Put Yourself in My Shoes

Put Yourself in My Shoes
Studio album by Clint Black
Released	November 27, 1990
Recorded	Digital Services, Houston, Texas; Masterfonixs, Nashville, Tennessee; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Country
Length	30:39
Label	RCA Records
Producer	James Stroud
Clint Black chronology
Killin' Time (1989) Put Yourself in My Shoes (1990) The Hard Way (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Put Yourself in My Shoes is a 1990 (see 1990 in music) album by American country music singer-songwriter Clint Black. As with Black's debut album Killin' Time, the album is currently certified triple platinum by the RIAA. All four singles from the album produced huge hits for Black on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Loving Blind" and "Where Are You Now" both at Number One; the title track at #4; and "One More Payment" at #7. "This Nightlife" also charted at #61 from unsolicited airplay.

Track listing

All songs written by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas except where noted.

1. "Put Yourself in My Shoes" (Black, Nicholas, Shake Russell) – 3:15
2. "The Gulf of Mexico" – 2:42
3. "One More Payment" (Black, Nicholas, Russell) – 2:16
4. "Where Are You Now" – 3:09
5. "The Old Man" – 3:02
6. "This Nightlife" – 3:08
7. "Loving Blind" (Black) – 3:57
8. "Muddy Water" – 2:30
9. "A Heart Like Mine – 3:03
10. "The Goodnight-Loving" – 3:37

Personnel

Produced by James Stroud. Executive produced by Bill Ham.

Clint Black's band

• Clint Black – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, lead vocals
• Dick Gay – drums, percussion
• Jeff Huskins – fiddle, keyboards, background vocals
• Hayden Nicholas – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Jeff Peterson – pedal steel guitar, Dobro, background vocals
• Jake Willemain – bass guitar, background vocals
• Martin Young – acoustic guitar, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Michael Black – background vocals
• Jana King – background vocals
• Randy McCormick – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	18

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1990	"Put Yourself in My Shoes"	4	3
1991	"Loving Blind"	1	1
	"One More Payment"	7	7
	"Where Are You Now"	1	1

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country
1991	"This Nightlife"	61

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Los Angeles Times review
5. Rolling Stone review

• Put Yourself in My Shoes [CD liner notes]. 1990. RCA Records.
• Artist Chart History (Singles). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.
• Artist Chart History (Albums). Billboard. Retrieved on January 1, 2007.