Things Are Tough All Over (song)

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"Things Are Tough All Over"
Single by Shelby Lynne
from the album Tough All Over
B-side "I Walk the Line"
ReleasedSeptember 1990 (1990-09)
Genre Country
Length3:58
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Trey Bruce
Lisa Silver
Producer(s) Bob Montgomery
Shelby Lynne singles chronology
"I'll Lie Myself to Sleep"
(1990)
"Things Are Tough All Over"
(1990)
"What About the Love We Made"
(1991)

"Things Are Tough All Over" is a song recorded by American country music artist Shelby Lynne. It was released in September 1990 as the second single from her album Tough All Over. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart [1] and reached number 19 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Shelby Lynne American singer and songwriter

Shelby Lynne is an American singer and songwriter and the older sister of Allison Moorer. The success of her pop rock album I Am Shelby Lynne (1999) led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She released a Dusty Springfield tribute album called Just a Little Lovin' in 2008. Since then she has started her own independent record label, called Everso Records, and released three albums: Tears, Lies and Alibis, Merry Christmas, and Revelation Road. Lynne is also known for her distinctive contralto voice.

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Chart performance

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 19
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 23

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<i>Tough All Over</i> (Shelby Lynne album)

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References

  1. "Shelby Lynne - Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1434." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Shelby Lynne Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.