CLINT BLACK

'Clint Patrick Black' (born February 4, 1962) is an American neotraditional country music singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actor.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilations

Christmas albums

Singles

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Black was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and grew up in Katy, Texas, the youngest of four brothers. Black took a passionate interest in music at age 13 teaching himself to play the harmonica and then guitar and bass. He dropped out of high school to play in his brother's band and played the local club circuit around Houston, Texas as he also ventured into songwriting.

Career

Black and Hayden Nicholas began playing and writing songs together, soon signing with Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top, among others) at RCA Records. To date Black has sold several million albums worldwide. Clint's first single, "A Better Man", landed him a #1 country hit, as did the next three singles off his debut album, ''Killin' Time''; the album itself was also #1 in album sales. He swept the Country Music Association's awards in 1989 , winning in six different categories. Black's second album, ''Put Yourself In My Shoes'', did not meet with as much critical acclaim as his debut, but nonetheless still included several hit singles. He began touring with Alabama and soon married actress Lisa Hartman. A royalty-lawsuit with Bill Ham was ongoing while Black recorded his third album, ''The Hard Way'', which received mixed reviews but became almost as successful as the previous two. His next albums were popular within the country music scene, although his neo-trad approach to music would become less popular over time. Despite being one of the most popular acts of the 1990s, he would land only one Top 5 hit in the 2000s, a duet with his friend Steve Wariner.
After parting ways with longtime record label RCA, Clint started his own record label, Equity Music Group, in late 2003. Clint has released two mainstream records on his own label, as well as a Christmas album.
Alongside his musical career, Clint has also tried his hand in acting. He has appeared in TV shows such as ''Wings'', ''King of the Hill'', ''Hope and Faith'', and ''Hot Properties''. He has also had roles in movies such as ''Maverick'', '', ''Going Home'', and ''Anger Management''. Black was a contestant on Duets in 2006 along with Randy Travis, Patti Labelle, Smokey Robinson, and several others.
For his contribution to the recording industry, Black has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.

Personal life

Black and his wife (Lisa Hartman, the actress) have a daughter, Lily Pearl, and live in Nashville, Tennessee. Clint also has a daughter, Chelsea Bain, from a previous relationship. His brothers Kevin Black and Brian Black are also singers.
In 2003, he announced his staunch support of both George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. He even recorded a song "I Raq and Roll" in support of both the troops and the war.

Discography

Albums

:''Note: The number by the album title is its peak position on Billboard's Country Album chart.''

Studio albums

★ ''Killin' Time'' (1989) '#1'

★ ''Put Yourself In My Shoes'' (1990) '#1'

★ ''The Hard Way'' (1992) '#2'

★ ''No Time To Kill'' (1993) '#2'

★ ''One Emotion'' (1994) '#8'

★ ''Nothin' But the Taillights'' (1997) '#4'

★ ''D'lectrified'' (1999) '#7'

★ ''Spend My Time'' (2004) '#3'

★ ''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic'' (2005) '#36'

Compilations

★ ''Clint Black'' (1993)

★ ''Greatest Hits'' (1996) '#2'

★ ''Super Hits'' (1998)

★ ''Greatest Hits II'' (2001) '#8'

★ ''Super Hits 2'' (2003) '#53'

★ ''The Ultimate Clint Black'' (2003)'#39'

★ ''All American Country: Clint Black'' (2004)

★ ''16 Biggest Hits'' (2005)

★ ''The Love Songs'' (2007)

Christmas albums

★ ''Looking For Christmas'' (1995)

★ ''Christmas With You'' (2004)

Singles

Year	Title	Album	US Country	US Hot 100
'1989'	"A Better Man"	''Killin' Time''	1
'1989'	"Killin' Time"	''Killin' Time''	1
'1990'	"Nobody's Home"	''Killin' Time''	1
'1990'	"Walkin' Away"	''Killin' Time''	1
'1990'	"Nothing's News"	''Killin' Time''	3
'1990'	"Put Yourself in My Shoes"	''Put Yourself in My Shoes''	4
'1991'	"Loving Blind"	''Put Yourself in My Shoes''	1
'1991'	"One More Payment"	''Put Yourself in My Shoes''	7
'1991'	"Where Are You Now"	''Put Yourself in My Shoes''	1
'1991'	"This Night Life"A	''Put Yourself in My Shoes''	61
'1992'	"We Tell Ourselves"	''The Hard Way''	2
'1992'	"Burn One Down"	''The Hard Way''	4
'1993'	"When My Ship Comes In"	''The Hard Way''	1
'1993'	"Desperado"A	''	54
'1993'	"A Bad Goodbye" (''w/ Wynonna'')	''No Time to Kill''	2	43
'1993'	"No Time to Kill"	''No Time to Kill''	3
'1994'	"State Of Mind"	''No Time to Kill''	2	102
'1994'	"A Good Run of Bad Luck"	''No Time to Kill''	1
'1994'	"Half the Man"	''No Time to Kill''	4
'1994'	"Tuckered Out"A	''No Time to Kill''	74
'1994'	"Untanglin' My Mind"	''One Emotion''	4
'1995'	"Wherever You Go"	''One Emotion''	3
'1995'	"Summer's Comin'"	''One Emotion''	1
'1995'	"One Emotion"	''One Emotion''	2
'1995'	"Life Gets Away"	''One Emotion''	4
'1996'	"Like the Rain"	''Greatest Hits''	1
'1997'	"'Til Santa's Gone (Milk and Cookies)" (also known as "'Til Santa's Gone (I Just Can't Wait)"		65B
'1997'	"Half Way Up"	''Greatest Hits''	6
'1997'	"Still Holding On" (''w/ Martina McBride'')	''Nothin' But the Taillights''	11
'1997'	"Something That We Do"	''Nothin' But the Taillights''	2	67
'1998'	"Nothin' But the Taillights"	''Nothin' But the Taillights''	1	116
'1998'	"The Shoes You're Wearing"	''Nothin' But the Taillights''	1	118
'1998'	"Loosen Up My Strings"	''Nothin' But the Taillights''	12
'1999'	"You Don't Need Me Now"	''Nothin' But the Taillights''	29
'1999'	"When I Said I Do" (''w/ Lisa Hartman Black'')	''D'Lectrified''	1	31
'2000'	"Been There" (''w/ Steve Wariner'')	''D'Lectrified''	5	44
'2000'	"Love She Can't Live Without"	''D'Lectrified''	30
'2001'	"Easy For Me to Say" (''w/ Lisa Hartman Black'')	''Greatest Hits, Vol. 2''	27
'2002'	"Money or Love"	''Greatest Hits, Vol. 2''	50
'2003'	"I Raq And Roll"		42
'2003'	"Spend My Time"	''Spend My Time''	16	102
'2003'	"The Boogie Man"	''Spend My Time''	51
'2004'	"Hey Good Lookin'" (''Jimmy Buffett w/Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait'')	''License to Chill'' (Jimmy Buffett album)	8	63
'2004'	"My Imagination"	''Spend My Time''	42
'2005'	"Rainbow in the Rain"	''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic''	44
'2005'	"Code of the West"C	''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic''
'2005'	"A Grain of Salt" (''Ray Herndon w/ Clint Black'')C	''Livin' the Dream'' (Ray Herndon album)
'2006'	"Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic"	''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic''	54
'2006'	"Heartaches"C	''Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic''
'2007'	"The Strong One"D		45

★ ^AAlbum cut.

★ ^B"'Til Santa's Gone" charted on four separate occasions as a Christmas single. The song peaked at #65 in 1997, #40 in 1998, #38 in 1999, and #34 in 2000.

★ ^CFailed to chart.

★ ^DCurrent single.

References

★ "Clint Black". CMT. Retrieved Sep. 15, 2006.

★ "About Clint". Clint Black Official Web Site. retrieved Sep. 15, 2006.

★ Equity Music Group - Press Retrieved Sep. 15, 2006.

External links

★ Official Website

★ Clint Black – The Love Songs