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 Chart (1997) Peakposition Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5
Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 40 Chart (1998) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 25
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country CAN AC 1997 "Still Holding On" (with Martina McBride) 11 — 1 50 "Something That We Do" 2 67 4 — 1998 "Nothin' but the Taillights" 1 116 1 — "The Shoes You're Wearing" 1 118 1 — "Loosen Up My Strings" 12 — 6 — 1999 "You Don't Need Me Now" 29 — 31 —
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.