The Sky's the Limit (Blackhawk album)

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The Sky's the Limit
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1998
Recorded1998
Genre Country
Length39:10
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Tim DuBois
Mark Bright
BlackHawk chronology
Love & Gravity
(1997)
The Sky's the Limit
(1998)
Greatest Hits
(2000)
Singles from The Sky's the Limit
  1. "There You Have It"
    Released: August 17, 1998
  2. "Your Own Little Corner of My Heart"
    Released: February 26, 1999
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The Sky's the Limit is the fourth studio album released by American country music band BlackHawk. Their final studio album for Arista Nashville, it features the singles "There You Have It" and "Your Own Little Corner of My Heart", which respectively reached #4 and #27 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "There You Have It" was also a number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also the last album to feature member Van Stephenson, who left the band in 2000 to focus on his battle with melanoma until his death from the disease in 2001.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Own Little Corner of My Heart" Walt Aldridge, Brad Crisler3:25
2."Who Am I Now" Charlie Black, Layng Martine Jr. 3:15
3."There You Have It"Steve Bogard, Rick Giles3:12
4."In My Heart of Hearts" Byron Hill, Annie Roboff3:40
5."Nobody Knows What to Say"Bogard, Jeff Stevens 3:45
6."Goin' Down Fightin'"Bill Douglas, Noah Gordon, Henry Paul 3:00
7."Walkin' on Water"Randy Albright, Ben Hayslip 3:34
8."Always Have, Always Will"Dave Robbins2:46
9."When I Find It, I'll Know It" Gary Burr, Chris Farren 3:37
10."Think Again" Van Stephenson 4:50
11."The Last Time"Burr, Sharon Vaughn, Paul Young4:01

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1998)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums25
U.S. Billboard 200192
Canadian RPM Country Albums11

Singles

YearSingleChart Positions
US Country US CAN Country
1998"There You Have It"44110
1999"Your Own Little Corner of My Heart"2711341

Personnel

BlackHawk

Additional musicians

Guest musicians

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References

  1. Owens, Thom. The Sky's the Limit at AllMusic