1989 studio album by Clint Black
Killin' Time Released May 2, 1989 Recorded 1988 Studio Digital Services, Houston, Texas ; Eleven-Eleven Sound, House of David, Sound Stage, Woodland Studios, Reflections, Nashville, Tennessee Genre Length 30 :35 Label RCA Nashville Producer James Stroud , Mark Wright
Killin' Time is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Clint Black . It was released on May 2, 1989, by RCA Nashville . The album, buoyed by the chart-topping success of its first four singles, was a huge hit upon its release, and established Black as one of the biggest new stars in country music. The album is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA .
"A Better Man ", "Nothing's News ", "Walking Away ", "Nobody's Home ", and "Killin' Time " were all huge hit songs. All of these except "Nothing's News" reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs ) chart, while "Nothing's News" reached No. 3. In addition, "A Better Man" and "Nobody's Home" were declared the Number One songs of 1989 and 1990, respectively, according to Billboard .
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