"A Good Man" is a song written by
Victoria Shaw,
Keith Follesé
Keith Follesé (born 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.
Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to ...
and Adrienne Follesé, and recorded by Canadian
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
band
Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive is a Canadian country music band consisting of Brad Mates (lead vocals), Danick Dupelle (guitars, backing vocals), Mike Melancon (drums), and Dale Wallace (keyboards, backing vocals). The band was founded in 1995 as 12 Gauge, which ...
. It was released in March 2006 as the first single from their album ''
Countrified''. The song reached the Top 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
Hot Country Songs
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart in 2006, peaking at number 17.
Content
The narrator is a man reflecting on what he wants people to think of him after he dies.
Music video
The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann, and premiered on
CMT in the summer of 2006. It was filmed primarily at Hoffmeyer's Mill in
Sebringville, Ontario, Canada.
Personnel
*Brad Mates - lead vocals
*Danick Dupelle - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
*Mike Melancon - drums
*Patrick Bourque - bass guitar, backing vocals
*Dale Wallace - keyboards, backing vocals
*David Pichette - fiddle
Charts
References
2006 singles
Emerson Drive songs
Songs written by Victoria Shaw (singer)
Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann
Songs written by Keith Follesé
Song recordings produced by Josh Leo
Midas Records Nashville singles
2006 songs
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