The Love Songs is a 2007 (see 2007 in music) album by country singer Clint Black. It consists of newly recorded versions of many of his love songs along with a cover version of Jim Croce's "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song".
According to Black, many of the songs remain true to the original version while a few get a slight update. "I wanted to do a record that's not just a reissue of hits", Black said. "Sometimes when I go back and revisit my older recordings, I find little things that, in hindsight, I feel I could improve on just a bit—some new twist that might make it just a little bit better. It might be a slight change in the arrangement, or the way vocals are layered. And there were also times when I listened to a particular recording and felt there really wasn't a change that would make it better."
The album cover was designed by Peter Max and depicts Black with wife Lisa Hartman Black.
Track listing
Personnel Band
Bryan Austin — acoustic guitar, background vocals Clint Black — acoustic guitar, harmonica, percussion, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, bass harmonica Dane Bryant — piano, keyboards, background vocals Lenny Castro — percussion Perry Coleman — background vocals Steve Dorff — conductor, orchestral arrangements Stuart Duncan — fiddle, mandolin Paul Franklin — steel guitar Dick Gay — drums Carl Gorodetzky — concert master Lisa Hartman Black — duet vocals on "When I Said I Do" and "Easy for Me to Say" Wes Hightower — background vocals Carolyn Dawn Johnson — duet vocals on "Our Kind of Love" Abraham Laboriel — bass guitar Nashville String Machine — orchestra Hayden Nicholas — electric guitar Dean Parks — acoustic guitar Jeff Peterson — steel guitar John "J.R." Robinson — drums Matt Rollings — grand piano Steve Wariner — electric guitar, background vocals Jake Willemain — bass guitar Martin Young — acoustic guitar
Production Zack Berry — production coordinator, assistant engineer Clint Black — producer Zeke Clark — assistant engineer Ricky Cobble — engineer, mixing Steve Lockhart — technical support Ray Rogers — engineering support Hank Williams — mastering
Chart positions
Chart (2007)PeakpositionUS Top Country Albums37US Top Independent Albums24
References
Black Tracks: The Love Songs. ClintBlack.com. Retrieved on January 31, 2007. [ Artist Chart History (Albums)]. Billboard. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.