Greatest Hits (Clint Black album)
1996 compilation album by Clint Black
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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.
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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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The compilation was a commercial and critical success, currently certified at double platinum by the RIAA.
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| Entertainment Weekly | B link |
| Q |  link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
Track listing
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 |
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| 1996 | "Like the Rain" | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| "Half Way Up" | 6 | 4 | - | |
