The Hard Way (Clint Black album)
| The Hard Way | ||||
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| Released | July 14, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Studio | Studio Sound (Burbank, California); Moonee Ponds (Los Angeles); Eleven Eleven, Mesa (Nashville) | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country | |||
| Length | 34:09 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | James Stroud, Clint Black | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
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| Q | |
| Robert Christgau | C |
The Hard Way is the third studio album by American country music singer Clint Black. It includes the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks top-ten hits "We Tell Ourselves"[#2], "Burn One Down"[#4], and the number-one hit "When My Ship Comes In". Released on July 14, 1992, it was co-produced by Black and James Stroud. While not as commercially successful as his first two albums, The Hard Way was certified platinum by the RIAA.