"Good Morning Beautiful" is a song written by Zack Lyle and Todd Cerney, and recorded by American country music artist Steve Holy. It was released in July 2001 as the fourth single from the album Blue Moon. The song slowly became a major hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on February 2, 2002. The song's five-week reign atop the chart was part of a 41-week chart run.[1]
| "Good Morning Beautiful" | ||||
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| Single by Steve Holy | ||||
| from the album Blue Moon | ||||
| Released | July 16, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2000 | |||
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| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
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| Producer(s) | Wilbur C. Rimes | |||
| Steve Holy singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Good Morning Beautiful" on YouTube | ||||
Featured in the movie Angel Eyes, "Good Morning Beautiful" was initially released as a cut from the movie's soundtrack. Following the song's chart success, "Good Morning Beautiful" was added to later presses of Holy's debut album Blue Moon.[2]
Personnel
editFrom Blue Moon liner notes.[3]
- Milo Deering - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Randy Fouts - piano
- Annagrey LaBasse - background vocals
- Gary Leach - keyboards, background vocals
- Curtis Randall - bass guitar
- Marty Walsh - electric guitar
- Matthew Ward - background vocals
- Dan Wojciechowski - drums
Chart performance
edit"Good Morning Beautiful" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of July 28, 2001. The song topped Billboards Hot Country Songs chart for five consecutive weeks, beginning the week of February 2, 2002, spending a total of 41 weeks on the chart. For more than four years, it represented the only No. 1 hit for Holy, whose other songs had failed to peak any higher than No. 24 on the Country chart. That distinction ended when Holy released "Brand New Girlfriend" in 2006, which became his second No. 1 single.[1]
Charts
edit| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 29 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 84 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
Covers
editNathan Carter, a Country 'n Irish artist covered the song on his 2015 album Beautiful Life. A music video was also released featuring Carter singing the song and playing the piano while a couple are dancing in the background.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Morris, Edward (25 August 2006). "Holy resurfaces with "Brand New Girlfriend"". CMT. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ Blue Moon (CD). Steve Holy. Curb Records. 2000. 77972.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Steve Holy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Steve Holy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2002". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ NathanCarterVEVO YouTube channel: Nathan Carter - Good Morning Beautiful