I'm Not So Tough | ||||
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Released | September 14, 1999 [1] | |||
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Length | 39:34 | |||
Label | BNA Records | |||
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Mindy McCready chronology | ||||
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Singles from I'm Not So Tough | ||||
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Allmusic | [4] |
Hartford Courant | (mixed) [5] |
People | (favorable) [6] |
Q | [7] |
I'm Not So Tough is the third studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready, released September 14, 1999 via BNA Records; it was her last album with the label before getting dropped. [8] The album was produced with new collaborators Billy Joe Walker Jr. and Csaba Petocz.
The album itself received a much more mixed reception from music critics and was less commercially successful than her previous two releases, hitting number 17 on the US Top Country Albums chart. Only two singles in total were released from the album, "One in a Million" and "All I Want Is Everything", the former only being included on the international edition of the album. The two singles both hit number 57 on the US Hot Country Songs chart. As of 2013, the album has sold 144,000 copies, a commercial failure compared to her previous albums. [9]
The song "Thunder and Roses" would be covered by Pam Tillis for her 2001 studio album of the same name, where it would be released as a single. The title track was initially recorded by Dutch singer Ilse DeLange in 1998 as her debut single. "Take Me Apart" would be covered by Tina Arena in 2004. The international edition bonus track "I Don't Want You to Go" would be recorded by co-writer Carolyn Dawn Johnson in 2001 for her debut studio album Room with a View, where it became a top-ten hit for her in 2002. Lead single "One in a Million" is only included on non-US editions of the album. [10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not So Tough" |
| 4:11 |
2. | "Tumble and Roll" | 3:08 | |
3. | "All I Want Is Everything" | 2:45 | |
4. | "Two Different Things" |
| 4:24 |
5. | "Dream On" |
| 4:21 |
6. | "I've Got a Feeling" |
| 3:05 |
7. | "Thunder and Roses" | 3:13 | |
8. | "Over and Over" |
| 3:56 |
9. | "Lucky Me" | 3:06 | |
10. | "Hold Me" |
| 3:27 |
11. | "Take Me Apart" |
| 4:00 |
Total length: | 39:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Not So Tough" |
| 4:11 |
2. | "Lucky Me" |
| 3:06 |
3. | "Dream On" |
| 4:21 |
4. | "Two Different Things" |
| 4:24 |
5. | "I Love You Too" (Bonus track) |
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6. | "Thunder and Roses" |
| 3:13 |
7. | "I've Got a Feeling" |
| 3:05 |
8. | "Tumble and Roll" |
| 3:08 |
9. | "One in a Million" (Bonus track) |
| 3:25 |
10. | "I Don't Want You to Go" (Bonus track) |
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11. | "Hold Me" |
| 3:27 |
12. | "All I Want Is Everything" |
| 2:45 |
13. | "Take Me Apart" |
| 4:00 |
14. | "Over and Over" |
| 3:56 |
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) [11] | 13 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] | 17 |
US Billboard 200 [13] | 155 |
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