Greatest Hits (Clint Black album)

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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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	B link
Q	link
Robert Christgau	link

Track listing

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

1. "Like the Rain" - 4:25
2. "Summer's Comin'" - 2:47
3. "A Good Run of Bad Luck" - 2:42
4. "State of Mind" (Black) - 3:53
5. "A Bad Goodbye" (Black) - 3:40
   • Duet with Wynonna Judd
6. "A Better Man" - 3:04
7. "Killin' Time" - 2:48
8. "We Tell Ourselves" - 4:38
9. "Half Way Up" - 3:58
10. "Burn One Down" (Black, Nicholas, Frankie Miller) - 3:49
11. "Cadillac Jack Favor" - 3:36 (based on rodeo star Jack Favor)
12. "Put Yourself in My Shoes" (Black, Nicholas, Shake Russell) - 3:14
13. "Wherever You Go" - 4:13
14. "Life Gets Away" (Black, Nicholas, Thom Schuyler) - 2:56
15. "No Time to Kill" - 4:00
16. "Desperado" (Glenn Frey, Don Henley) - 4:02
    • Live in San Antonio, Texas

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

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	CAN Country	CAN AC
1996	"Like the Rain"	1	1	47
	"Half Way Up"	6	4	-

References

• Greatest Hits [CD liner notes]. 1996. RCA Records.
• Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
• Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.