1997 studio album by Clint Black
Nothin' but the Taillights is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Clint Black . Black co-wrote many of the songs with others and played much of the guitar himself for this album.
"Something That We Do", "Nothin' but the Taillights", and "The Shoes You're Wearing" were hit singles. The latter two of those three songs reached #1. The album is currently certified platinum by the RIAA .
"Still Holding On" was co-written with Matraca Berg and Marty Stuart and performed as a duet with Martina McBride . This song was also included on McBride's Evolution album, also released in 1997.
"Ode To Chet" is an ode to guitar player Chet Atkins and features Steve Wariner , Larry Carlton , Dann Huff , Hayden Nicholas , Mark Knopfler , and Atkins and Black themselves on guitar.
Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Nothin' but the Taillights " Black, Steve Wariner 3:50 2. "That Something in My Life" Black, Kostas 2:52 3. "Our Kind of Love" (Alison Krauss and Union Station ) Black, Shake Russell 4:09 4. "Loosen Up My Strings " Black, Nichols 3:30 5. "Still Holding On " (Duet with Martina McBride ) Black, Matraca Berg , Marty Stuart 4:37 6. "Something That We Do " Black, Skip Ewing 3:57 7. "The Shoes You're Wearing " Black, Nichols 3:29 8. "You Don't Need Me Now " Black, Russell 3:42 9. "What I Feel Inside" 4:30 10. "You Know It All" Black, Wariner 4:17 11. "Ode to Chet" (With Chet Atkins , Steve Wariner , Larry Carlton , Dann Huff , and Mark Knopfler ) 3:13 12. "Bitter Side of Sweet" 4:28
Personnel [ edit ] Production [ edit ] Clint Black — producer James Stroud — producer Kevin Beamish — engineer Ricky Cobble — assistant engineer, mixing assistant Mark Hagen — assistant engineer Richard Hanson — assistant engineer Ronn Huff — arranger, conductor Julian King — engineer, mixing Pete Martinez — assistant engineer Glenn Meadows — mastering Patrick Murphy — assistant engineer John Nelson — assistant engineer Gary Paczosa — engineer Ray Rogers — assistant engineer Craig White — mixing assistant Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ] Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country CAN AC 1997 "Still Holding On" (with Martina McBride) 11 — 1 50 "Something That We Do" 2 67 4 — 1998 "Nothin' but the Taillights" 1 116 1 — "The Shoes You're Wearing" 1 118 1 — "Loosen Up My Strings" 12 — 6 — 1999 "You Don't Need Me Now" 29 — 31 —
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