The Hard Way (Clint Black album)

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The Hard Way
The Hard Way cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
StudioStudio Sound (Burbank, California); Moonee Ponds (Los Angeles); Eleven Eleven, Mesa (Nashville)
Genre Country
Length34:09
Label RCA Nashville
Producer James Stroud, Clint Black
Clint Black chronology
Put Yourself in My Shoes
(1990)
The Hard Way
(1992)
No Time to Kill
(1993)
Singles from The Hard Way
  1. "We Tell Ourselves"
    Released: June 22, 1992
  2. "Burn One Down"
    Released: October 1992
  3. "When My Ship Comes In"
    Released: January 11, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau C [6]

The Hard Way is the third studio album by American country music singer Clint Black. It includes the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks top-ten hits "We Tell Ourselves"[#2], "Burn One Down"[#4], and the number-one hit "When My Ship Comes In". Released on July 14, 1992, it was co-produced by Black and James Stroud. While not as commercially successful as his first two albums, The Hard Way was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Contents

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Tell Ourselves" 4:39
2."The Hard Way" 3:22
3."Something to Cry About" 3:55
4."Buying Time" 3:36
5."When My Ship Comes In" 3:33
6."A Woman Has Her Way"Black, David Bellamy, Jerry Lynn Williams2:51
7."There Never Was a Train" (omitted from cassette version) 2:42
8."The Good Old Days" 2:29
9."Burn One Down"Black, Nicholas, Frankie Miller 3:51
10."Wake Up Yesterday" 3:43

Personnel

Band

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums2
U.S. Billboard 2008
Canadian RPM Country Albums3
Canadian RPM Top Albums47

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1992"We Tell Ourselves"21
"Burn One Down"42
1993"When My Ship Comes In"11

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Clint BlackThe Hard Way (RCA/BMG) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2Black says..." Chicago Tribune .
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. "POP MUSIC : A Country Study in Black and Blue : *** CLINT BLACK, "The Hard Way". RCA". Los Angeles Times . July 26, 1992. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  5. Album reviews at CD Universe
  6. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide