Killin' Time (Clint Black album)

Killin' Time
Studio album by Clint Black
Released	May 2, 1989
Recorded	Digital Services, Houston, Texas; House of David, Sound Stage, Woodland Studios, Reflections, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	30:30
Label	RCA
Producer	James Stroud, Mark Wright
Clint Black chronology
Killin' Time (1989) Put Yourself in My Shoes (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Los Angeles Times	(favorable) [3]
Q	[4]
Robert Christgau	A− [5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Killin' Time is the 1989 (see 1989 in music) debut album by swing-country singer-songwriter Clint Black. The album, buoyed by the chart-topping success of its first four singles, was a huge hit upon its release, and established Black as one of the biggest new stars in country music. The album is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

"A Better Man", "Nothing's News", "Walking Away", "Nobody's Home", and "Killin' Time" were all huge hit songs. All of these except "Nothing's News" reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, while "Nothing's News" reached #3. In addition, "A Better Man" and "Nobody's Home" were declared the Number One songs of 1989 and 1990, respectively, according to Billboard.

Track listing

All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas, except where noted.

1. "Straight from the Factory" – 2:18
2. "A Better Man" – 3:04
3. "Nobody's Home" (Black) – 3:29
4. "Walkin' Away" (Black, Nicholas, Dick Gay) – 2:47
5. "You're Gonna Leave Me Again" – 3:43
6. "I'll Be Gone" – 2:28
7. "Nothing's News" (Black) – 3:02
8. "Winding Down" (Black) – 3:38
9. "Killin' Time" – 2:47
10. "Live and Learn" (Black) – 3:14

Personnel

Band

• Clint Black – acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead vocals, background vocals
• Dick Gay – Drums
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Jana King – background vocals
• Randy McCormick – keyboards
• Craig Morris – background vocals
• Hayden Nicholas – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle
• John Permenter – fiddle
• Jeff Peterson – Dobro, steel guitar
• Jim Photoglo – background vocals
• Donna Rhodes – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• Wendy Waldman – background vocals
• Jake Willemain – bass guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Production

• Milan Bogdan – editing
• Bill Ham – executive producer
• Steve Lindsey – production coordinator
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing
• Scott Poston – production coordinator
• James Stroud – producer
• Mark Wright – producer

Chart performance

Album

Singles

References

• Killin' Time [CD liner notes]. 1989. RCA Records.
• Killin' Time Credits. AllMusic. Retrieved on March 10, 2003.
• Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on March 10, 2003.
• Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on March 10, 2003.