''Revelation'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released on June 29, 2004 by Universal South Records. It produced two singles on the ''

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charts: "If Nobody Believed in You" at number 10 and "What's a Guy Gotta Do" at number 4. Also included is "Farewell Party", a cover of a Gene Watson hit single.

Content

"A Singer in a Band" was previously recorded by Mark Wills on his 2003 album '' And the Crowd Goes Wild''. "Don't Ruin It for the Rest of Us" was also recorded the same year by Mark Chesnutt on his album ''

Savin' the Honky Tonk ''Savin' the Honky Tonk'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for the Vivaton! label, it features the singles "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man", "I'm a Saint", and "A Hard Secret to Keep", w ...

''. "If I Ever Get Her Back" was previously recorded by Billy Yates on his 2001 album ''If I Could Go Back''. "No Time to Cry" was recorded by Iris DeMent on her 1993 album ''

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'', and the title track was originally recorded by Waylon Jennings on his 1972 album '' Ladies Love Outlaws''. In addition, The Oak Ridge Boys later recorded "The Shade" on their 2011 album '' It's Only Natural''.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic: * Terry Crisp -

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- percussion, vibraphone * Dan Dugmore - steel guitar *

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* Shannon Forrest -

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* Larry Franklin - fiddle * Wes Hightower - background vocals * John Hughey - steel guitar *

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- bass guitar * Rob Ickes -

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* Tim Lauer -

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, pump organ * Liana Manis - background vocals *

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- piano,

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, synthesizer pads, Wurlitzer * Brent Rowan - 6-string bass, dobro,

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, percussion,

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, electric guitar,

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* Brian Spradlin - electric guitar * Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, mandolin * Tommy White - steel guitar * Joe Nichols - lead vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

{{Authority control 2004 albums Joe Nichols albums Show Dog-Universal Music albums Albums produced by Brent Rowan