"Life #9" is a song written by Kostas and Tony Perez, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocated to Nashville, T ...

. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from her album '' The Way That I Am''. The song was her fifth single release overall, and peaked at number 6 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 8 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Content

McBride considered the song "not the kind of song, melody, attitude of whatever that I was really comfortable singing", and producer

Paul Worley Paul Worley (born February 16, 1950 in Nashville) is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Records' Nashv ...

thought that it was "not one of isfavorites" due to it sounding like a disco song.

Music video

A music video was released for the song, directed by

Steven Goldmann Steven Harvey Goldmann (August 18, 1961 – April 30, 2015) was a Canadian music video and film director. He directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies '' Broken Bridges'' and '' Trailer Park of Terror'', and additionall ...

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track: *

Joe Chemay Joseph Chemay is an American bassist and backing vocalist, known for his recording session work. Biography Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989. Chemay has worked ...

– bass guitar * Larry Franklin – fiddle * Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar * Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar * Anthony S. Martin – backing vocals *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American country music guitarist, songwriter and session musician. ''Guitar World'' magazine listed Mason as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". Discovered and mentored by Chet Atkins, Maso ...

– electric guitar *

– lead and backing vocals *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan (born April 20, 1951) is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, A ...

– keyboards *

John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline art ...

– backing vocals * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Life and career Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten single ...

– drums *

– acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1994 singles 1994 songs Martina McBride songs Songs written by Kostas (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Paul Worley RCA Records singles Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann {{1994-country-song-stub