| "Half Way Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Clint Black | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | " Cadillac Jack Favor" [1] | |||
| Released | November 18, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clint Black Hayden Nicholas | |||
| Producer(s) |
James Stroud Clint Black [2] | |||
| Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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"Half Way Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [1] It was written by Black with Hayden Nicholas.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "positively insinuating groove." She goes on to say that Black's "textured performance and meaty lyric as calling cards should make it a quick favorite." [3]
"Half Way Up" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 30, 1996.
| Chart (1996–1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [4] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [5] | 6 |
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [6] | 23 |
| US Country Songs ( Billboard) [7] | 48 |
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
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^ The Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1996. RCA07863-66671-2.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ "Reviews: Country". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 49. December 7, 1996. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ " Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9810." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 10, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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| "Half Way Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Clint Black | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | " Cadillac Jack Favor" [1] | |||
| Released | November 18, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clint Black Hayden Nicholas | |||
| Producer(s) |
James Stroud Clint Black [2] | |||
| Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Half Way Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [1] It was written by Black with Hayden Nicholas.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "positively insinuating groove." She goes on to say that Black's "textured performance and meaty lyric as calling cards should make it a quick favorite." [3]
"Half Way Up" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 30, 1996.
| Chart (1996–1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [4] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [5] | 6 |
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [6] | 23 |
| US Country Songs ( Billboard) [7] | 48 |
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
-
^ The Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Clint Black. RCA Records. 1996. RCA07863-66671-2.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ "Reviews: Country". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 49. December 7, 1996. p. 78. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ " Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9810." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 10, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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