That's Just About Right

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"That's Just About Right"
Blackhawk - Thats Just About Right single.png
Single by Blackhawk
from the album Blackhawk
B-side "Love Like This" [1]
ReleasedApril 3, 1995
Recorded1993
Genre Country
Length4:04
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Jeff Black
Producer(s) Mark Bright
Tim DuBois
Blackhawk singles chronology
"Down in Flames"
(1994)
"That's Just About Right"
(1995)
"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"
(1995)

"That's Just About Right" is a song written by Jeff Black and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in April 1995 as the fifth and final single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 7 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Contents

Content

In the song, the narrator talks about his friend, an artist who goes "up in the mountains...to paint the world". The artist seeks an understanding of the human condition and realizes that it's unique to each individual - or "just about right".

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the bands "tight harmonies and this song's thought-provoking lyric and hook filled melody" a great combination. She goes on to say that it is a welcome sight to see an established country music group taking chances with this type of material. [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea, and features Reverend Howard Finster. It was filmed at Finster's Paradise Garden Park and Museum in Summerville, Georgia.

Chart performance

"That's Just About Right" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 15, 1995.

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 49

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