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- bass guitar
- Maria Newman- violin
- Hayden Nicholas- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, background vocals
- Mark O'Conner- 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
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1996) |
Peak position |
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| 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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