Top 5/Bottom 5: Clint Black

[Ten Pound Hammer]

TOP
1. Like the Rain
2. Life Gets Away
3. The Strong One
4. When My Ship Comes In
5. Where Are You Now
6. Half Way Up
7. State of Mind
8. Loving Blind
9. A Better Man
10. We Tell Ourselves
11. A Bad Goodbye
12. Nothin' but the Taillights
13. Been There
14. Nobody's Home
15. Still Holding On
16. Half the Man
17. One More Payment
18. Burn One Down
19. Loosen Up My Strings
20. No Time to Kill

BOTTOM
1. Desperado (this only got to #54, guys; why am I still hearing it every week?!)
2. Code of the West (…was cliché, apparently)
3. Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic
4. Easy for Me to Say
5. Rainbow in the Rain
6. When I Said I Do (although I dislike it a lot less than I did when it was new)

[Andy]

TOP
1. Killing Time
2. Nobody's Home
3. State of Mind
4. A Better Man
5. When My Ship Comes In
6. No Time to Kill
7. We Tell Ourselves
8. Like the Rain
9. The Shoes You're Wearing
10. A Good Run of Bad Luck
11. Wherever You Go
12. Been There

[tim]

I can remember Clint being one of the first country artists that drew me to country music as a little boy in the 90's. I always seemed to get Clint's Killin' Time cassette for my birthdays back then (from parents of my friends who knew I liked country). I got the chance to see him live in 1992 right around the time that "We Tell Ourselves" was released. He was one of the hottest acts at the time and I can remember his set being really good.

I try not to stray out of the top 5 rule, but I found it hard to do with Clint:

Top:
1. Killin' Time
2. State of Mind
3. Nothing's News
4. Walkin' Away / Where Are You Now / Loving Blind (all three of these are great that I could never chose which one I like best)
4. The Shoes You're Wearing
5. When My Ship Comes In
6. Spend My Time
7. A Good Run of Bad Luck
8. Like the Rain
9. A Bad Goodbye (w/ Wynonna)
10. Still Holding On (w/ Martina)

I could easily keep going but I'll stop there (I enjoy "Desperado" and was also a fan of "Easy For Me to Say").

I don't really have a bottom list of songs, but I'd probably list the overplayed "When I Said I Do." I just like Clint's voice so much that I find myself enjoying most of his material that he puts out.

[someguy]

Top:

1. Summer's Comin'
2. Life Gets Away
3. A Bad Goodbye
4. Like The Rain
5. Stil Holding On
6. Nothin' But The Taillights
7. One Emotion
8. Killin' Time
9. A Good Run Of Bad Luck
10. We Tell Ourselves

Bottom:

1. Iraq N Roll
2. Loosen Up My Strings
3. You Don't Need Me Now
4. Love She Can't Live Without
5. Something That We Do

[sabre14]

Top:
1. Killin' Time
2. A Better Man
3. Nothing's News (easily his most underrated song. Love this one)
4. Like The Rain
5. State Of Mind
6. Where Are You Now
7. Nobody's Home
8. Rainbow In The Rain (2005 nostalgia is probably why I enjoy this so much)
9. Life Gets Away
10. The Shoes You're Wearing
11. When My Ship Comes In
12. Burn One Down
13. No Time To Kill
14. Heartaches (another one I enjoy that many probably haven't heard)
15. Til Santa's Gone (Milk and Cookies)..or whatever the heck it's called now

Bottom:
1. When I Said I Do
2. Desperado (WYRK loved to play this when I was a kid too Ten Pound Hammer)
3. Long Cool Woman
4. We Tell Ourselves
5. Loosen Up My Strings (last two I don't hate, but I needed a fourth and fifth)

[kw9461]

1. Life Gets Away
2. Been There
3. A Good Run Of Bad Luck
4. We Tell Ourselves
5. Wherever You Go
6. State Of Mind
7. Killin' Time
8. Untanglin' My Mind
9. Summer's Comin'
10. Nothing's News
11. Better Man
12. My Imagination


Bottom:
1. When I Said I Do
2. Easy For Me To Say
3. A Bad Goodbye
4. Loosen Up My Strings
5. Like The Rain

[straitfan87]

I've always liked Clint Black, gotta say there isn't necessarily a song I didn't like.
Got a chance to see him in concert a few years back, what a great show!

Some of my top in no particular order:

1. Killin' Time
2. State of Mind
3. Walkin' Away
4. Better Man
5. Untanglin' My Mind
6. Nobody's Home
7. The Shoes You're Wearing
8. No Time to Kill
9. Loving Blind
10. Where Are You Now
11. Like the Rain
12. Spend My Time
13. One Emotion
14. When My Ship Comes In

[matty005]

Aug 3, 2014 2:50:27 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

BOTTOM
1. Desperado (this only got to #54, guys; why am I still hearing it every week?!)
2. Code of the West (…was cliché, apparently)
3. Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic
4. Easy for Me to Say
5. Rainbow in the Rain
6. When I Said I Do (although I dislike it a lot less than I did when it was new)

This blew my mind. How is this possible I heard this song in the 90s almost more than any song I can remember. And I still hear it quite a bit as a recurrent.

[ky24941]

Top 10:

1. When My Ship Comes In
2. Still Holding On
3. Like The Rain
4. State of Mind
5. Tuckered Out (love the lyrics in this one)
6. Summer's Comin'
7. The Shoes You're Wearing
8. No Time To Kill
9. Killin' Time
10. A Good Run of Bad Luck

Bottom 5:
1. Something That We Do
2. Half The Man
3. Nothing's News
4. Burn One Down
5. Easy For Me To Say

[Deleted]

This is going to sound like a weird question but it's actually important lol.

For those who don't like "When I Said I Do", why don't you like it?

[sabre14]

Feb 14, 2016 19:27:07 GMT -5 zack97 said:

For those who don't like "When I Said I Do", why don't you like it?

Cliche, bland, boring, borderline corny lyrics that was massively overplayed and bring back not so fond memories of my childhood.

[Andy]

Feb 14, 2016 19:27:07 GMT -5 zack97 said:

This is going to sound like a weird question but it's actually important lol.

For those who don't like "When I Said I Do", why don't you like it?

I don't hate the song but find it rather average-ish. Pretty enough lyrics, but kind of sappy and bland.

[thy4568]

Feb 14, 2016 19:27:07 GMT -5 zack97 said:

This is going to sound like a weird question but it's actually important lol.

For those who don't like "When I Said I Do", why don't you like it?

This is a typical 90s country love ballad made for radio.  It was the type of "i-love-you-forever" ballads that the 90s country love ("I Swear," "How Do I Live,""Rope the Moon," "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time on You," "She's Every Women" and on and on).  Some are quite good (e.g., Martina's "Valentine") but Clint's "When I Say I Do" is not too creative and very predictable, even the title is bland.  I don't dislike it, but I don't adore it either.  

[onebuffalo]

Can't say I'm a big fan of When I Said I Do. However, it was the last of thirteen chart toppers for Clint Black. A chart where he was #1 (with his wife):

BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 4, 1999:
1. WHEN I SAID I DO-CLINT BLACK AND LISA HARTMAN BLACK-RCA
2. Home To You-John Michael Montgomery-Atlantic
3. I Love You-Martina McBride-RCA
4. He Didn't Have To Be-Brad Paisley-Arista
5. Breathe-Faith Hill-Warner Bros.
6. Come On Over-Shania Twain-Mercury
7. Something Like That-Tim McGraw-Curb
8. All Things Considered-Yankee Grey-Monument
9. What Do You Say To That-George Strait-MCA
10. What Do You Say-Reba McEntire-MCA

[sabre14]

Feb 16, 2016 18:49:15 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 4, 1999:
1. WHEN I SAID I DO-CLINT BLACK AND LISA HARTMAN BLACK-RCA
3. I Love You-Martina McBride-RCA
5. Breathe-Faith Hill-Warner Bros.

Yeesh. Not a fan of those three, at all.

[Deleted]

The reason I asked actually has something to do with that specific chart lol.

[onebuffalo]

Feb 16, 2016 19:29:19 GMT -5 zack97 said:

The reason I asked actually has something to do with that specific chart lol.

Which is?

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Feb 14, 2016 21:08:16 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

Feb 14, 2016 19:27:07 GMT -5 zack97 said:

This is going to sound like a weird question but it's actually important lol.

For those who don't like "When I Said I Do", why don't you like it?

This is a typical 90s country love ballad made for radio.  It was the type of "i-love-you-forever" ballads that the 90s country love ("I Swear," "How Do I Live,""Rope the Moon," "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time on You," "She's Every Women" and on and on).  Some are quite good (e.g., Martina's "Valentine") but Clint's "When I Say I Do" is not too creative and very predictable, even the title is bland.  I don't dislike it, but I don't adore it either.  

This is why I don't like it either. It's very bland, but at the same time it's not the worst either. I actually think "I Swear" is better and don't like "Valentine" at all either.

[bksouthga]

I'll see if I can put together a top 5 or 10 sometime in the next day or so, but as far as songs you would play at a wedding, I much prefer "Something That We Do" (co-written with the great Skip Ewing) to "When I Said I Do". I just think it's a much more cleverly crafted song.

[bksouthga]

Ok here's my favorite Clint Black songs in no particular order:

Nobody's Home
Walkin' Away
Nothing's News
Killin' Time
Put Yourself In My Shoes
Loving Blind
One More Payment
Where Are You Now
The Old Man
A Heart Like Mine
Burn One Down
We Tell Ourselves
State of Mind
A Bad Goodbye
No Time to Kill
Somethng That We Do
Ode to Chet
Been There
Also love his cover of Monty Python's "Galaxy Song". And Kevin Nealon of SNL fame played banjo on it!

[thy4568]

"Killing Time" has bee hailed by many as Clint's best album. What do people think of "Put Yourself in My Shoes"? I love this album, no bad track on it. From the next album on, Clint goes on a decline. "Loving Blind," "Where Are You Now," and the title track are my favorites. The album I don't quite like is "The Hard Way." If "We Tell Ourselves" were not associated with Black, it would have never been a #2 song!

[bksouthga]

Feb 22, 2016 6:06:40 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

"Killing Time" has bee hailed by many as Clint's best album. What do people think of "Put Yourself in My Shoes"? I love this album, no bad track on it. From the next album on, Clint goes on a decline. "Loving Blind," "Where Are You Now," and the title track are my favorites. The album I don't quite like is "The Hard Way." If "We Tell Ourselves" were not associated with Black, it would have never been a #2 song!

While I certainly don't think "The Hard Way" was as strong as his first two, it still had some good songs on it. I have always loved "Burn One Down" and "When My Ship Comes In" and I really like "We Tell Ourselves" as well. I think there's a lot of wisdom in it, and there's a lot of great instrumental work in it.

[onebuffalo]

Feb 22, 2016 6:06:40 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

"Killing Time" has bee hailed by many as Clint's best album. What do people think of "Put Yourself in My Shoes"? I love this album, no bad track on it. From the next album on, Clint goes on a decline. "Loving Blind," "Where Are You Now," and the title track are my favorites. The album I don't quite like is "The Hard Way." If "We Tell Ourselves" were not associated with Black, it would have never been a #2 song!

The Hard Way was the first album Clint Black released after the lawsuit he filed against his manager, Bill Ham. We Tell Ourselves became the first #2 hit of Black's career. Here is a chart where Black was #2:

BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15, 1992:
1. Boot Scootin' Boogie-Brooks & Dunn-Arista
2. WE TELL OURSELVES-CLINT BLACK-RCA
3. Take A Little Trip-Alabama-RCA
4. I Feel Lucky-Mary Chapin Carpenter-Columbia
5. I'll Think Of Something-Mark Chesnutt-MCA
6. If You're Heart Ain't Busy Tonight-Tanya Tucker-Capitol
7. This One's Gonna Hurt You For A Long, Long Time-Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt-MCA
8. The River-Garth Brooks-Capitol
9. Runnin' Behind-Tracy Lawrence-Atlantic
10. Billy The Kid-Billy Dean-Capitol

[thy4568]

^^ I like every artist mentioned above!!!

[bksouthga]

Feb 22, 2016 16:10:58 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

^^ I like every artist mentioned above!!!

Yeah that is one hell of a top ten count down!

[thy4568]

Re-listening to Clint Black today. Now listening to "The Hard WAAY," ust finish listening to "Put Yourself..."

[bksouthga]

Feb 22, 2016 18:01:26 GMT -5 bksouthga said:

Feb 22, 2016 16:10:58 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

^^ I like every artist mentioned above!!!

Yeah that is one hell of a top ten count down!

At the risk of derailing, I had to ask myself, what was the other member of the Class of 89, Alan Jackson, doing that week? Answer: he was at 24, on the way up with future #1 "Love's Got a Hold on You". Also, George Strait was right behind him with "So Much Like My Dad", which peaked at #3. I correct my earlier statement: this was one hell of a Top 30!

[thy4568]

^^ I love "So Much Like My Dad." Haven't heard this song in the longest while!

[onebuffalo]

Feb 23, 2016 0:04:10 GMT -5 bksouthga said:

Feb 22, 2016 18:01:26 GMT -5 bksouthga said:

Yeah that is one hell of a top ten count down!

At the risk of derailing, I had to ask myself, what was the other member of the Class of 89, Alan Jackson, doing that week? Answer: he was at 24, on the way up with future #1 "Love's Got a Hold on You". Also, George Strait was right behind him with "So Much Like My Dad", which peaked at #3. I correct my earlier statement: this was one hell of a Top 30!

Don't forget, Alan Jackson just peaked at #3 with a masterpiece, Midnight In Montgomery.

[Andy]

Feb 22, 2016 6:06:40 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

"Killing Time" has bee hailed by many as Clint's best album. What do people think of "Put Yourself in My Shoes"? I love this album, no bad track on it. From the next album on, Clint goes on a decline. "Loving Blind," "Where Are You Now," and the title track are my favorites. The album I don't quite like is "The Hard Way." If "We Tell Ourselves" were not associated with Black, it would have never been a #2 song!

I actually quite like those two albums - it's probably around One Emotion where things started to go downhill for me. Admittedly I'm not the biggest expert on Clint's discography and it's been a while since I heard many of these albums, so it's possible I may be remembering things wrong.

Feb 23, 2016 6:06:26 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

^^ I love "So Much Like My Dad." Haven't heard this song in the longest while!

Easily one of the best and most underrated Strait songs, IMO.