Being Human (album)

Being Human
Studio album by Michael Peterson
Released	June 8, 1999
Genre	Country
Length	40:45
Label	Reprise #47373
Producer	Josh Leo Robert Ellis Orrall
Michael Peterson chronology
Michael Peterson (1997) Being Human (1999) Super Hits (2000)

Being Human is the second album by American country music singer Michael Peterson. It was released June 8, 1999 via Reprise Records. The album includes the singles "Somethin' 'bout a Sunday' and "Sure Feels Real Good", which respectively reached #45 and #39 on the Billboard country singles charts.^[1] The album itself peaked at #32 on Top Country Albums.

Michael Gallucci of Allmusic rated it two stars out of five, calling it "amiable, if ordinary, country."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Laughin' All the Way to the Bank" (Michael Peterson, Josh Leo, Rick Bowles) – 3:01
2. "You Find Love When You Make It" (Peterson, Robert Ellis Orrall) – 2:52
3. "I Owe It All to You" (Peterson, Lewis Anderson) – 3:57
4. "Somethin' 'bout a Sunday" (Craig Wiseman, Tim Nichols) – 3:58
5. "Let Me Love You One More Time" (Peterson, John Bettis) – 4:01
6. "Sure Feels Real Good" (Peterson, Gene Pistilli) – 2:51
7. "Being Human" (Chuck Jones, Tom Shapiro) – 4:14
8. "Stomp" (Peterson, Bettis, Leo) – 3:34
9. "Two of the Lucky Ones" (Peterson, Jim Weatherly) – 4:45
   • duet with Bekka Bramlett
10. "Slow Dance" (Peterson, Orrall) – 4:08
11. "Before Another Day Goes By" (Peterson, Orrall, Leo) – 3:24

Personnel

• Bekka Bramlett - background vocals on "Two of the Lucky Ones"
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
• Tim Buppert - background vocals
• Vicki Caraco - background vocals
• Joe Caverlee - background vocals
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Dan Dugmore - banjo, steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Thom Flora - background vocals
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Jeff Hanna - electric guitar, washboard
• Tony Harrell - piano
• John Hobbs - keyboards, organ, piano
• Tom Howard - conductor
• Jeff King - electric guitar
• Josh Leo - electric guitar
• Rob McCoury - banjo
• Michael McDonald - background vocals
• Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Wendell Mobley - background vocals
• Greg Morrow - drums, snare drum
• The Nashville String Machine - strings
• Robert Ellis Orrall - harmonica, background vocals
• Michael Peterson - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• LeAnn Phelan - background vocals
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	32
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	20

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. Gallucci, Michael. "Being Human review". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 April 2010.