Nothin' but the Taillights

Nothin' but the Taillights
Nothin' but the Taillights
Studio album by Clint Black
Released	July 29, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Country
Length	46:22
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	James Stroud, Clint Black
Clint Black chronology
Singles from Nothin' but the Taillights
	"Still Holding On"; Released: June 2, 1997; "Something That We Do"; Released: August 25, 1997; "Nothin' but the Taillights"; Released: January 27, 1998; "The Shoes You're Wearing"; Released: April 13, 1998; "Loosen Up My Strings"; Released: August 24, 1998; "You Don't Need Me Now"; Released: January 30, 1999;

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Nothin' but the Taillights is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Clint Black. Black co-wrote many of the songs with others and played much of the guitar himself for this album.

"Something That We Do", "Nothin' but the Taillights", and "The Shoes You're Wearing" were hit singles. The latter two of those three songs reached #1. The album is currently certified platinum by the RIAA.

"Still Holding On" was co-written with Matraca Berg and Marty Stuart and performed as a duet with Martina McBride. This song was also included on McBride's Evolution album, also released in 1997.

"Ode To Chet" is an ode to guitar player Chet Atkins and features Steve Wariner, Larry Carlton, Dann Huff, Hayden Nicholas, Mark Knopfler, and Atkins and Black themselves on guitar.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nothin' but the Taillights"	Black, Steve Wariner	3:50
2.	"That Something in My Life"	Black, Kostas	2:52
3.	"Our Kind of Love" (Alison Krauss and Union Station)	Black, Shake Russell	4:09
4.	"Loosen Up My Strings"	Black, Nichols	3:30
5.	"Still Holding On" (Duet with Martina McBride)	Black, Matraca Berg, Marty Stuart	4:37
6.	"Something That We Do"	Black, Skip Ewing	3:57
7.	"The Shoes You're Wearing"	Black, Nichols	3:29
8.	"You Don't Need Me Now"	Black, Russell	3:42
9.	"What I Feel Inside"		4:30
10.	"You Know It All"	Black, Wariner	4:17
11.	"Ode to Chet" (With Chet Atkins, Steve Wariner, Larry Carlton, Dann Huff, and Mark Knopfler)		3:13
12.	"Bitter Side of Sweet"		4:28

Personnel

Band

Clint Black — acoustic guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Chet Atkins — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
Barry Bales — acoustic bass on "Our Kind of Love"
Eddie Bayers — drums
Ron Block – acoustic guitar on "Our Kind of Love"
Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
Robbie Buchanan — piano, keyboards
Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
Larry Carlton — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
Stuart Duncan — fiddle, mandolin
Skip Ewing — acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin — steel guitar
Dann Huff — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
Mark Knopfler — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"
Alison Krauss — fiddle, viola, and background vocals on "Our Kind of Love"
The London Session Orchestra — strings
Martina McBride — duet vocals on "Still Holding On"
Hayden Nicholas — electric guitar
Dean Parks — acoustic guitar
Steve Real — background vocals
Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
John Robinson — drums
Matt Rollings — piano
Leland Sklar — bass guitar
Adam Steffey — mandolin on "Our Kind of Love"
Fred Tackett — acoustic guitar
Dan Tyminski — acoustic guitar and background vocals on "Our Kind of Love"
Julianna Waller — fiddle
Steve Wariner — electric guitar on "Ode To Chet"

Production

Clint Black — producer
James Stroud — producer
Kevin Beamish — engineer
Ricky Cobble — assistant engineer, mixing assistant
Mark Hagen — assistant engineer
Richard Hanson — assistant engineer
Ronn Huff — arranger, conductor
Julian King — engineer, mixing
Pete Martinez — assistant engineer
Glenn Meadows — mastering
Patrick Murphy — assistant engineer
John Nelson — assistant engineer
Gary Paczosa — engineer
Ray Rogers — assistant engineer
Craig White — mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	5
US Billboard 200^[1]	43
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	40
Chart (1998)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	25

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	CAN Country	CAN AC
1997	"Still Holding On" (with Martina McBride)	11	—	1	50
1997	"Something That We Do"	2	67	4	—
1998	"Nothin' but the Taillights"	1	116	1	—
	"The Shoes You're Wearing"	1	118	1	—
	"Loosen Up My Strings"	12	—	6	—
1999	"You Don't Need Me Now"	29	—	31	—

References

^ "Clint Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Clint Black Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

Nothin' but the Taillights [CD liner notes]. 1997. RCA Records.
Nothin' but the Taillights Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved on January 5, 2007.
Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.

[ac_Billboard200_Clint_Black-1] "Clint Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Clint_Black-2] "Clint Black Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[3] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[4] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Killin' Time Put Yourself in My Shoes The Hard Way No Time to Kill One Emotion Nothin' but the Taillights D'lectrified Spend My Time Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic On Purpose
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits II 16 Biggest Hits The Love Songs
Christmas albums	Looking for Christmas Christmas with You
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