Greatest Hits II (Clint Black album)

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Greatest Hits II
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ReleasedOctober 30, 2001
Genre Country
Length65:08
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Original recordings produced by Clint Black and James Stroud
Clint Black chronology
D'lectrified
(1999)
Greatest Hits II
(2001)
Spend My Time
(2004)
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Greatest Hits II is a 2001 compilation album by country singer Clint Black. It was his last release for RCA Nashville.

Contents

Like his first Greatest Hits volume, it compiles 12 hit songs from his previous albums and adds four new recordings: the romantic duet "Easy for Me to Say" (his second duet with wife Lisa Hartman Black), "Little Pearl and Lily's Lullaby" (a song for their then-newborn daughter), the country-rocker "Money or Love", and a newly recorded "blues version" of "Put Yourself in My Shoes". Also included is the long version of Black's 1997 duet with Martina McBride, "Still Holding On", which was the B-side of that single.

Track listing

All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Shoes You're Wearing" 3:57
2."Nothin' but the Taillights"Black, Wariner 3:57
3."Nothing's News"Black3:04
4."Walkin' Away"Black, Nicholas, Dick Gay2:51
5."When My Ship Comes In" 3:37
6."Something That We Do"Black, Skip Ewing 4:00
7."When I Said I Do" (duet with Lisa Hartman Black)Black4:30
8."Been There" (duet with Steve Wariner)Black, Wariner5:36
9."Still Holding On" (duet with Martina McBride (long version))Black, Matraca Berg, Marty Stuart 4:53
10."Nobody's Home"Black3:31
11."One More Payment"Black, Nicholas, Shake Russell2:14
12."One Emotion" 2:44
13."Easy for Me to Say" (duet with Lisa Hartman Black) 5:38
14."Little Pearl and Lily's Lullaby"Black4:54
15."Money or Love"Black4:15
16."Put Yourself in My Shoes" (blues version)Black, Nicholas, Russell5:24

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country
2001"Easy for Me to Say" (with Lisa Hartman-Black)27
2002"Money or Love"50

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