The Hard Way | ||||
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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 | |||
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Allmusic |
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Chicago Tribune |
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Entertainment Weekly | B− |
Los Angeles Times |
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Q |
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Robert Christgau | C |
The Hard Way is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by American 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.
All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted.