The Hard Way (Clint Black album)

The Hard Way
Studio album by Clint Black
Released	July 14, 1992
Recorded	Studio Sound, Burbank, California; Moonee Ponds, Los Angeles, California; Eleven Eleven Studio and Mesa Recording, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	34:09
Label	RCA
Producer	James Stroud, Clint Black
Clint Black chronology
Put Yourself in My Shoes (1990) The Hard Way (1992) No Time to Kill (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 a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by country singer-songwriter Clint Black. It was his third album and the first one he co-produced with James Stroud.

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". While not as commercially successful as his first two albums, The Hard Way was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

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

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 Was Never A Train" – 2:42^A
8. "The Good Old Days" – 2:29
9. "Burn One Down" (Black, Nicholas, Frankie Miller) – 3:51
10. "Wake Up Yesterday" – 3:43

• ^AOmitted from cassette version.

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

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Los Angeles Times review
5. Album reviews at CD Universe
6. 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.