John Anderson – I’ve Got It Made

About The Song

“I’ve Got It Made” is a song written by Max D. Barnes and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released on November 29, 1993, as the third single from his album Solid Ground. The album itself was issued on June 22, 1993, by BNA Records. The track runs 2 minutes and 52 seconds.

The single reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 19 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It ranked number 25 on the Billboard year-end Hot Country Songs chart for 1994. The B-side of the single was “Can’t Get Away from You.” Catalog number for the 7-inch single is BNA 62709.

Producers for the recording were John Anderson and James Stroud. The song appears as the second track on the Solid Ground album sequence. Solid Ground followed Seminole Wind (1992) in Anderson’s catalog and continued his association with BNA Records during the early 1990s commercial period that also produced the number-one single “Money in the Bank.”

Session documentation lists recording and mixing contributions from engineers including Lynn Peterzell and Julian King. Background vocals on the track include Curtis Wright and Curtis “Mr. Harmony” Young. The song was later included on Anderson compilations such as Greatest Hits (1996) and Super Hits (1998). In 2020, Josh Turner recorded a cover version featuring Anderson on duet vocals for the album Country State of Mind.

Max D. Barnes is the sole songwriter credited. Publishing is associated with Diamond Cholla Music, Hardscratch Music, and Irving Music (BMI). The track fits the mid-tempo country style of Anderson’s BNA-era singles and received substantial country radio airplay in late 1993 and early 1994, contributing to its top-five peak.

Primary sources including Wikipedia, Billboard chart records, Music VF, and official discography listings confirm the November 29, 1993 single release date, the number 3 Billboard Hot Country Songs peak, the number 19 Canadian RPM peak, the year-end ranking of 25 in 1994, the Max D. Barnes songwriting credit, the production by Anderson and James Stroud, the parent album Solid Ground, and the B-side “Can’t Get Away from You.”

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Lyric

A high dollar woman in a low cut dress
God never wanted me to have a woman like that I guess
A forty room mansion sitting high on a hill
I ain’t ever lived in a place like that and I never will

But I’ve got the mornin’ sun, I’ve got the evenin’ breeze
I got the woman that I love lyin’ close to me
I’ve got a few good friends and all my bills are paid
I got the moon and stars above and I’ve got it made

I don’t need a gold mine or a long limousine
I’m not the kind of man to surrender my soul to material things
Just give me a cane pole and a shady spot to sit
To me that’s about as close to heaven as a man can get

But I’ve got the mornin’ sun, I’ve got the evenin’ breeze
I got the woman that I love lyin’ close to me
I’ve got a few good friends and all my bills are paid
I got the moon and stars above and I’ve got it made

I’ve got a few good friends and all my bills are paid
I got the moon and stars above and I’ve got it made
I got the moon and stars above and I’ve got it made