''Bigger Hands'' is the twentieth studio album of

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist John Anderson. It was released in 2009 under the Country Crossing label. The album produced the single "Cold Coffee and Hot Beer." Anderson co-produced the album and co-wrote all of the tracks, and includes his version of " Shuttin' Detroit Down," a

protest song A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of ''topical'' songs (or songs connected to current events). It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre. ...

he wrote with

John Rich John Rich (born January 7, 1974) is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After depa ...

, who included it on his 2009 album ''

Son of a Preacher Man "Son of a Preacher Man" is a song written and composed by American songwriters John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and recorded by British singer Dusty Springfield in September 1968 for the album '' Dusty in Memphis.'' Springfield's version was produ ...

'' from which it was released as a single. Also included is the song "How Can I Be So Thirsty," which was also recorded by co-writer

Jerrod Niemann Jerrod Lee Niemann (born July 24, 1979) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one single for Category 5 Records (2006); three albums for Sea Gayle Music/Arista Nashville: '' Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury'' (2010), ' ...

on his 2010 album '' Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury''.

Content

Anderson remarked that he did not make the decision to release "Cold Coffee and Hot Beer" as the lead single, but instead it was "selected by committee." He stated that he believed there are "four or five good singles on the record."Gallagher, Pat
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Track listing

# "How Can I Be So Thirsty" (John Anderson,

, Billy Joe Walker, Jr.) - 2:33 # "Better News" (J. Anderson,

Dean Dillon Dean Dillon (born Larry Dean Flynn; March 26, 1955) is an American country musician and songwriter. Between 1982 and 1993, he recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Since 1 ...

) - 3:17 # "Hawaia in Hawaii" (J. Anderson, Shawn Camp) - 3:46 # "The Greatest Story Never Told" (J. Anderson, Mike Anderson, Donna Anderson) - 3:19 # " Shuttin' Detroit Down" (J. Anderson,

) - 4:15 # "Cold Coffee and Hot Beer" (J. Anderson, Lionel Delmore) - 3:09 # "Bar Room Country" (J. Anderson, Milton Sledge, Stan Webb) - 3:22 # "Missing Her Again" (J. Anderson, Dean Dillon) - 3:20 # "Shorty's Long Gone" (J. Anderson, Mark Farner) - 4:08 # "What Used to Turn Me On" (J. Anderson, "Wild" Bill Emerson, Jody Emerson) - 3:12 # "Fade Out" (J. Anderson, Shawn Camp) - 3:27 # "Bigger Hands" (J. Anderson,

James Ervan Parker James Ervan "Jim" Parker (born December 21, 1942, in La Habra, California) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Huntsville, Alabama sub-chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Parker lives in Madison, Al ...

) - 4:28

Personnel

* John Anderson –

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, lead vocals *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

–

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

* Mike Brignardello –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Paul Franklin –

Dobro Dobro () is an American brand of resonator guitars owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar. The Dobro was originally a gui ...

steel guitar A steel guitar () is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conventional guitar i ...

* Wes Hightower – background vocals * Chip Martin – acoustic guitar *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American country music guitarist, songwriter and session musician. ''Guitar World'' magazine listed Mason as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". Discovered and mentored by Chet Atkins, Maso ...

–

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Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan (born April 20, 1951) is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, A ...

– keyboards,

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* Larry Paxton – bass guitar * Scotty Sanders – Dobro, steel guitar * Joe Spivey –

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mandolin A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...

Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson (born 1952) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play ...

– acoustic guitar

Chart performance

References

* Bigger Hands

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. * Gallagher, Pat
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