''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic'' is a 2005 (see

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) album by

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singer

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. He describes it as a "barroom,

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kind of album" with songs "about drinking, good for drinking, or written while drinking". The tracks "Rainbow in the Rain", "Code of the West", "Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic" and "Heartaches" were all released as singles. Kimberly Roads and Jimi Westbrook of the group

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are featured on this album as background vocalists.

Track listing

All songs written by Clint Black and

Hayden Nicholas James Hayden Nicholas is a country guitarist and songwriter. Nicholas grew up in the Houston, Texas area. In the early 1980s, he was a member of the band Revolver, headlined by Tim McCrary, which played extensively in Texas. After a stint livi ...

except where noted.

Personnel

Band

*Clint Black —

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, lead vocals,

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*Dane Bryant —

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, background vocals,

Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...

*Dick Gay —

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*Hayden Nicholas — electric guitar,

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*Jeff Peterson —

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*Steve Real — background vocals *Kimberly Roads — background vocals *Steve Wariner — electric guitar *Jimi Westbrook — background vocals *Jake Willemain —

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*Martin Young — acoustic guitar

Production

*Clint Black —

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*Zack Berry —

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*Ricky Cobble — engineer, mixing *Ray Rogers — engineering support *Steve Lockhart — technical support *Hank Williams — mastering

Chart positions

From

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Album

Singles

References

Black Tracks: ''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic''
ClintBlack.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2007. * ''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic'' Overview

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. Retrieved on January 3, 2007. * ''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic'' Credits

. Retrieved on January 5, 2007. * Artist Chart History (Singles)

. Retrieved on January 3, 2007. * Artist Chart History (Albums)

. Retrieved on January 3, 2007. {{Authority control 2005 albums Clint Black albums Equity Music Group albums Albums produced by Clint Black