On a Good Night is the second studio album 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
ReleasedJune 25, 1996 (1996-06-25)
GenreCountry
Length33:52
LabelColumbia Nashville
ProducerDon Cook
Wade Hayes chronology
Old Enough to Know Better
(1995)
On a Good Night
(1996)
When the Wrong One Loves You Right
(1998)
Singles from On a Good Night
  1. "On a Good Night"
    Released: May 7, 1996
  2. "Where Do I Go to Start All Over"
    Released: October 8, 1996
  3. "It's Over My Head"
    Released: January 7, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."On a Good Night"Larry Boone, Don Cook, Paul Nelson3:09
2."Undo the Right"Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran2:55
3."The Room"Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro3:40
4."It's Over My Head"Bill Anderson, Wade Hayes, Chick Rains2:48
5."I Still Do"Marty Stuart, Rains3:50
6."My Side of Town"Cook, Rains2:45
7."Where Do I Go to Start All Over"Rains, Hayes3:07
8."Our Time Is Coming"Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn4:30
9."Hurts Don't It"Sam Hogin, Jim McBride, Greg Holland3:20
10."This Is the Life for Me"Hayes, Rains, Gary Nicholson3:46

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes.[2]

Charts

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Certifications

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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

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ On a Good Night (Columbia Records). Wade Hayes. Columbia Records. 1996. CK-67563.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (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.