Put Yourself in My Shoes
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Put Yourself in My Shoes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Clint Black | ||||
| Released | November 27, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Digital Services, Houston, Texas; Masterfonixs, Nashville, Tennessee; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 30:39 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | James Stroud | |||
| Clint Black chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Put Yourself in My Shoes is a 1990 (see 1990 in music) album by American country music singer-songwriter Clint Black. As with Black's debut album Killin' Time, the album is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA. All four singles from the album produced huge hits for Black on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Loving Blind" and "Where Are You Now" both at Number One; the title track at #4; and "One More Payment" at #7. "This Nightlife" also charted at #61 from unsolicited airplay.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted.
- "Put Yourself in My Shoes" (Black, Nicholas, Shake Russell) – 3:15
- "The Gulf of Mexico" – 2:42
- "One More Payment" (Black, Nicholas, Russell) – 2:16
- "Where Are You Now" – 3:09
- "The Old Man" – 3:02
- "This Nightlife" – 3:08
- "Loving Blind" (Black) – 3:57
- "Muddy Water" – 2:30
- "A Heart Like Mine – 3:03
- "The Goodnight-Loving" – 3:37
Personnel
Produced by James Stroud. Executive produced by Bill Ham.
Clint Black's band
- Clint Black – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
- Dick Gay – drums, percussion
- Jeff Huskins – fiddle, keyboards, background vocals
- Hayden Nicholas – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Jeff Peterson – pedal steel guitar, Dobro, background vocals
- Jake Willemain – bass guitar, background vocals
- Martin Young – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Jana King – background vocals
- Randy McCormick – background vocals
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1990 | "Put Yourself in My Shoes" | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 | "Loving Blind" | 1 | 1 |
| "One More Payment" | 7 | 7 | |
| "Where Are You Now" | 1 | 1 | |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1991 | "This Nightlife" | 61 |
References
- Put Yourself in My Shoes [CD liner notes]. 1990. RCA Records.
- Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
- Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
| Preceded by
No Fences
by Garth Brooks |
Top Country Albums number-one album December 22, 1990 - February 9, 1991 |
Succeeded by No Fences by Garth Brooks |
