I'm Not So Tough | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:34 | |||
Label | BNA Records | |||
Producer | Csaba Petocz Billy Joe Walker, Jr. | |||
Mindy McCready chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Hartford Courant | (mixed) [2] |
People | (favorable) [3] |
Q | [4] |
I'm Not So Tough is the third studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on September 14, 1999 by BNA Records. This album peaked at #17 on the US country charts and sold 144,000 copies. The album included the single "All I Want Is Everything". The track "Thunder and Roses" was later covered by Pam Tillis on her 2001 album of the same name. "Take Me Apart" was also covered by Tina Arena in 2004. The album was issued in the United Kingdom with three bonus tracks, including the single "One in a Million". [5] The song "I'm Not So Tough" was a cover of the debut single of Dutch singer Ilse DeLange, recorded in 1998. It was her final album for the BNA label.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not So Tough" | Bruce Bouton, Hillary Lindsey, Robert Ellis Orrall | 4:11 |
2. | "Tumble and Roll" | Al Anderson, Kim Carnes, Carolyn Dawn Johnson | 3:08 |
3. | "All I Want Is Everything" | Matraca Berg, Marshall Chapman | 2:45 |
4. | "Two Different Things" | Bouton, H. Lindsey, Gary Burr | 4:24 |
5. | "Dream On" | Mark Selby, Tia Sillers | 4:21 |
6. | "I've Got a Feeling" | Kevin "Swine" Grantt, Leslie Satcher | 3:05 |
7. | "Thunder and Roses" | Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | 3:13 |
8. | "Over and Over" | Mayo, C. Lindsey | 3:56 |
9. | "Lucky Me" | Tommy Lee James, Kim Richey, Jennifer Kimball | 3:06 |
10. | "Hold Me" | Monty Criswell, Lee Thomas Miller | 3:27 |
11. | "Take Me Apart" | Green, Mayo, Fiona Kernaghan | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not So Tough" | Bruce Bouton, Hillary Lindsey, Robert Ellis Orrall | 4:11 |
2. | "Lucky Me" | Tommy Lee James, Kim Richey, Jennifer Kimball | 3:06 |
3. | "Dream On" | Mark Selby, Tia Sillers | 4:21 |
4. | "Two Different Things" | Bouton, H. Lindsey, Gary Burr | 4:24 |
5. | "I Love You Too" (exclusive/bonus) | Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | |
6. | "Thunder and Roses" | Green, Lindsey, Mayo | 3:13 |
7. | "I've Got a Feeling" | Kevin "Swine" Grantt, Leslie Satcher | 3:05 |
8. | "Tumble and Roll" | Al Anderson, Kim Carnes, Carolyn Dawn Johnson | 3:08 |
9. | "One in a Million" (exclusive/bonus) | Beth Neilsen Chapman, Annie Roboff | 3:25 |
10. | "I Don't Want You to Go" (exclusive/bonus) | Tommy Polk, Johnson | |
11. | "Hold Me" | Monty Criswell, Lee Thomas Miller | 3:27 |
12. | "All I Want Is Everything" | Matraca Berg, Marshall Chapman | 2:45 |
13. | "Take Me Apart" | Green, Mayo, Fiona Kernaghan | 4:00 |
14. | "Over and Over" | Mayo, C. Lindsey | 3:56 |
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 155 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 13 |
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