Greatest Hits (Clint Black album)
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| Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 57:45 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | James Stroud, Clint Black | |||
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| Singles from Greatest Hits | ||||
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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 compilation was a commercial and critical success, currently certified at double platinum by the
RIAA
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |  link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B link |
| Q |  link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Clint Black and
San Antonio, Texas)Glenn Frey, Don Henley 4:02
Personnel
- 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
- 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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| 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 | - | |
References
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- 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.
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