Fighter (David Nail album)

Fighter is the fourth studio album by American country music artist David Nail. It was released on July 15, 2016, via MCA Nashville.[1] It includes the singles "Night's on Fire" and "Good at Tonight", a duet with Brothers Osborne.

Fighter
Studio album by
David Nail
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
GenreCountry
Length42:46
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerChuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
David Nail chronology
I'm a Fire
(2014)		 Fighter
(2016)
Singles from Fighter
  1. "Night's on Fire"
    Released: July 20, 2015
  2. "Good at Tonight"
    Released: September 12, 2016

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good at Tonight" (featuring Brothers Osborne)
3:30
2."Night's on Fire"
3:10
3."Ease Your Pain"
2:59
4."Home" (featuring Lori McKenna)
5:56
5."Lie with Me"
2:50
6."I Won't Let You Go" (featuring Vince Gill)Nail5:32
7."Fighter"
4:36
8."Babies"
  • Nail
  • Carusoe
  • Miller
3:25
9."Got Me Gone"
3:12
10."Champagne Promise" (featuring Logan Brill)
  • Nail
  • Miller
3:54
11."Old Man's Symphony" (featuring Bear Rinehart and Bo Rinehart of Needtobreathe)Nail3:42
Total length:42:46

Reception

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 26 on its release,[2] as well as No. 3 on the Top Country Albums,[3] selling 12,200 copies in its first week.[4] It has sold 20,100 copies in the US as of September 2016.[5]

Personnel
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Logan Brill – background vocals on "Champagne Promise"
  • Sarah Buxton – background vocals
  • Chris Carmichael – string arrangements, strings
  • Chris Coleman – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion, trumpet, background vocals, Wurlitzer
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Vince Gill – background vocals on "I Won't Let You Go"
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • Sam Levine – saxophone
  • Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Chris McHugh – drums, percussion, programming
  • Lori McKenna – background vocals on "Home"
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Gene Miller – background vocals
  • David Nail – lead vocals
  • John Osborne – clapping and background vocals on "Good at Tonight"
  • T.J. Osborne – clapping and background vocals on "Good at Tonight"
  • Reed Pittman – piano
  • Bear Rinehart – background vocals on "Old Man's Symphony"
  • Bo Rinehart – background vocals on "Old Man's Symphony"
  • Jerry Roe – bass guitar
  • Mike Rojas – accordion, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Jonathan Singleton – acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Abe Stoklasa – background vocals
  • Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Bill Woodworth – oboe
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 26
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 3

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[8]		 US Country Airplay
[9]		 US
[10]		 CAN Country
[11]
2015 "Night's on Fire" 17 14 81 39
2016 "Good at Tonight" — 52 — —
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References
  1. Skates, Sarah (June 1, 2016). "David Nail Reveals Track List For New Album, 'Fighter'". MusicRow. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. "Billboard 200". Billboard. August 6, 2016.
  3. "Top Country Albums". Billboard. August 6, 2016.
  4. Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 25, 2016". Roughstock.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (September 27, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016". Roughstock.
  6. "David Nail Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. "David Nail Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  8. "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  9. "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  10. "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  11. "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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