Nothin' but the Taillights

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Nothin' but the Taillights
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
Genre Country
Length46:22
Label RCA Nashville
Producer James Stroud, Clint Black
Clint Black chronology
Looking for Christmas
(1995)
Nothin' but the Taillights
(1997)
D'lectrified
(1999)
Singles from Nothin' but the Taillights
  1. "Still Holding On"
    Released: June 2, 1997
  2. "Something That We Do"
    Released: August 25, 1997
  3. "Nothin' but the Taillights"
    Released: January 27, 1998
  4. "The Shoes You're Wearing"
    Released: April 13, 1998
  5. "Loosen Up My Strings"
    Released: August 24, 1998
  6. "You Don't Need Me Now"
    Released: January 30, 1999
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Nothin' but the Taillights is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Clint Black. Black co-wrote many of the songs with others and played much of the guitar himself for this album.

Contents

"Something That We Do", "Nothin' but the Taillights", and "The Shoes You're Wearing" were hit singles. The latter two of those three songs reached #1. The album is currently certified platinum by the RIAA.

"Still Holding On" was co-written with Matraca Berg and Marty Stuart and performed as a duet with Martina McBride. This song was also included on McBride's Evolution album, also released in 1997.

"Ode To Chet" is an ode to guitar player Chet Atkins and features Steve Wariner, Larry Carlton, Dann Huff, Hayden Nicholas, Mark Knopfler, and Atkins and Black themselves on guitar.

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothin' but the Taillights"Black, Steve Wariner3:50
2."That Something in My Life"Black, Kostas 2:52
3."Our Kind of Love" (Alison Krauss and Union Station)Black, Shake Russell4:09
4."Loosen Up My Strings"Black, Nichols3:30
5."Still Holding On" (Duet with Martina McBride)Black, Matraca Berg, Marty Stuart 4:37
6."Something That We Do"Black, Skip Ewing 3:57
7."The Shoes You're Wearing"Black, Nichols3:29
8."You Don't Need Me Now"Black, Russell3:42
9."What I Feel Inside" 4:30
10."You Know It All"Black, Wariner4:17
11."Ode to Chet" (With Chet Atkins, Steve Wariner, Larry Carlton, Dann Huff, and Mark Knopfler) 3:13
12."Bitter Side of Sweet" 4:28

Personnel

Band

Production

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country CAN AC
1997"Still Holding On" (with Martina McBride)11150
"Something That We Do"2674
1998"Nothin' but the Taillights"11161
"The Shoes You're Wearing"11181
"Loosen Up My Strings"126
1999"You Don't Need Me Now"2931

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