Fighter (David Nail album)

Fighter
Studio album by David Nail
Released	July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
Studio	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
Producer	Chuck Ainlay Frank Liddell Glenn Worf
David Nail chronology
I'm a Fire (2014) Fighter (2016)
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. ^[1] 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, ^[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

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 [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	—	—

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. 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.
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.