It's Good to Be Alive (album)

It's Good To Be Alive is the second album by American singer and songwriter D. J. Rogers.

Professional ratings
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It's Good to Be Alive
Studio album by
D. J. Rogers
Released1975
Recorded1975
Genre
Length38:59
LabelRCA
ProducerD. J. Rogers
D. J. Rogers chronology
D. J. Rogers
(1973)		 It's Good to Be Alive
(1975)		 On the Road Again
(1976)

Reception

Released in 1975. Produced and written by D. J. Rogers, this would be his debut album on RCA. The song "Say You Love Me" became a minor hit on both the R&B and pop charts, and arguably Rogers' signature song.

Track listing
  1. "Hold On, Be Strong" 3:28
  2. "It's Good to Be Alive" 3:22
  3. "Faithful to the End" 3:53
  4. "Love Will See You Through" 3:24
  5. "Say You Love Me" 5:41
  6. "(It's Alright Now) Think I'll Make It Anyhow" 2:56
  7. "If You Didn't Love Me (Don't Go Away)" 4:00
  8. "Living Is All That Matters" 3:18
  9. "Love You Forever" 3:30
  10. "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
  • [Uncredited musician] - drums

Charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Top Soul Albums[2] 36

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Pop		 US
R&B
1976 "Say You Love Me" 98 51

Samples
  • Faith Evans sampled "Faithful to the End" on her song "Faithful (Interlude)" on her album Faithfully in 2001.
  • Common sampled "Faithful to the End" on his song "Faithful" on his album Be in 2005.

References
  1. Hogan, Ed. D. J. Rogers: It's Good to Be Alive > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 04 September 2011.
  2. "D. J. Rogers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  3. "D. J. Rogers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
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