Patient Man is the debut album from American country music

Country music

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 artist Brad Cotter

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Brad Cotter is an American country music singer who won the 2004 season of Nashville Star a talent competition on the USA Network. Signed to Epic Records that year, he released his debut album Patient Man, which produced three singles on the Billboard country charts, including the #35 "I Meant To"...

, who in 2004 was declared the winner of the television talent show

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 Nashville Star

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.. It features the single "I Meant To", a Top 40 hit on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

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) charts in 2004. "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" and "I Miss Me" were both released as well, peaking at #59 on the same chart.

The track "I Came Here to Live" was later recorded by Trace Adkins

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 on his 2006 album Dangerous Man

Dangerous Man

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.

Track listing

1. "I Meant To" (Brad Cotter, Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) - 3:19
2. "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" (Bogard, Giles) - 3:11
3. "Patient Man" (Bogard, Giles) - 3:50
4. "I Miss Me" (Cotter, Bogard, Giles) - 3:25
5. "High on Love" (Cotter, Bogard, Giles) - 3:43
6. "Rock and Roll in the Hay" (Tim Nichols
   Tim Nichols
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   , Jeff Stevens
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   ) - 3:51
7. "Hard to Be a Rock" (Cotter, Bogard, Giles) - 3:30
8. "I Came Here to Live" (Tony Lane) - 4:26
9. "Blue Collar Night" (Jeffrey Steele
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   , Bart Allmand) - 4:14
10. "I've Got Time" (Cotter, Bogard, Giles) - 4:51

Personnel

• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
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• Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
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• J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
• Eric Darken - percussion
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• Larry Franklin - fiddle
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  , mandolin
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• Paul Franklin
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   - steel guitar
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• Tony Harrell - piano
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  , B-3 organ
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  , synthesizer
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• Carl Marsh - keyboard
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• Greg Morrow - drums
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  , tambourine
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  , shakers
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  , maracas
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• Steve Nathan - piano, B-3 organ, synthesizer
• Russ Pahl - steel guitar
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• Bryan Sutton
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   - acoustic guitar
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• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	27