Killin' Time

Clint Black | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 2, 1989
• Label: RCA Records Label
• Copyright: (P) 1989 BMG Entertainment
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• ASIN: B001DDL0K2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,993 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Debut, June 23, 2004

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Westley (Stuck in my head) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killin Time (Audio CD)

Clint's debut was a huge breakout hit (selling over 3 million copies to date) and still sounds fantastic today. Some of his all-time best songs are here, and the CD yielded four #1 country songs - "A Better Man" (1 week), "Killin' Time" (1 week), "Nobody's Home" (3 weeks), and "Walkin' Away" (2 weeks). In addition, "Nothing's News" went to #3; however, every song on the CD sounds like it could have been a hit. Clint's voice sounds terrific, and the sound is classic country replete with twangy guitars and steel bass. His voice was initially compared to Merle Haggard, although he also developed his own style right off the bat. In fact, "A Better Man" made history as the first debut single in 13 years to hit #1, since Freddy Fender with "Before the Next Teardrop Falls."

What I admire most is that the collection is remarkably cohesive and the songs flow together so well. At the same time, a variety of styles are represented, including the playful honky-tonk of "Straight from the Factory," the bluesy "Nothing's News," and the danceable "A Better Man." I still frequently listen to this collection, although I rarely listen to Clint's other CDs. Unfortunately, the "Killin' Time" CD is so great that it somewhat overshadowed his subsequent releases, but just sit back and enjoy some great country music. Most highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best country debuts of all time, December 24, 2001

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jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Killin Time (Audio Cassette)

Killin' Time was Clint Black's debut album, and what a great one it was! Fans of country music will probably recognize the album's two biggest hits, "A Better Man" and the title track, "Killin' Time."

Killin' Time only has nine songs on it, but five of those songs were #1 hits. These songs are: "A Better Man," "Killin' Time," "Nobody's Home," "Walkin' Away," and "Nothing's News." Now how many albums in any kind of music do you know of that have five chart-toppers included? Let alone a debut album.

Almost all of the songs have good lyrics and are reasonably catchy. My favorites are "A Better Man," "Killin' Time," "Nobody's Home," and "Walkin' Away."

I can't really say since I haven't heard all of Clint Black's albums, but Killin' Time would probably be my favorite that he has to offer other than his first Greatest Hits. "Killin' Time" and "A Better Man" are my favorite Clint Black songs of all, and they're both on this album, that's why I think that.

Killin' Time is just good ol' traditional country music that features songs that are sung by a great, and possibly under rated country singer. Of all the country debuts I've heard, it ranks up there with the best of them without a doubt. If you like country music, I recommend Killin' Time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For fans of Merle Haggard, June 10, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killin Time (Audio CD)

History will record 1989 as the year that the Berlin wall came down but country music fans know that it was also the year that American country radio stations abandoned most of the established stars (with a few exceptions) and started playing the music of a younger generation, led by Clint Black but also including Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and others. Garth and Alan started more slowly but ultimately overtook Clint, though he has still had a lot of success in the intervening years. With this debut yielding five number one country hits, Clint's career got off to an unbelievably successful start.

Clint sounds very like Merle Haggard but it clearly didn't do him any harm. Actually, the emergence of Clint coincided with the end of Merle as a major contender in the country charts. This album contains ten outstanding original songs. Clint wrote some on his own and others with the help of one or two of his musicians. There is a mix of up-tempo songs and ballads. The five big hits were the title track, A better man, Nobody's home, Walking away and Nothing's news. You could get these hits via the two volumes of Greatest hits (the first volume contains two of them with the other three on the second volume) but the other five songs here are not available elsewhere and they are definitely worth hearing.

The five non-hits are Straight from the factory (a song using a lock and key as a metaphor for a relationship), You're gonna leave me again (about an unfaithful woman), I'll be gone (about a relationship on the verge of breakdown), Winding down (about people drinking after work) and Live and learn (a philosophical song).

Clint's overall record doesn't match Merle's and I doubt if it ever will, but this particular album is as good as any of Merle's original albums. If you enjoy Merle's music, buy this album.