Clint Black's Drinkin' Songs & Other Logic Set For October 4th Street Date

Nashville, TN - Superstar Clint Black will release his second CD for his label, Equity Music Group, on October 4, 2005. Titled Drinkin' Songs & Other Logic, the all new music written by Black is a deliberate return to his past. Featuring the new single, 'Code of the West,' the 12 song collection has the flavor and flair of the music Black grew up listening to.
'I went out and bought all the music I grew up on that I didn't already have and spent three months listening to only that,' Black said. 'Only stuff from before I started making records, so it was pre-1989 Waylon, Willie, Buck Owens, Haggard, Don Williams, Jim Croce. And what I discovered was a simplicity in song that I had moved away from. It was quite an emotional journey, because these were all songs that moved me and inspired me to do what I've been doing ever since.'
For his 10th full-length studio album, Black also purposefully set a self-limiting CD title with Drinkin' Songs & Other Logic. With song titles like 'Longnecks and Rednecks,' 'Familiar Drinkin' Song'' and the title track, Black clearly succeeded in his mission.
'I spent a lot of time in those bars, listening to that music and watching the people,' Black explained. 'I love watching people anyway. That's the great thing about going to New York where I can put on a ball cap and watch folks without being watched. But I remember sitting in those bars and watching the little plays that happen between people. So much of it is predictable, but every now and then it's not. Those stories aren't lost on me.'
Sixteen years into his career, millions of records sold and dozens of awards lining his trophy case, Black feels that life just can't get better than this.
'A lot of people are misguided about the true source of happiness,' he said. 'It's doing what you love to do, and I'm really happy that I am still making music and have the opportunity to perform for people.'