Nothin' but the Taillights

Nothin' but the Taillights is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Clint Black. Black co-wrote many of the songs with others and played much of the guitar himself for this album.

"Something That We Do", "Nothin' but the Taillights", and "The Shoes You're Wearing" were hit singles. The latter two of those three songs reached #1. The album is currently certified platinum by the RIAA.

"Still Holding On" was co-written with Matraca Berg and Marty Stuart and performed as a duet with Martina McBride. This song was also included on McBride's Evolution album, also released in 1997.

"Ode To Chet" is an ode to guitar player Chet Atkins and features Steve Wariner, Larry Carlton, Dann Huff, Hayden Nicholas, Mark Knopfler, and Atkins and Black themselves on guitar.

Musical style and composition

Nothin' but the Taillights has been described as a neotraditional country album, with elements of bluegrass.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

• Clint Black — acoustic guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Chet Atkins — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
• Barry Bales — acoustic bass on "Our Kind of Love"
• Eddie Bayers — drums
• Ron Block – acoustic guitar on "Our Kind of Love"
• Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
• Robbie Buchanan — piano, keyboards
• Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
• Larry Carlton — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
• Stuart Duncan — fiddle, mandolin
• Skip Ewing — acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin — steel guitar
• Dann Huff — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
• Mark Knopfler — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
• Alison Krauss — fiddle, viola, and background vocals on "Our Kind of Love"
• The London Session Orchestra — strings
• Martina McBride — duet vocals on "Still Holding On"
• Hayden Nicholas — electric guitar
• Dean Parks — acoustic guitar
• Steve Real — background vocals
• Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
• John Robinson — drums
• Matt Rollings — piano
• Leland Sklar — bass guitar
• Adam Steffey — mandolin on "Our Kind of Love"
• Fred Tackett — acoustic guitar
• Dan Tyminski — acoustic guitar and background vocals on "Our Kind of Love"
• Julianna Waller — fiddle
• Steve Wariner — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"

Production

• Clint Black — producer
• James Stroud — producer
• Kevin Beamish — engineer
• Ricky Cobble — assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• Mark Hagen — assistant engineer
• Richard Hanson — assistant engineer
• Ronn Huff — arranger, conductor
• Julian King — engineer, mixing
• Pete Martinez — assistant engineer
• Glenn Meadows — mastering
• Patrick Murphy — assistant engineer
• John Nelson — assistant engineer
• Gary Paczosa — engineer
• Ray Rogers — assistant engineer
• Craig White — mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

• Nothin' but the Taillights [CD liner notes]. 1997. RCA Records.
• [ Nothin' but the Taillights Credits]. Allmusic. Retrieved on January 5, 2007.
• [ Artist Chart History (Singles)]. Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
• [ Artist Chart History (Albums)]. Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.