Killin' Time (Clint Black album)

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Killin' Time is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Clint Black. It was released on May 2, 1989, by RCA Nashville. The album, buoyed by the chart-topping success of its first four singles, was a huge hit upon its release, and established Black as one of the biggest new stars in country music. The album is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

"A Better Man", "Nothing's News", "Walking Away", "Nobody's Home", and "Killin' Time" were all huge hit songs. All of these except "Nothing's News" reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, while "Nothing's News" reached No. 3. In addition, "A Better Man" and "Nobody's Home" were declared the Number One songs of 1989 and 1990, respectively, according to Billboard.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Black has a winning vocal style that evokes a very young Merle Haggard at times, and musically he can Western swing just as hard as fellow Texan George Strait, which he proves on the delightful 'Straight From the Factory'."<ref name="latimes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Musical style and composition

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Personnel

Band

• Clint Black – acoustic guitar, harmonica, lead vocals, background vocals
• Dick Gay – drums
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Jana King – background vocals
• Randy McCormick – keyboards
• Craig Morris – background vocals
• Hayden Nicholas – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle
• John Permenter – fiddle
• Jeff Peterson – Dobro, steel guitar
• Jim Photoglo – background vocals
• Donna Rhodes – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• Wendy Waldman – background vocals
• Jake Willemain – bass guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar

Production

• Milan Bogdan – editing
• Bill Ham – executive producer
• Steve Lindsey – production coordinator
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing
• Scott Poston – production coordinator
• James Stroud – producer
• Mark Wright – producer

Chart positions

Weekly charts

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Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	93
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	16
Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	52
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	6
Chart (1992)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1989	"A Better Man"	1	1
	"Killin' Time"	1	1
	"Nobody's Home"	1	1
1990	"Walkin' Away"	1	1
	"Nothing's News"	3	1

References

• Killin' Time [CD liner notes]. 1989. RCA Records.
• [[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] Artist Chart History (Singles)]. Billboard. Retrieved on March 10, 2003.
• [[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] Artist Chart History (Albums)]. Billboard. Retrieved on March 10, 2003.