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The Hard Way is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by American country singer-songwriter Clint Black. It was his third album and the first one he co-produced with James Stroud.

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The Hard Way
Studio album by Clint Black
Released	July 14, 1992
Recorded	1991-1992
Studio	Studio Sound, Burbank, California; Moonee Ponds, Los Angeles, California; Eleven Eleven Studio and Mesa Recording, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	34:09
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	James Stroud, Clint Black
Clint Black chronology
Put Yourself in My Shoes (1990) The Hard Way (1992) No Time to Kill (1993)
Singles from The Hard Way
"We Tell Ourselves" Released: June 22, 1992 "Burn One Down" Released: October 1992 "When My Ship Comes In" Released: January 11, 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Q	[5]
Robert Christgau	C [6]

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". While not as commercially successful as his first two albums, The Hard Way was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

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

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	8
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3
Canadian RPM Top Albums	47

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1992	"We Tell Ourselves"	2	1
	"Burn One Down"	4	2
1993	"When My Ship Comes In"	1	1

References

• The Hard Way [CD liner notes]. 1992. RCA Records.
• Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
• Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.

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