The Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by country singer Clint Black. It compiles 12 hit songs from his first five albums. It also includes four new recordings: 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 Greatest Hits | ||||
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Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 57:45 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer | James Stroud, Clint Black | |||
Clint Black chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits | ||||
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The compilation was a commercial and critical success, currently certified at double platinum by the RIAA.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B link |
Q | link |
Robert Christgau | link |
All tracks are written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Like the Rain" | 4:22 | |
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" (duet with Wynonna Judd) | Black | 3:40 |
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" (based on rodeo star Jack Favor) | 3:36 | |
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" (live in San Antonio, Texas) | Glenn Frey, Don Henley | 4:02 |
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country | CAN Country | CAN AC | ||
1996 | "Like the Rain" | 1 | 1 | 47 |
"Half Way Up" | 6 | 4 | - |