Ten Thousand Angels

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Ten Thousand Angels
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 1996
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre Country
Length35:20
Label BNA Records
Producer David Malloy
Mindy McCready chronology
Ten Thousand Angels
(1996)
If I Don't Stay the Night
(1997)
Singles from Ten Thousand Angels
  1. "Ten Thousand Angels"
    Released: February 3, 1996
  2. "Guys Do It All the Time"
    Released: June 24, 1996
  3. "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"
    Released: October 12, 1996
  4. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)"
    Released: February 24, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Ten Thousand Angels is the debut studio album of American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on April 30, 1996, by BNA Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US country charts, and producing four chart singles on the country charts. The first single, which was the title track, reached No. 6, and was followed by her only No. 1 hit, "Guys Do It All the Time". Following this song was "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now", which featured backing vocals from Richie McDonald, the lead singer of the band Lonestar. This song peaked at No. 18. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" was the final single, reaching No. 4 in 1997.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ten Thousand Angels"
  • Steven Dale Jones
  • Billy Henderson
3:25
2."Guys Do It All the Time"
3:11
3."All That I Am"3:23
4."Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (duet with Richie McDonald) Tim Johnson 3:59
5."A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)"
2:40
6."Have a Nice Day"
4:56
7."It Ain't a Party"3:04
8."Without Love"
4:13
9."Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
  • Johnson
  • Malloy
3:10
10."Breakin' It" Mark Germino 3:19
Total length:35:20

Personnel

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzky, concert master. String arrangements by Ronn Huff.

Production

Charts

References

  1. Ten Thousand Angels at AllMusic
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Du Noyer, Paul. "Mindy McCready - Ten Thousand Angels". Q . No. July 1999. EMAP Metro Ltd. p. 142.
  4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5449". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  5. "RPM Country Albums for November 4, 1996". RPM . Retrieved December 12, 2024.Note: The week Ten Thousand Angels went number one has not been archived, so the issue is based on its last week chart performance.
  6. "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. "Mindy McCready Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  9. "Year End Country Albums ~ Top 50". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. "'97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  14. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.