Strong (Tracy Lawrence album)

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Strong
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ReleasedMarch 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)
Genre Country
Label DreamWorks Records
Producer James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Tracy Lawrence
(2001)
Strong
(2004)
Then & Now: The Hits Collection
(2005)
Singles from Strong
  1. "Paint Me a Birmingham"
    Released: October 13, 2003
  2. "It's All How You Look at It"
    Released: June 11, 2004
  3. "Sawdust on Her Halo"
    Released: July 13, 2004 [1]
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Strong is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on March 30, 2004 by DreamWorks Records. It produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Paint Me a Birmingham" (#4), "It's All How You Look at It" (#35) and "Sawdust on Her Halo" (#48). "Paint Me a Birmingham" was also recorded in 2003 by Ken Mellons on his album Sweet , from which it was released as a single shortly before Lawrence's rendition.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's All How You Look at It" Rivers Rutherford, Dave Berg, Georgia Middleman 3:04
2."Strong" Bob Regan, Jimmy Ritchey 4:29
3."Stones" Jimbeau Hinson, Kim Tribble, Jon Michaels3:54
4."Paint Me a Birmingham"Gary Duffy, Buck Moore3:47
5."Everywhere but Hollywood" Jason Sellers, Bobby Pinson, Ritchey3:07
6."A Far Cry from You"Tony Lane, Jess Brown, Robin English3:49
7."Bobby Darwin's Daughter" Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Rick Huckaby4:18
8."What the Flames Feel Like" Marty Dodson, George Teren3:33
9."Sawdust on Her Halo"Monty Criswell, Huckaby3:14
10."When Daddy Was a Strong Man" Casey Beathard, Kendell Marvel 4:00
11."Think of Me"Nelson, Lewis Anderson4:11
12."The Questionnaire" Aaron Barker, Phillip Douglas, Ron Harbin3:40

Personnel

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