James Stroud to co-produce Clint Black CD
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James Stroud to co-produce Clint Black CD

Monday, June 18, 2007 – Clint Black has reunited with producer James Stroud, who is co-producing the next CD with Black. Black and Stroud created some of the artist's biggest hits, including five number one singles from Black's debut album, "Killin' Time."

"Even though it's been years since James and I worked together, we've remained good friends," Black said. "In the studio, his voice has always been in my head when recording. Besides the talent he brings to the studio, James and I have always been a bit of a comedy team. We picked up right where we left off, having all the laughs we can fit in. But James has some serious ears and a musical brain. He just has a way of listening."

Stroud said, "It's so exciting to be working with my dear friend Clint again. We've had lots of success in the past, selling millions of records, and it looks like we're going to pick up where we left off. His artistry and poetry is second to none and I am honored to be working with him again."

The CD will be out in the fall on Black's Equity Records label.

"Last week we released the first single in my career that I didn't have a hand in writing. These things - along with sharing the production duties with James, as well as recording with a great mix of my own band members and some of this town's great session players - have given me an album I wouldn't have been able to dream up on my own. It's been said again and again that Nashville is one of the most creative hotbeds of talent on the planet, but unless you lived and worked in it, you can never know how true that is. I, for one, am grateful for my bird's eye view."


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