| Trying to Be Me | |
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| Released | January 22, 2008 |
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| Genre | Country |
| Label | Equity Music Group |
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Trying to Be Me is the only album by American country music singer Laura Bryna. It was released on January 22, 2008 via Equity Music Group. "Make a Wish", "Life Is Good" and "Hometown Heroes" were all released as singles.
Country Weekly gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, praising Bryna's voice but criticizing the album for containing "some of the most over-the-top tear-jerkers in recent memory." [1] Jacquilynne Schlesier of Country Standard Time similarly said that Bryna had "lots of character in the phrasing", but said "most of the lyrics sound like songs you've heard before." [2] PopMatters also criticized the album for "play[ing] a variety of obvious cards in her pursuit of country or pop audiences." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Life Is Good" | Billy Crain, Tammy Hyler, Liz Rose | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Maybe She Fell" | Pat Bunch, Georgia Middleman | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Set It on Fire" | Tony Mullins, Danny Wells | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Room 228" | Victoria Banks | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Same Dog" | Jennifer Hanson, Mark Nesler, Tony Martin | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Make a Wish" | Laura Bryna, Jeff Batson, Roger Sarchet, Steven J. Williams | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Out the Window" | Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo | 3:21 |
| 8. | "640 Battlefield Dr." | Bonnie Baker, Connie Harrington | 4:13 |
| 9. | "According to the Radio" | Monty Powell, Keith Urban | 4:08 |
| 10. | "She Can't Save Him" | Sherrié Austin, Will Rambeaux, Steven J. Williams | 4:20 |
| 11. | "No Man's Land" | Kaci Bolls, Marty Dodson, Liz Hengber | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Smoke from a Bridge You Burned" | Skip Ewing, Donny Kees | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "I Don't Have a Thing to Wear" | Monty Holmes, Monty Criswell | 3:40 |