Put Yourself in My Shoes
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Put Yourself in My Shoes is a 1990 (see 1990 in music
) album by American country music singer-songwriter Clint Black
. 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.
except where noted.
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
) album by American country music singer-songwriter Clint Black
Clint Black
Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country...
. All four singles from the album produced huge hits for Black on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Loving Blind" and "Where Are You Now" both at Number One
Chart topper
Chart topper may refer to:*Record chart, a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time**Billboard charts, a ranking of the relative popularity of songs or albums in the United States...
; the title track at #4; and "One More Payment" at #7. "This Nightlife" also charted at #61 from unsolicited airplay.
Track listing
All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden NicholasHayden Nicholas
James Hayden Nicholas is a country guitarist and songwriter.Nicholas grew up in the Houston, Texas area, where he taught himself to play guitar at age nine. In the early 1980s, he was briefly member of the band Revolver, headlined by Tim McCrary, which played extensively in Texas...
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 NowWhere Are You Now"Where Are You Now" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in July 1991 as the fourth and final single from his 1990 album Put Yourself in My Shoes. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
" – 3:09 - "The Old Man" – 3:02
- "This Nightlife" – 3:08
- "Loving BlindLoving Blind"Loving Blind" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in January 1991 as the second single from his album, Put Yourself in My Shoes...
" (Black) – 3:57 - "Muddy Water" – 2:30
- "A Heart Like Mine – 3:03
- "The Goodnight-Loving" – 3:37
Clint Black's band
- Clint Black – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, lead vocals - Dick Gay – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Jeff HuskinsJeff HuskinsJeffrey Howard Huskins is an American country musician, producer, and record label founder.Jeff Huskins, successful artist, producer and entrepreneur whose performing career included touring and performing with artists such as Clint Black and Gene Watson, is best known as a member of the...
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, background vocals - Hayden NicholasHayden NicholasJames Hayden Nicholas is a country guitarist and songwriter.Nicholas grew up in the Houston, Texas area, where he taught himself to play guitar at age nine. In the early 1980s, he was briefly member of the band Revolver, headlined by Tim McCrary, which played extensively in Texas...
– guitars, background vocals - Jeff Peterson – pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
, DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
, background vocals - Jake Willemain – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Martin Young – guitars, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Jana King – background vocals
- Randy McCormick – background vocals
- Brent Rowan – guitars
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 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 |