Strong (Michelle Wright album)

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Strong
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Studio album by Michelle Wright
Released July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Recorded 2012-2013
Genre Country
Length37:32
Label Savannah
Producer Jason Barry
Eric Silver
Danick Dupelle
Michelle Wright chronology
Everything and More
(2006) Everything and More2006
Strong
(2013)
Singles from Strong
  1. "Another Good Day"
    Released: April 2012
  2. "Strong"
    Released: April 2013
  3. "Crazy Stupid Love"
    Released: September 2013
  4. "What's Better Than This"
    Released: March 2014
  5. "Laugh a Little"
    Released: February 2015

Strong is the eighth studio album by the Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. It was released in Canada on July 9, 2013, by Savannah Records [1] and in the United States on October 22, 2013.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Michelle Wright Canadian country music artist

Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice. In 2011, Wright was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Brian Ferriman of Savannah Records has been her manager for over 25 years.

Savannah Records, in association with WEA Canada, was a Canadian country music record label established by Brian Ferriman in Toronto, Ontario in 1983.

Contents

Critical reception

Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal gave the album a favorable review, writing that "this CD is very uplifting and full of hope and there are no filler tracks on here; moreover, each of the eleven songs has the potential to become a radio single." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Strong"3:02
2."Crazy Stupid Love"2:56
3."One of These Days"3:43
4."What's Better Than This"3:31
5."Laugh a Little"2:53
6."She's a Keeper"4:02
7."Another Good Day"3:56
8."Together Forever"3:31
9."Walkin' on a Heart That's Breakin'"2:59
10."Back to You"2:55
11."I'll Cry Too"4:04
Total length:37:32

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
CAN Country
[3]
2012 "Another Good Day"
2013 "Strong" 43
"Crazy Stupid Love"
2014 "What's Better Than This"
2015 "Laugh a Little"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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References

  1. Andrews, Kenai (July 8, 2013). "MMA Crossfire Conversations – Country music legend Michelle Wright stays strong". Postmedia News . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  2. Papadatos, Markos (July 10, 2013). "Review: Country singer Michelle Wright charms on new album 'Strong'". Digital Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  3. "Michelle Wright Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2013.