Hardin County Line is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Mark Collie. It featured 4 singles, two of which, "Looks Aren't Everything" & "Let Her Go", hit the top 40. The other two, the title track and "Something With A Ring To It" failed to chart. The album itself reached a peak of number 57.

The track, "Something with a Ring to It" would later be recorded by Garth Brooks and included as a bonus track on The Chase for The Limited Series and would be included on all later pressings of that album. "Where There's Smoke" was later released as a single by Archer/Park in 1994.

Critical reception

Giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars, John Floyd of AllMusic wrote that the album "evokes the heart of '50s country, with detailed and compassionate songwriting, wildcat vocals, and guitar by James Burton."

Track listing

Personnel

From Hardin County Line liner notes.

1. Musicians

2. Eddie Bayers - drums

3. Barry Beckett - piano

4. James Burton - electric guitar

5. The Fairfield Five Singers - background vocals on "What I Wouldn't Give"

6. Paul Franklin - steel guitar

7. Vince Gill - background vocals

8. Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar

9. Steve Nathan - organ on "Deliver Me" and "Another Old Soldier"

10. Michael Rhodes - bass guitar

11. Harry Stinson - background vocals

12. Marty Stuart - acoustic guitar on "Hardin County Line"

13. Curtis Young - background vocals

14. Technical

15. Milan Bogdan - digital editing

16. David Boyer - engineering

17. Tony Brown - producer

18. Doug Johnson - producer, recording, mixing

19. Brad Jones - engineering

20. Julian King - engineering

21. Tim Kish - engineering

22. Linell - engineering

23. Glenn Meadows - mastering

24. Keith Odle - engineering

Chart performance

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