John Ozier/T. Farr/ P. LaRue
2015 I PLAYED IN THE BAND THE BOOTH BROTHERS     Larry Gatlin/B. Gaither/ H. Slaughter
2014 PARKING LOT PARTY LEE BRICE     Lee Brice/R. Akins/T.R. Akins/ L. Laird
2013 HARD TO LOVE LEE BRICE BB #1 R&R #1 Billy Montana/John Ozier/ B.Glover
2012 CRAZY GIRL ELI YOUNG BAND BB #1 R&R #1 Lee Brice/Liz Rose
2012 LOVE LIKE CRAZY LEE BRICE     Doug Johnson/T. James
2011 SHE WON'T BE LONELY LONG CLAY WALKER     Doug Johnson/G. Griffin/P. O'Donnell
2008 MORE THAN A MEMORY GARTH BROOKS BB #1 R&R #1 Lee Brice/Kyle Jacobs/Billy Montana
2007 WATCHING YOU RODNEY ATKINS BB #1 R&R #1 Rodney Atkins/S. Dean/B. White
2006 MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED JO DEE MESSINA BB #1 R&R #1 Tom Shapiro/J. Diffie/A. Martin
2006 SKIN RASCAL FLATTS     Doug Johnson/J. Henry
2005 LET THEM BE LITTLE BILLY DEAN     Billy Dean/R. McDonald
2005 GOOD LITTLE GIRLS BLUE COUNTY     Troy Seals/B. Jones
2005 SUDS IN THE BUCKET SARA EVANS BB #1 R&R #1 Billy Montana/Jenai
2004 I WANNA DO IT ALL TERRI CLARK     Gilles Godard/T. Nichols/R. Giles
2003 THREE WOODEN CROSSES (Song of the Year) RANDY TRAVIS BB #1   Doug Johnson/K. Williams
2002 BRING ON THE RAIN JO DEE MESSINA BB #1 R&R #1 Billy Montana/H. Darling
2001 GOOD DAY TO RUN DARRYL WORLEY     Bobby Tomberlin/D. Worley
2001 THAT'S THE KIND OF MOOD I'M IN PATTY LOVELESS     Gilles Godard/T. Nichols/R. Giles
2001 ONE MORE DAY (2 Awards) DIAMOND RIO BB #1 R&R #1 Bobby Tomberlin/S. Jones
1999 IT MUST BE LOVE TY HERNDON BB #1 R&R #1 Jack Sundrud/C. Bickhardt
1999 THERE'S YOUR TROUBLE DIXIE CHICKS BB #1 R&R #1 Mark Selby/T. Sillers
1998 FRIENDS JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY   R&R #1 Jerry Holland
1998 GIRL'S GOTTA DO (WHAT A GIRL'S GOTTA DO) MINDY McCREADY     Rick Bowles/R. Byrne
1998 SITTIN' ON GO BRYAN WHITE BB #1   Rick Bowles/J. Leo
1997 HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING JEFF CARSON     Tom Shapiro/T. McHugh
1997 IT'S WHAT I DO BILLY DEAN     Tom Shapiro/C. Jones
1997 LONG AS I LIVE JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY   R&R #1 Rick Bowles/W. Robinson
1997 MEANT TO BE SAMMY KERSHAW     Rick Bowles/C. Waters
1997 SHE NEVER LETS IT GO TO HER HEART TIM McGRAW BB #1 R&R #1 Tom Shapiro/C. Waters
1997 THAT GIRL'S BEEN SPYING ON ME BILLY DEAN     Tom Shapiro/M. Barnes
1997 THE CAR JEFF CARSON     Michael Spriggs/G. Heyde
1997 WHEN BOY MEETS GIRL TERRI CLARK     Tom Shapiro/C. Waters/T. Clark
1997 WHO NEEDS YOU BABY CLAY WALKER   R&R #1 Randy Boudreaux/C. Walker/K. Williams
1996 BETTER THINGS TO DO TERRI CLARK     Tom Shapiro/C. Waters/T. Clark
1996 DON'T STOP WADE HAYES     Tom Shapiro/C. Raines
1996 I DIDN'T KNOW MY OWN STRENGTH LORRIE MORGAN BB #1   Rick Bowles/R. Byrne
1996 LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE RICOCHET     Rick Bowles/D. Johnson
1996 THAT AIN'T MY TRUCK RHETT AKINS     Tom Shapiro/C. Waters/R. Akins
1996 THINKIN' ABOUT YOU TRISHA YEARWOOD BB #1 R&R #1 Tom Shapiro/B. Regan
1996 THIS IS ME RANDY TRAVIS     Tom Shapiro/T. McHugh
1995 HANGIN' IN TANYA TUCKER     Rick Giles/Steve Bogard
1995 MORE LOVE DOUG STONE     Doug Brooks/G. Burr
1995 SHE'D GIVE ANYTHING BOY HOWDY     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren/V. Melamed
1995 THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE BOY HOWDY     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren
1995 WALKING AWAY A WINNER KATHY MATTEA     Tom Shapiro/B. DiPiero
1995 WINK (Song of the Year) NEAL McCOY BB #1 R&R #1 Tom Shapiro/B. DiPiero
1995 YOUR LOVE AMAZES ME JOHN BERRY/MICHAEL ENGLISH BB #1 R&R #1 Chuck Jones/A. Hunt-Taylor
1994 ADDICTED TO A DOLLAR DOUG STONE     Doug Brooks/R. Hood/R. Maddox/K. Tribble
1994 I'D GIVE ANYTHING GERALD LEVERT     Jeffrey Steele/Chris Farren/V. Melamed
1994 KISS ME IN THE CAR JOHN BERRY     Chris Waters/J. Berry
1994 LOVE A LITTLE STRONGER DIAMOND RIO   R&R #1 Chuck Jones/B. Crittenden/G. Swint
1994 MY STRONGEST WEAKNESS JUDDS     Naomi Judd/M. Reid
1994 SOMEBODY ELSE'S MOON COLLIN RAYE     Tom Shapiro/P. Nelson
1994 THAT WAS A RIVER COLLIN RAYE     Rick Giles/S. Longacre
1994 YOU AND ONLY YOU JOHN BERRY     Chuck Jones/J. Martin
1993 BILLY THE KID BILLY DEAN   R&R #1 Billy Dean/P. Nelson
1993 OLD FLAMES HAVE NEW NAMES MARK CHESNUTT     Rafe Van Hoy/B. Braddock
1993 TRYING TO HIDE A FIRE IN THE DARK BILLY DEAN     Billy Dean/T. Nichols
1993 WE GOT THE LOVE RESTLESS HEART     Steve Bogard/Rick Giles
1993 WILD MAN RICKY VAN SHELTON     Rick Giles/S. Longacre
1993 WOMAN LOVES STEVE WARINER     Rick Giles/S. Bogard
1992 CADILLAC RANCH CHRIS LeDOUX     Chuck Jones/Chris Waters
1992 HURT ME BAD IN A REAL GOOD WAY PATTY LOVELESS     Deborah Allen/Rafe Van Hoy
1992 ONE HUNDRED AND TWO JUDDS     Wynonna Judd/P. Kennerly/D. Potter
1992 WATCH ME LORRIE MORGAN     Tom Shapiro/G. Burr
1991 LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE JUDDS     Naomi Judd/J. Jarvis/P. Overstreet
1991 SOMEWHERE IN MY BROKEN HEART (3 Awards) BILLY DEAN     Billy Dean/R. Leigh
1989 CHANGE OF HEART JUDDS BB #1 R&R #1 Naomi Judd
1984 I HURT FOR YOU DEBORAH ALLEN     Deborah Allen/R. Van Hoy
1984 I'M ONLY IN IT FOR THE LOVE DEBORAH ALLEN     Deborah Allen/L. Brooks/R. Van Hoy
1984 I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE DEBORAH ALLEN     Deborah Allen/D. Cook/R. Van Hoy
1984 LET'S STOP TALKIN' ABOUT IT JANIE FRICKIE BB #1   Deborah Allen/R. Bourke/R. Van Hoy
1983 BABY I LIED DEBORAH ALLEN     Deborah Allen/R. Bourke/R. Van Hoy
1976 LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF SASKATOON SONNY JAMES     Sonny James/C. Smith
1975 SWEARIN' TO GOD FRANKIE VALLI     Denny Randell/B. Crewe
1972 HERE COMES HONEY AGAIN SONNY JAMES BB #1   Sonny James/C. Smith
1972 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER THE OSMONDS     Alan Osmond/Marie Osmond
1971 BURNING BRIDGES MIKE CURB CONGREGATION     Mike Curb/L. Schifrin
1971 DON'T KEEP ME HANGING ON SONNY JAMES BB #1   Sonny James/C. Smith
1970 ALL FOR THE LOVE OF SUNSHINE HANK WILLIAMS, JR.
AND THE MIKE CURB CONGREGATION
BB #1   Mike Curb/Harley Hatcher/L. Schifrin
1970 BIG IN VEGAS BUCK OWENS     Terry Stafford/B. Owens
1968 IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS SONNY JAMES BB #1   Arleigh Duff
1967 ROOM IN YOUR HEART SONNY JAMES     Sonny James/F. Long
1966 TRUE LOVE'S A BLESSING SONNY JAMES     Sonny James/C. Smith
1965 I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON (TO YOUR LOVE) SONNY JAMES     Sonny James/B. Tubert
1965 YOU'RE THE ONLY WORLD I KNOW SONNY JAMES BB #1   Sonny James/B. Tubert
SESAC 
2015 ALL EYES ON YOU OBB     Nate Sallie/Jacob Oswald/ Nicholas Oswald/ Zachary Oswald/ J. Ebach
2015 DON'T DESERVE YOU PLUMB     Tiffany Arbuckle Lee/M. Brownlee
2015 LORD I'M READY NOW PLUMB     Tiffany Arbuckle Lee/Luke Sheets
2015 PEOPLE LIKE ME MIKESCHAIR     Mike Grayson/J. Pardo
2013 NEED YOU NOW (HOW MANY TIMES) PLUMB BB #1 R&R #1 Tiffany Arbuckle Lee/Luke Sheets/Christa Wells
2013 ALL FOR YOU MIKESCHAIR     Mike Grayson/Sam Tinnesz/M. Bronleewe/J. Ingram
2012 SOMEONE WORTH DYING FOR (PROJECTED) MIKESCHAIR     Mike Grayson/Sam Tinnesz/B. Glover
2012 KEEP CHANGING THE WORLD (PROJECTED) MIKESCHAIR     Mike Grayson/Seth Jones/J. Ingram
2012 JUST ANOTHER MOUNTAIN (PROJECTED) JAMIE SLOCUM     Jamie Slocum/D. Spak
2011 BEAUTIFUL HISTORY PLUMB     Tiffany Arbuckle-Lee/Seth Jones/M. Bronleewe
2011 FRAGILE JAMIE SLOCUM     Jamie Slocum/G. Cochinni
2010 CAN'T TAKE AWAY MIKESCHAIR     Mike Grayson/Sam Tinnesz/J. Ingram
2010 LET THE WATERS RISE MIKESCHAIR     Mike Grayson/Sam Tinnesz/B. Glover
2009 DEPENDENCE JAMIE SLOCUM   R&R #1 Jamie Slocum
2007 DIAMONDS IN THE SUN WALT WILKINS & THE MYSTEQUEROS     Walt Wilkins
2006 LUCKY STAR BUCK JONES     Walt Wilkins
2006 BREAKTHROUGH NATE SALLIE     Nate Sallie
2003 I CANNOT TURN AWAY JAMIE SLOCUM     Jamie Slocum/J. Matthews
2002 RIVERTOWN WALT WILKINS     Walt Wilkins
2002 THREE DAYS PAT GREEN     Walt Wilkins
2002 CARRY ON PAT GREEN     Walt Wilkins/P. Green
2002 TIL NOTHING COMES BETWEEN US JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY     Tony Marty/K. Harvick/R. Marshall
2000 FOR A LITTLE WHILE TIM McGRAW     Steve Mandile/J. Vandiver/P. Vassar
1999 COMMITMENT LEANN RIMES     Tony Marty/B. Wood/T. Colton
1999 FOR A LITTLE WHILE TIM McGRAW     Steve Mandile/J. Vandiver/P. Vassar
1998 COMMITMENT LEANN RIMES     Tony Marty/B. Wood/T. Colton


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