''Fighter'' is the fourth studio album by American

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artist

David Nail David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979) is an American country music artist, and frontman of the band ''David Nail & The Well Ravens''. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis" from an unreleased album for Mercury Records Nashville. Five years lat ...

. It was released on July 15, 2016, via

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. It includes the singles "

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" and "Good at Tonight", a duet with

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Track listing

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

* Roy Agee –

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* Logan Brill –

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vocals on "Champagne Promise" *

Sarah Buxton Sarah Jane Buxton (born July 3, 1980) is an American country music singer, formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records. Between 2006 and 2008, she issued three singles from an extended play titled '' Almost My Record'', in addition t ...

– 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 Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...

– background vocals on "I Won't Let You Go" * Mike Haynes – trumpet * Sam Levine – saxophone * Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

Chris McHugh Chris McHugh (born 1964) is an American musician. He began his career as the drummer of Christian rock band White Heart from 1986 to 1989. He also worked in the recording of several of their later albums. Chris McHugh is on the Nashville "A" li ...

– drums, percussion, programming *

Lori McKenna Lorraine McKenna ( Giroux; born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit sing ...

– background vocals on "Home" * Jerry McPherson – electric guitar * Gene Miller – background vocals *

– 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 *

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– banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin * Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Bill Woodworth –

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Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

– bass guitar

Chart performance

Album

Singles

References

{{Authority control 2016 albums David Nail albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Frank Liddell