''Somebody New'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. The album was released by Decca Nashville on June 4, 1996. Four singles were released from the album, including Akins' only number 1 single, "Don't Get Me Started", the number 38 "Love You Back" (his final Top 40 hit), as well as "Every Cowboy's Dream" and the title track. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G" was previously released by co-writer Shawn Camp on his 1993 self-titled debut.

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. ;Musicians * Rhett Akins — lead vocals * Mike Brignardello — bass guitar * Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar * Glen Duncan — fiddle,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

Stuart Duncan Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. He ...

— fiddle, mandolin * Paul Franklin —

steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...

* Sonny Garrish — steel guitar * Carl Gorodetzky — concertmaster *

Jennifer Hanson Jennifer Kathleen Hanson (born August 10, 1973) is an American country music artist, songwriter and record producer. She made her artist debut in 2002 with the release of her single “ Beautiful Goodbye”. The song went on to become a top 20 hi ...

— background vocals * Dann Huff — electric guitar,

gut string guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...

* Liana Manis — background vocals * Brent Mason — electric guitar * Steve Nathan — keyboards * Mac McAnally — acoustic guitar *

The Nashville String Machine Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present, although the group was formally formed ...

— strings * Tom Roady — percussion * Matt Rollings — keyboards * Brent Rowan — electric guitar * John Wesley Ryles — background vocals * Harry Stinson — background vocals * Bergen White — string arrangements * Dennis Wilson — background vocals * Lonnie Wilson — drums * Curtis Young — background vocals ;Technical *

Chuck Ainlay Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material. He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations. Along with Knopfler and Bob Ludw ...

— mixing * Robert Charles — overdubbing * John Hampton — mixing * Warren Peterson — overdubbing * Steve Tillisch — recording * Hank Williams — mastering, digital editing * Mark Wright — production

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums Rhett Akins albums Decca Records albums Albums produced by Mark Wright (record producer)