Greatest Hits (Clint Black album)
Greatest Hits is a 1996 compilation album by country singer Clint Black. It compiles twelve hit songs from his first five albums. It also includes four new tracks: the singles "Like the Rain" and "Half Way Up", as well as "Cadillac Jack Favor" and a live cover of the Eagles' "Desperado". Black had originally covered this song in 1993 for the album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.
The compilation was a commercial and critical success, currently certified at double platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas, except where noted.
- "Like the Rain" - 4:25
- "Summer's Comin'" - 2:47
- "A Good Run of Bad Luck" - 2:42
- "State of Mind" (Black) - 3:53
- "A Bad Goodbye" (Black) - 3:40
- "A Better Man" - 3:04
- "Killin' Time" - 2:48
- "We Tell Ourselves" - 4:38
- "Half Way Up" - 3:58
- "Burn One Down" (Black, Nicholas, Frankie Miller) - 3:49
- "Cadillac Jack Favor" - 3:36 (based on rodeo star Jack Favor)
- "Put Yourself in My Shoes" (Black, Nicholas, Shake Russell) - 3:14
- "Wherever You Go" - 4:13
- "Life Gets Away" (Black, Nicholas, Thom Schuyler) - 2:56
- "No Time to Kill" - 4:00
- "Desperado" (Glenn Frey, Don Henley) - 4:02
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Clint Black - 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, lead vocals, background vocals
- Michael Black - background vocals
- Dane Bryant - piano, background vocals
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Lenny Castro - percussion
- Larry Corbett - cello
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Brian Dembov - viola
- Steve Dorff - string arrangements
- Bonnie Douglas - violin
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Thom Flora- background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Tommy Funderbunk - background vocals
- Berj Garabedian - violin
- Sonny Garrish -steel guitar
- Dick Gay - drums, percussion
- James Getzoff - violin
- Ed Greene - drums
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Lisa Hartman-Black - background vocals
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- John Hobbs - piano
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Mitch Humphries - piano
- Jeff Huskins - fiddle, keyboards
- Wynonna Judd - vocals on "A Bad Goodbye"
- Dennis Karmazyn - cello
- Shane Keister - keyboards, piano
- Jan Kelley - cello
- Jana King - background vocals
- Ezra Kliger - violin
- Brian Leonard - violin
- Kenny Loggins - background vocals
- Joy Lyle - violin
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Randy McCormick - keyboards
- Craig Morris - background vocals
- Buell Neidlinger - upright bass
- Maria Newman - violin
- Hayden Nicholas - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, background vocals
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- John Permenter - fiddle
- Jeff Peterson - dobro, steel guitar
- Jim Photogolo - background vocals
- Barbara Porter - violin
- Don Potter - acoustic guitar
- Steve Real - background vocals
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Matt Rollings - keyboards, piano
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit - background vocals
- Harry Shirinian - viola
- Harry Schultz - cello
- Paul Shure - violin
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Spiro Stamos - violin
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- James Stroud - percussion
- Ray Tisher - viola
- Wendy Waldman - background vocals
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Jake Willemain - bass guitar
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- John Wittenberg - violin
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
- Martin Young - acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
- Tibor Zelig - violin
- Mihail Zinovyev - viola
Charts
Album
Chart (1996) |
Peak position |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
2 |
U.S. Billboard 200 |
12 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums |
5 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums |
81 |
Singles
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