''Jeff Bates'' is the self-titled third album from American

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artist

Jeff Bates Jeffery Wayne Bates (born September 19, 1963) is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Nashville in late 2002, Bates released his debut album ''Rainbow Man'' in May 2003. In 2005 he released his second album, ''Leave the Light On'', ...

. Released in April 2008 on the independent label

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, it has accounted for three non-charting singles: "Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You", "Riverbank" and "One Thing". Bates co-wrote ten of the thirteen songs on the album. Despite not producing a charting single, it peaked at #32 on

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Track listing

#"I Can't Have Nothing Nice" (Jeff Bates,

Ben Hayslip Ben Hayslip (born March 11, 1970 in Evans, Georgia) is an American country music songwriter. Early life Hayslip first attended Valdosta High School in Valdosta GA where he was a freshman quarterback for the 1984 State and National champion Val ...

, Brandon Kinney) – 3:34 #"Lonesome" (

Kenny Beard Kenny Beard (February 26, 1959 - October 1, 2017) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Trace Adkins, Tracy Lawrence, and Aaron Tippin. Biography Kenny Beard was born February 26, 1959, in Ringgold, Louisiana. He moved to ...

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, Frank Rogers) – 4:15 #"One Thing" (Bates, Jason Matthews, Jim McCormick) – 3:21 #"A Country Girl Can" (Bates, Hayslip, Matthews) – 3:06 #"Riverbank" (Bates, Robert Arthur, Kirk Roth) – 3:43 #"Chevy Don't Let Me Down" (Bates, Hayslip,

Jimmy Yeary James Earl Yeary (born in Hillsboro, Ohio) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 1994, Yeary moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to begin a career as a recording artist. Although he was signed to Atlantic Records, a change in label ...

) – 3:07 #"Don't Hate Me for Lovin' You" (Bates, Yeary, Kemi Williams,

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot C ...

) – 3:25 #"My Wave" (Hayslip, Yeary) – 4:04 #"Some Days" (Bates, Beard, Hayslip) – 2:52 #"He Wasn't Like Us" (Bates, Hayslip, Kinney) – 3:51 #"Dead or Alive" (Bates, Arthur, Roth) – 3:14 #"Country Man" (Bates, Beard, Yeary) – 3:27 #"Somebody's Falling" (Beard,

Deborah Allen Deborah Allen (born Deborah Lynn Thurmond on September 30, 1953) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. She recorded the 1 ...

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) – 3:21

Personnel

- lead vocals *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

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*Kenny Beard- background vocals *Mike Brignardello-

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- background vocals *Aly Cutter- background vocals *Glen Duncan-

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*Larry Franklin- fiddle * Paul Franklin-

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*Tommy Harden-

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

*Buddy Hyatt-

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

*Mike Johnson- steel guitar *Wayne Killius- drums *Jeff King-

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gui ...

*Troy Lancaster- electric guitar *

Gordon Mote Gordon James Mote (born October 25, 1970) is an American Christian country/ southern gospel singer, piano virtuoso, and worship leader. He was born blind. He has released eight studio albums. His album ''Don't Let Me Miss the Glory'' (2007) was ...

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, piano *Jimmy Nichols- keyboards,

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, piano, strings,

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, background vocals *Danny Parks- acoustic guitar *Scotty Sanders- steel guitar *Joe Spivey- fiddle *Bobby Terry- acoustic guitar *

Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...

- acoustic guitar *

- drums

Chart performance

External links

* ''Jeff Bates''at

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