I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

by Mark Chesnutt

Overview

What do we make of Mark Chesnutt's foray into crossover territory? The bulk of I Don't Want to Miss a Thing is smooth new country, retaining the elements of neo-traditionalism that characterize the best of Chesnutt's earlier albums. There's a nice mix of material, ranging from the tender "Tonight I'll Let My Memories Take Me Home" to the honky tonk of "That's the Way You Make an Ex," which seems to be an homage to George Strait's "All My Ex's Live in Texas." There's also the witty "My Way Back Home," the tale of a man who returns back to "home sweet mobile home" to find that his woman has left him, literally, homeless, and the vaguely Cajun "Jolie." If I Don't Want to Miss a Thing ended there, this would be another good, but not necessarily great, Mark Chesnutt album. But overshadowing the other nine songs on the album is the title track. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" was penned by Diane Warren, best known for writing hit adult contemporary ballads for the likes of Cher and Celine Dion. The song's first appearance was on the Armageddon movie soundtrack, where it became a major hit for Aerosmith in 1998. While Aerosmith's rendition was over the top, Chesnutt tames the beast, even as the arrangement builds to a dangerously bombastic climax toward the end. On "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Chesnutt proves he can sing power ballads with the best of them. But that one of the best honky tonk singers of his generation starts tackling this sort of material says a lot about the state of traditional country in Nashville, none of it good. ~ Martin Monkman

Product Details

Release Date:	02/09/1999
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008817003528

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mark Chesnutt   Primary Artist
Chris Rodriguez   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Wayne Toups   Guest Artist,Accordion
Brent Mason   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Buddy Emmons   Guest Artist,Guitar (Steel)
Dennis Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Michael Rhodes   Bass
Liana Manis   Vocals (Background)
Tim Davis   Vocals (Background)
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Sonny Garrish   Guitar (Steel)
Carl Gorodetzky   Conductor
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Curtis Young   Vocals (Background)
Pat Flynn   Guitar (Acoustic)
Owen Hale   Drums
Steve Nathan   Organ,Piano,Synthesizer
John Barlow Jarvis   Organ,Piano
Mark Casstevens   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tom Roady   Percussion
Lonnie Wilson   Drums
Natalie Grant   Vocals (Background)
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Brent Rowan   Guitar (Electric)
Glenn Worf   Bass
B. James Lowry   Guitar (Acoustic)
John Wesley Ryles   Vocals (Background)
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Robert Charles   Engineer
Ronnie Thomas   Mastering
Tim Coyle   Engineer
Mark Wright   Producer
Roger Springer   Composer
Daryl Burgess   Composer
Dean Dillion   Composer
Katie Gillon   Creative Director
Hank Williams   Mastering
Skip Ewing   Composer
Paul Davis   Composer
Bergen White   Mixing
Joe Hayden   Engineer
Dusty Drake   Composer
Greg Droman   Mixing,Engineer
Mark Chesnutt   Composer
Mark Nesler   Composer
Mary Green   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Tim Johnson   Composer
Aimee Mayo   Composer
Paul Overstreet   Composer
Robert Arthur   Composer
Tony Martin   Composer
Melanie Shelley   Grooming
Mickey Braithwaite   Design
Senor McGuire   Photography
John Drioli   Production Coordination
Reese Wilson   Composer
Rick Orozco   Composer