Life Number 9

The correct title of this article is Life #9. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

1994 single by Martina McBride

"Life #9"

Single by Martina McBride
from the album  The Way That I Am
B-side| "Ashes"[1]
Released| January 3, 1994
Genre| Country
Length| 4:03
Label| RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)| Kostas, Tony Perez
Producer(s)| Paul Worley, Ed Seay, Martina McBride
Martina McBride singles chronology
| "My Baby Loves Me"
(1993)  | "Life #9"
(1994)  | "Independence Day"
(1994)

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Music video
"Life #9" at CMT.com

"Life #9" is a song written by Kostas and Tony Perez, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. 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[edit]

McBride considered the song "not the kind of song, melody, attitude of whatever that I was really comfortable singing", and producer Paul Worley thought that it was "not one of [his] favorites" due to it sounding like a disco song.[2]

## Music video[edit]

A music video was released for the song, directed by Steven Goldmann.

## Personnel[edit]

The following musicians perform on this track:[3]

* Joe Chemay - bass guitar
* Larry Franklin - fiddle
* Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
* Bill Hullett - acoustic guitar
* Anthony S. Martin - backing vocals
* Brent Mason - electric guitar
* Martina McBride - lead and backing vocals
* Steve Nathan - keyboards
* John Wesley Ryles - backing vocals
* Dennis Wilson - backing vocals
* Lonnie Wilson - drums
* Paul Worley - acoustic guitar

## Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 6

### Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1994)  | Position

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 85
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 69

## References[edit]

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262\. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. ^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ The Way That I Am (CD). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 1993. 66288.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2440." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 11, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
5. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
7. ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.

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Martina McBride singles

The Time Has Come|

* "The Time Has Come"

The Way That I Am|

* "My Baby Loves Me"
* "Life #9"
* "Independence Day"
* "Heart Trouble"

Wild Angels|

* "Safe in the Arms of Love"
* "Wild Angels"
* "Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town"
* "Swingin' Doors"
* "Cry on the Shoulder of the Road"

Evolution|

* "Still Holding On" (with Clint Black)
* "A Broken Wing"
* "Valentine" (with Jim Brickman)
* "Happy Girl"
* "Wrong Again"
* "Whatever You Say"

Emotion|

* "I Love You"
* "Love's the Only House"
* "There You Are"
* "It's My Time"

Greatest Hits|

* "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues"
* "Blessed"
* "Where Would You Be"
* "Concrete Angel"

Martina|

* "This One's for the Girls"
* "In My Daughter's Eyes"
* "How Far"
* "God's Will"

Timeless|

* "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden"
* "I Still Miss Someone" (featuring Dolly Parton)

Waking Up Laughing|

* "Anyway"
* "How I Feel"
* "For These Times"

Shine|

* "Ride"
* "I Just Call You Mine"
* "Wrong Baby Wrong"

Eleven|

* "Teenage Daughters"
* "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"
* "Marry Me" (featuring Pat Monahan)

Guest singles|

* "Practice Life" (with Andy Griggs)
* "Trip Around the Sun" (with Jimmy Buffett)

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