''Thank God for Believers'' is the seventh studio album by American

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artist

Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ei ...

. His third album for Decca Records, it produced four singles on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts between 1997 and 1998: the title track (number 2), "It's Not Over" (number 34), "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" (number 18), and "Wherever You Are" (number 45). "Wherever You Are" was the first single of Chesnutt's career to miss the Top 40 on the country charts. With this album, Chesnutt is also reunited with producer Mark Wright, who produced Chesnutt's first four

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albums. "It's Not Over" was previously recorded by Chesnutt on his third album, 1992's '' Longnecks & Short Stories'', and before that by Reba McEntire on her 1984 album '' My Kind of Country''. The version included on this album is the same as on ''Longnecks & Short Stories''. Chesnutt chose to include it because he felt that it should have been released as a single from the original album, and suggested that it be included to replace another song that he felt did not fit thematically with the rest of the album.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. *Mike Brignardello - bass guitar on "Useless" *

- lead vocals * Buddy Emmons - steel guitar *Jana King Evans - background vocals on "Numbers on the Jukebox" and "Goodbye Heartache" * Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar *

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- fiddle * Paul Franklin - steel guitar on "Useless" *

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- drums *B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar *Liana Manis - background vocals *

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- piano, B-3 organ *Louis Dean Nunley - background vocals * Michael Rhodes - bass guitar *

Brent Rowan Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American session musician and record producer who works primarily in country music. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with John Conlee through the recommendation of record produce ...

- electric guitar *

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- background vocals *Lisa Silver - background vocals on "Numbers on the Jukebox" and "Goodbye Heartache" *Hank Singer - fiddle on "Hello Honky Tonk" *

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 on "Useless" *Bergen White - background vocals on "Numbers on the Jukebox" and "Goodbye Heartache" *Curtis Young - background vocals String arrangements by Bergen White, Carl Gorodetzky conducting the

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Personnel on "It's Not Over"

*Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar *Paul Franklin - steel guitar *Rob Hajacos - fiddle *

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- drums *

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- piano *Brent Rowan - electric guitar *Biff Watson - acoustic guitar *Bob Wray - bass guitar

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Mark Chesnutt albums Decca Records albums Albums produced by Mark Wright (record producer)