I'm Not So Tough

I'm Not So Tough
I'm Not So Tough
Studio album by Mindy McCready
Released	September 14, 1999
Genres	Country; rock;
Length	39:34
Label	BNA Records
Producers	Csaba Petocz; Billy Joe Walker, Jr.;
Mindy McCready chronology
Singles from I'm Not So Tough
	"One in a Million"; Released: June 14, 1999; "All I Want Is Everything"; Released: August 30, 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
Hartford Courant	(mixed)^[5]
People	(favorable)^[6]
Q	^[7]

I'm Not So Tough is the third studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready, released September 14, 1999 via BNA Records; it was her last album with the label before getting dropped.^[8] The album was produced with new collaborators Billy Joe Walker Jr. and Csaba Petocz.

The album itself received a much more mixed reception from music critics. Furthermore, it was not as commercially successful as her previous two releases; it reached number 17 on the US Top Country Albums chart. Only two singles in total were released from the album, "One in a Million" and "All I Want Is Everything", the former only being included on the international edition of the album. The two singles both hit number 57 on the US Hot Country Songs chart. As of 2013, the album has sold 144,000 copies, a commercial failure compared to her previous albums.^[9]

Content

The song "Thunder and Roses" would be covered by Pam Tillis for her 2001 studio album of the same name, where it would be released as a single. The title track was initially recorded by Dutch singer Ilse DeLange in 1998 as her debut single. "Take Me Apart" would be covered by Tina Arena in 2004. The international edition bonus track "I Don't Want You to Go" would be recorded by co-writer Carolyn Dawn Johnson in 2001 for her debut studio album Room with a View, where it became a top-ten hit for her in 2002. Lead single "One in a Million" is only included on non-US editions of the album.^[10]

Track listing

North American edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Not So Tough"	Bruce Bouton Hillary Lindsey Robert Ellis Orrall	4:11
2.	"Tumble and Roll"	Al Anderson Kim Carnes Carolyn Dawn Johnson	3:08
3.	"All I Want Is Everything"	Matraca Berg Marshall Chapman	2:45
4.	"Two Different Things"	Bouton H. Lindsey Gary Burr	4:24
5.	"Dream On"	Mark Selby Tia Sillers	4:21
6.	"I've Got a Feeling"	Kevin "Swine" Grantt Leslie Satcher	3:05
7.	"Thunder and Roses"	Marv Green Chris Lindsey Aimee Mayo	3:13
8.	"Over and Over"	Mayo C. Lindsey	3:56
9.	"Lucky Me"	Tommy Lee James Kim Richey Jennifer Kimball	3:06
10.	"Hold Me"	Monty Criswell Lee Thomas Miller	3:27
11.	"Take Me Apart"	Green Mayo Fiona Kernaghan	4:00
Total length:			39:34

International Edition^[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Not So Tough"	Bouton H. Lindsey Orrall	4:11
2.	"Lucky Me"	James Richey Kimball	3:06
3.	"Dream On"	Selby Sillers	4:21
4.	"Two Different Things"	Bouton H. Lindsey Burr	4:24
5.	"I Love You Too" (Bonus track)	Green C. Lindsey Mayo
6.	"Thunder and Roses"	Green C. Lindsey Mayo	3:13
7.	"I've Got a Feeling"	Grantt Satcher	3:05
8.	"Tumble and Roll"	Anderson Carnes Johnson	3:08
9.	"One in a Million" (Bonus track)	Beth Neilsen Chapman Annie Roboff	3:25
10.	"I Don't Want You to Go" (Bonus track)	Tommy Polk Johnson
11.	"Hold Me"	Criswell Miller	3:27
12.	"All I Want Is Everything"	Berg Chapman	2:45
13.	"Take Me Apart"	Green Mayo Kernaghan	4:00
14.	"Over and Over"	Mayo C. Lindsey	3:56

Personnel

Al Anderson – six-string bass guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
Kim Carnes – background vocals
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Thom Flora – background vocals
Shannon Forrest – drums
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
Wes Hightower – background vocals
Carl Jackson – background vocals
Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals
Jeff King – electric guitar
Paul Leim – drums, percussion
Randy McCormick – Hammond organ, synthesizer
Mindy McCready – lead vocals
Liana Manis – background vocals
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Steve Nathan – piano
Jamie O'Neal – background vocals
Matt Rollings – Hammond organ, piano
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Leslie Satcher – background vocals
Lisa Silver – background vocals
Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
Chris Stone – recorder
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson – drums
Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)^[11]	13
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	17
US Billboard 200^[13]	155

References

↑ "A Quick List of Country Albums". Radio & Records. No. 1314. August 27, 1999. p. 106.
↑ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1303. June 11, 1999. p. 87.
↑ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1314. August 27, 1999. p. 114.
↑ Allmusic review
↑ Hartford Courant review
↑ People review
↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
↑ M. Madere, Carol, ed. (December 4, 2018). How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own. Lexington Books. p. 120. ISBN 9781498577847.
↑ Leigh, Spencer (February 19, 2013). "Mindy McCready: Talented but Troubled Country Singer". The Independent. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
1 2 I'm Not So Tough (CD). Mindy McCready. BMG. 1999. 74321692402.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "RPM Country Albums for November 8, 1999". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
↑ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
↑ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[1] "A Quick List of Country Albums". Radio & Records. No. 1314. August 27, 1999. p. 106.

[2] "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1303. June 11, 1999. p. 87.

[3] "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1314. August 27, 1999. p. 114.

[4] Allmusic review

[5] Hartford Courant review

[6] People review

[7] Album reviews at CD Universe

[8] M. Madere, Carol, ed. (December 4, 2018). How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own. Lexington Books. p. 120. ISBN 9781498577847.

[9] Leigh, Spencer (February 19, 2013). "Mindy McCready: Talented but Troubled Country Singer". The Independent. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

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[11] "RPM Country Albums for November 8, 1999". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Mindy_McCready-12] "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Mindy_McCready-13] "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

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Mindy McCready
Discography
Studio albums	Ten Thousand Angels (1996) If I Don't Stay the Night (1997) I'm Not So Tough (1999) Mindy McCready (2002) I'm Still Here (2010)
Notable singles	"Ten Thousand Angels" "Guys Do It All the Time" "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (with Richie McDonald) "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" "What If I Do" "You'll Never Know" "All I Want Is Everything" "Scream" "Maybe, Maybe Not"