The Way That I Am

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The Way That I Am
Martina McBride - The Way That I Am.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
Studio
  • Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length34:05
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Martina McBride chronology
The Time Has Come
(1992)
The Way That I Am
(1993)
Wild Angels
(1995)
Alternative cover
Martina McBride - The Way That I Am (International).jpg
Cover of the international release.
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart Trouble" Paul Kennerley 3:19
2."My Baby Loves Me" Gretchen Peters 2:36
3."That Wasn't Me"3:44
4."Independence Day"Peters3:25
5."Where I Used to Have a Heart" Craig Bickhardt 3:50
6."Goin' to Work"3:30
7."She Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
3:26
8."Life #9"
3:59
9."Strangers" Bobby Braddock 3:21
10."Ashes"
2:55
Total length:34:05
International bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Time Has Come"
  • Lonnie Wilson
  • Susan Longacre
2:32
12."That's Me"
  • Tony Haselden
  • Bob Alan
3:52
13."Cheap Whiskey"
3:08
14."When You Are Old"Gretchen Peters3:07

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [6]

Musicians
Production

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions Certifications
US
Country

[11]
CAN
Country

[12] [13]
1993"My Baby Loves Me"21
1994"Life #9"68
"Independence Day"1214* RIAA: Platinum [14]
"Heart Trouble"2132
1995"Where I Used to Have a Heart"49

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  3. Nicolson, Ian (March 26, 1994). "Market Preview: Country - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week . p. 15. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. 1 2 The Way That I Am (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 1993. 66288.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Martina McBride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  8. "Martina McBride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  12. "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Singles". RPM . Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  13. "Martina McBride chart history (Canada Country)". Billboard . Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. "American single certifications – Martina McBride – Independence Day". Recording Industry Association of America.
  15. "Canadian album certifications – Martina McBride – The Way That I Am". Music Canada . Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  16. "American album certifications – Martina McBride – The Way That I Am". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 21, 2021.