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.
Contents
Musical style and composition
The Hard Way has been described as a neotraditional country album with elements of pop compared to 1970s singer-songwriters such as Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, and Dan Fogelberg.
Personnel
Band
Eddie Bayers — drums
Clint Black — harmonica, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
Lenny Castro — percussion
Eric Darken — percussion
Jerry Douglas — Dobro
Sonny Garrish — steel guitar
Dick Gay — drums
Rob Hajacos — fiddle
Dann Huff — electric guitar
Jeff Huskins — fiddle
Jana King — background vocals
Liana Manis — background vocals
Hayden Nicholas — electric guitar, electric sitar
Mark O'Connor — fiddle
Jeff Peterson — steel guitar
Don Potter — acoustic guitar
Matt Rollings — piano
Leland Sklar — bass guitar
Jake Willemain — bass guitar
Dennis Wilson — background vocals
Curtis Young — background vocals
Martin Young — acoustic guitar
Reggie Young — electric guitar
Production
Clint Black — producer
James Stroud — producer
Lynn Peterzell — engineer