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The Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Clint Black
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
GenreCountry
Length57:45
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerJames Stroud, Clint Black
Clint Black chronology
Looking for Christmas
(1995) 		The Greatest Hits
(1996) 		Nothin' but the Taillights
(1997)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Like the Rain"
    Released: September 2, 1996
  2. "Half Way Up"
    Released: November 18, 1996

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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Track listing

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All tracks are written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"Black3:53
5."A Bad Goodbye" (duet with Wynonna Judd)Black3:40
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 Miller3:49
11."Cadillac Jack Favor" (based on rodeo star Jack Favor) 3:36
12."Put Yourself in My Shoes"Black, Nicholas, Shake Russell3:14
13."Wherever You Go" 4:13
14."Life Gets Away"Black, Nicholas, Thom Schuyler2:56
15."No Time to Kill" 4:00
16."Desperado" (live in San Antonio, Texas)Glenn Frey, Don Henley4:02

Personnel

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Charts

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Singles

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

References

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  1. ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.


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