Learn to Live

Learn to Live
Studio album by
Darius Rucker
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
GenreCountry
Length43:28
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerFrank Rogers
Darius Rucker chronology
Back to Then
(2002) 		Learn to Live
(2008) 		Charleston, SC 1966
(2010)
Singles from Learn to Live
  1. "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
    Released: May 27, 2008
  2. "It Won't Be Like This for Long"
    Released: November 3, 2008
  3. "Alright"
    Released: April 20, 2009
  4. "History in the Making"
    Released: September 8, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
The Boston Globe(positive)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
The New York Times(favorable)[7]
PopMatters[5]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[8]
Slant Magazine[9]

Learn to Live is the second studio album and country debut by American country music artist Darius Rucker. The album was released September 16, 2008 on Capitol Nashville Records and produced by Frank Rogers. Learn to Live was Rucker's first studio album marketed towards country music, and is also his first release since the 2002 R&B release of Back to Then. The album spawned three number one singles on the Billboard country music chart: "Don't Think I Don't Think About It," "It Won't Be Like This for Long," and "Alright." Learn to Live is Rucker's best-selling solo album to date, and is his only solo album to go Platinum.

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  2. ^ "Learn to Live - Darius Rucker". Allmusic. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (September 26, 2008). "Metallica, Ne-Yo have new CDs". Billboard. Today.com. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Pastorek, Whitney (September 16, 2008). "Learn to Live". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  5. ^ Boldt, Blake (November 17, 2008). "Darius Rucker: Learn to Live". PopMatters. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  6. ^ Rodman, Sarah (September 16, 2008). "A stroll down country roads". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  7. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 14, 2008). "New CDs". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Darius Rucker". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  9. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (September 21, 2008). "Darius Rucker: Learn to Live". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2009.