Too Tough to Tame

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Too Tough to Tame
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1989
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Label Universal/Capitol Nashville
Producer Jimmy Bowen
John Anderson chronology
10
(1988)
Too Tough to Tame
(1989)
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(1990)
Singles from Too Tough to Tame
  1. "Who's Lovin' My Baby"
    Released: August 1, 1989
  2. "Tryin' to Make a Living on the Road"
    Released: January 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly B [2]

Too Tough to Tame is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released on August 8, 1989, and was originally on the Universal Records label, which became Capitol Nashville. The album featured the singles "Who's Lovin' My Baby" and "Tryin' to Make a Living on the Road," which was the first Anderson single to not chart since "Swoop Down Sweet Jesus" in 1975. It was the first album of his career to not feature a Top 40 Hit.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Too Tough to Tame" - (John Anderson, Max D. Barnes) 2:55
  2. "Guitars That Won't Stay in Tune" (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) - 2:06
  3. "The Tears That I Cry" - (Anderson, Paul Kennerley) 3:21
  4. "Tryin' to Make a Living on the Road" (Anderson, Lionel Delmore) - 2:45
  5. "Maybe Go Down" (Paul Overstreet) - 3:45
  6. "Who's Lovin' My Baby" (Curtis Wright) - 3:21
  7. "When the Darkness Falls" (Anderson, Kennerley) - 3:02
  8. "She Worships the Quicksand That I Walk On" (Ken Bell, Tony Stampley) - 2:37
  9. "Bamboo Annie" - (Anderson, Delmore) 2:49
  10. "There Was a Time When I Was Alone" (Anderson, Delmore) - 3:15

Personnel

Chart

Singles

YearSongChartPosition
1989"Who's Lovin' My Baby"Hot Country Singles66
1990"Tryin' to Make a Livin' on the Road"Canadian Country Singles88

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