Killin' Time (Clint Black album)

Killin' Time
Studio album by
Clint Black
ReleasedMay 2, 1989
Recorded1988
StudioDigital Services, Houston, Texas; Eleven-Eleven Sound, House of David, Sound Stage, Woodland Studios, Reflections, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length30:35
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerJames Stroud, Mark Wright
Clint Black chronology
Killin' Time
(1989) 		Put Yourself in My Shoes
(1990)
Singles from Killin' Time
  1. "A Better Man"
    Released: February 18, 1989
  2. "Killin' Time"
    Released: July 15, 1989
  3. "Nobody's Home"
    Released: October 1989
  4. "Walkin' Away"
    Released: February 19, 1990
  5. "Nothing's News"
    Released: June 18, 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

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.

  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. Killin' Time at AllMusic
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (May 4, 1989). "Clint Black Killin' Time (RCA)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. pp. 641–642.
  5. ^ "Clint Black - Killin' Time CD Album". CD Universe. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Gleason, Holly (August 24, 1989). "Clint Black: Killin' Time : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2013.