On a Good Night

On a Good Night is the second studio album released by American country music artist Wade Hayes. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced a #2-peaking single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in its title track that year. Like his previous album Old Enough to Know Better, On a Good Night also received gold certification in the U.S. for sales of more than 500,000 copies.

On a Good Night
Studio album by Wade Hayes
Released	June 25, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	33:52
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Don Cook
Wade Hayes chronology
Old Enough to Know Better (1995) On a Good Night (1996) When the Wrong One Loves You Right (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

"Undo the Right" was previously recorded by Willie Nelson on his 1962 album And Then I Wrote, "Hurts Don't It" by Greg Holland on his 1994 debut album Let Me Drive, and "Our Time Is Coming" by Brooks & Dunn on their 1993 album Hard Workin' Man.

Track listing

1. "On a Good Night" (Larry Boone, Don Cook, Paul Nelson) – 3:09
2. "Undo the Right" (Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran) – 2:55
3. "The Room" (Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro) – 3:40
4. "It's Over My Head" (Bill Anderson, Wade Hayes, Chick Rains) – 2:48
5. "I Still Do" (Marty Stuart, Rains) – 3:50
6. "My Side of Town" (Cook, Rains) – 2:45
7. "Where Do I Go to Start All Over" (Rains, Hayes) – 3:07
8. "Our Time Is Coming" (Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn) – 4:30
9. "Hurts Don't It" (Sam Hogin, Jim McBride, Greg Holland) – 3:20
10. "This Is the Life for Me" (Hayes, Rains, Gary Nicholson) – 3:46

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

• Bruce C. Bouton – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
• Dennis Burnside – piano, Hammond organ
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "assorted hoedown tools"
• Wade Hayes – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Dave Hoffner – piano
• David Hungate – bass guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar, baritone guitar
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 91 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 73

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Allmusic review
2. On a Good Night (Columbia Records). Wade Hayes. Columbia Records. 1996. CK-67563.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Wade Hayes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
4. "Wade Hayes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Wade Hayes – On a Good Night". Music Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
7. "American album certifications – Wade Hayes – On a Good Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.