I'm Not So Tough
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
GenreCountry
Length39:34
LabelBNA Records
ProducerCsaba Petocz
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Mindy McCready chronology
If I Don't Stay the Night
(1997)
I'm Not So Tough
(1999)
Mindy McCready
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Hartford Courant(mixed)[2]
People(favorable)[3]
Q[4]

I'm Not So Tough is the third studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on September 14, 1999 by BNA Records. This album peaked at #17 on the US country charts and sold 144,000 copies. The album included the single "All I Want Is Everything". The track "Thunder and Roses" was later covered by Pam Tillis on her 2001 album of the same name. "Take Me Apart" was also covered by Tina Arena in 2004. The album was issued in the United Kingdom with three bonus tracks, including the single "One in a Million".[5] The song "I'm Not So Tough" was a cover of the debut single of Dutch singer Ilse DeLange, recorded in 1998. It was her final album for the BNA label.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Not So Tough"Bruce Bouton, Hillary Lindsey, Robert Ellis Orrall4:11
2."Tumble and Roll"Al Anderson, Kim Carnes, Carolyn Dawn Johnson3:08
3."All I Want Is Everything"Matraca Berg, Marshall Chapman2:45
4."Two Different Things"Bouton, H. Lindsey, Gary Burr4:24
5."Dream On"Mark Selby, Tia Sillers4:21
6."I've Got a Feeling"Kevin "Swine" Grantt, Leslie Satcher3:05
7."Thunder and Roses"Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo3:13
8."Over and Over"Mayo, C. Lindsey3:56
9."Lucky Me"Tommy Lee James, Kim Richey, Jennifer Kimball3:06
10."Hold Me"Monty Criswell, Lee Thomas Miller3:27
11."Take Me Apart"Green, Mayo, Fiona Kernaghan4:00
International Edition[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Not So Tough"Bruce Bouton, Hillary Lindsey, Robert Ellis Orrall4:11
2."Lucky Me"Tommy Lee James, Kim Richey, Jennifer Kimball3:06
3."Dream On"Mark Selby, Tia Sillers4:21
4."Two Different Things"Bouton, H. Lindsey, Gary Burr4:24
5."I Love You Too" (exclusive/bonus)Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo 
6."Thunder and Roses"Green, Lindsey, Mayo3:13
7."I've Got a Feeling"Kevin "Swine" Grantt, Leslie Satcher3:05
8."Tumble and Roll"Al Anderson, Kim Carnes, Carolyn Dawn Johnson3:08
9."One in a Million" (exclusive/bonus)Beth Neilsen Chapman, Annie Roboff3:25
10."I Don't Want You to Go" (exclusive/bonus)Tommy Polk, Johnson 
11."Hold Me"Monty Criswell, Lee Thomas Miller3:27
12."All I Want Is Everything"Matraca Berg, Marshall Chapman2:45
13."Take Me Apart"Green, Mayo, Fiona Kernaghan4:00
14."Over and Over"Mayo, C. Lindsey3:56

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 17
U.S. Billboard 200 155
Canadian RPM Country Albums 13

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Hartford Courant review
  3. People review
  4. Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. 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)
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