Fighter (David Nail album)

Fighter
Fighter
Studio album by David Nail
Released	July 15, 2016
Studios	Back Stage Studio, The House, The Q Room, Sputnik Sound and The Casino (Nashville, Tennessee); Plantation Studios (Charleston, South Carolina); Stonehurst Studio (Bowling Green, Kentucky);
Genre	Country
Length	42:46
Label	MCA Nashville
Producers	Chuck Ainlay; Frank Liddell; Glenn Worf;
David Nail chronology
Singles from Fighter
	"Night's on Fire"; Released: July 20, 2015; "Good at Tonight"; Released: September 12, 2016;

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good at Tonight" (featuring Brothers Osborne)	TJ Osborne John Osborne Troy Verges Barry Dean	3:30
2.	"Night's on Fire"	Jonathan Singleton Deric Ruttan	3:10
3.	"Ease Your Pain"	Chris Stapleton Lee Thomas Miller Jesse Frasure	2:59
4.	"Home" (featuring Lori McKenna)	David Nail Lori McKenna	5:56
5.	"Lie with Me"	Abe Stoklasa Marc Beeson	2:50
6.	"I Won't Let You Go" (featuring Vince Gill)	Nail	5:32
7.	"Fighter"	Nail Scooter Carusoe Troy Verges	4:36
8.	"Babies"	Nail Carusoe Miller	3:25
9.	"Got Me Gone"	Nail Dave Barnes Singleton	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)	Nail	3:42
Total length:			42:46

Reception

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

Personnel

Musicians

David Nail – lead vocals
Mike Rojas – accordion (1), synthesizers (1, 7, 10), acoustic piano (6, 7, 10), keyboards (9)
Reed Pittman – acoustic piano (4)
Jerry McPherson – electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Ilya Toshinsky – acoustic guitars (1, 2, 4), mandolin (1), banjo (2), electric guitars (6, 7, 9, 10)
Jonathan Singleton – acoustic guitars (2), backing vocals (2)
Chris Coleman – electric guitars (3, 5), drums (3, 5), percussion (3, 5, 11), backing vocals (3), keyboards (5), bass (5), Wurlitzer electric piano (8), trumpet (8)
Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitars (3, 5, 8, 11), electric guitars (3, 5, 8, 11)
Derek Wells – acoustic guitars (3, 5, 8, 11), electric guitars (3, 5, 8, 11)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (4)
Glenn Worf – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Jerry Roe – bass (3, 8, 11)
Chris McHugh – drums (1, 2, 4, 6–11), percussion (2, 8–10)
Sam Levine – saxophones (6)
Bill Woodworth – oboe (7)
Roy Agee – trombone (6)
Mike Haynes – trumpet (6)
Chris Carmichael – strings (11), string arrangements (11)
John Osborne – handclaps (1), backing vocals (1)
T.J. Osborne – handclaps (1), backing vocals (1)
Lori McKenna – backing vocals (4)
Abe Stoklasa – backing vocals (5)
Vince Gill – backing vocals (6)
Gene Miller – backing vocals (7)
Sarah Buxton – backing vocals (9)
Logan Brill – backing vocals (10)
Bear Rinehart – backing vocals (11)
Bo Rinehart – backing vocals (11)

Production

Brian Wright – A&R
Frank Liddell – producer
Glenn Worf – producer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Chuck Ainlay – producer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), recording (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Eric Masse – recording (3, 5, 8, 11), mixing (3, 5, 8, 11)
Mike McCarthy – recording (3, 5, 8, 11)
Kam Luchterhand – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Matt Rausch – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Brandon Schexnayder – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Kohen Terry – recording assistant (3, 5, 8, 11)
Neil B. Young – additional recording (3, 5, 8, 11)
Chris McHugh – digital editing and programming at Boom4Real (Nashville, Tennessee)
Bob Ludwig – mastering (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Adam Ayan – mastering (3, 5, 8, 11)
Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) – mastering location
Brittany Hamlin – production coordinator
David Nail – art direction
Karen Naff – art direction
Craig Allen – design
Jim Wright – photography
Lindsay Doyle – grooming
Anna Redmon – wardrobe stylist
Brian Wolf for Maverick – management

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	26
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	3

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country
2015	"Night's on Fire"	17	14	81	39
2016	"Good at Tonight"	—	52	—	—

References

↑ Skates, Sarah (June 1, 2016). "David Nail Reveals Track List For New Album, 'Fighter'". MusicRow. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. August 6, 2016.
↑ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. August 6, 2016.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 25, 2016". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 27, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016". Roughstock.
↑ "David Nail Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
↑ "David Nail Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
↑ "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
↑ "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
↑ "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
↑ "David Nail Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

[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. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[5] Bjorke, Matt (September 27, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: September 22, 2016". Roughstock.

[ac_Billboard200_David_Nail-6] "David Nail Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[ac_BillboardCountry_David_Nail-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.

v t e David Nail
Studio albums	I'm About to Come Alive (2009) The Sound of a Million Dreams (2011) I'm a Fire (2014) Fighter (2016)
Singles	"I'm About to Come Alive" "Red Light" "Turning Home" "Let It Rain" "The Sound of a Million Dreams" "Whatever She's Got" "Kiss You Tonight" "Night's on Fire"