The Hard Way (Clint Black album)

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The Hard Way

Studio album by

Clint Black

Released

July 14, 1992

Recorded

1991–1992

Studio

Studio Sound (Burbank, California); Moonee Ponds (Los Angeles); Eleven Eleven, Mesa (Nashville)

Genre

Neotraditional country

Length

34:09

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

"We Tell Ourselves"
Released: June 22, 1992
"Burn One Down"
Released: October 1992
"When My Ship Comes In"
Released: January 11, 1993

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B− ^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
Q	^[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.

Musical style and composition

The Hard Way has been described as a neotraditional country album with elements of pop compared to 1970s singer-songwriters such as Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, and Dan Fogelberg.^[3]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(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 Williams	2:51
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

Eddie Bayers — drums
Clint Black — harmonica, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
Lenny Castro — percussion
Eric Darken — percussion
Jerry Douglas — Dobro
Sonny Garrish — steel guitar
Dick Gay — drums
Rob Hajacos — fiddle
Dann Huff — electric guitar
Jeff Huskins — fiddle
Jana King — background vocals
Liana Manis — background vocals
Hayden Nicholas — electric guitar, electric sitar
Mark O'Connor — fiddle
Jeff Peterson — steel guitar
Don Potter — acoustic guitar
Matt Rollings — piano
Leland Sklar — bass guitar
Jake Willemain — bass guitar
Dennis Wilson — background vocals
Curtis Young — background vocals
Martin Young — acoustic guitar
Reggie Young — electric guitar

Production

Clint Black — producer
James Stroud — producer
Lynn Peterzell — engineer

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	8
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3
Canadian RPM Top Albums	47

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1992	"We Tell Ourselves"	2	1
1992	"Burn One Down"	4	2
1993	"When My Ship Comes In"	1	1

References

^ AllMusic review
^ "Clint BlackThe Hard Way (RCA/BMG) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2Black says..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Entertainment Weekly review
^ "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.
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

The Hard Way [CD liner notes]. 1992. RCA Records.
Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.

v t e Clint Black
Discography
Studio albums	Killin' Time Put Yourself in My Shoes The Hard Way No Time to Kill One Emotion Nothin' but the Taillights D'lectrified Spend My Time Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic On Purpose
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits II 16 Biggest Hits The Love Songs
Christmas albums	Looking for Christmas Christmas with You
Related articles	Equity Music Group (founder) Lisa Hartman Black Hayden Nicholas

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