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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Strong Enough to Bend |
| name = Strong Enough to Bend
Type = studio |
| type = studio
Artist = [[Tanya Tucker]] |
| artist = [[Tanya Tucker]]
Cover = TanyaTuckerStrongEnoughtoBend.jpg |
| cover = TanyaTuckerStrongEnoughtoBend.jpg
Released = 1988 |
| alt =
| released = August 8, 1988
Recorded = |
| recorded =
Genre = [[country music|Country]] |
Length = |
| venue =
| studio =
Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] |
Producer = [[Jerry Crutchfield]] |
| genre = [[country music|Country]]
Reviews = |
| length = 33:55
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
Last album = ''[[Love Me Like You Used To]]'' <br /> (1987) |
| producer = [[Jerry Crutchfield]]
This album = ''Strong Enough to Bend'' <br /> (1988) |
| prev_title = [[Love Me Like You Used To]]
Next album = ''[[Tennessee Woman]]'' <br /> (1990) |}}
| prev_year = 1987
'''Strong Enough to Bend''' is a 1988 album by [[Tanya Tucker]]. There were three singles that made the [[Billboard Music Charts|Billboard]] Top Ten Country singles charts: "Strong Enough to Bend" at #1, "Highway Robbery" at #2, and "Call on Me" at #4. Another single, "Daddy and Home," rose to #27, while the album itself peaked at #9 on the Country Albums chart.
| next_title = [[Greatest Hits (1989 Tanya Tucker album)|Greatest Hits]]
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Strong Enough to Bend
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Strong Enough to Bend (song)|Strong Enough to Bend]]
| single1date = July 4, 1988
| single2 = [[Highway Robbery (song)|Highway Robbery]]
| single2date = November 14, 1988
| single3 = [[Call on Me (Tanya Tucker song)|Call on Me]]
| single3date = March 13, 1989
| single4 = [[Daddy and Home]]
| single4date = July 10, 1989
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r94410|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2Score = (favorable)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031009/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-07-24/entertainment/8801170470_1_acoustic-tanya-tucker-album Chicago Tribune review]</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030725044913/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/recordings.asp?oid=3125&cf=3125 Rolling Stone list]</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
'''''Strong Enough to Bend''''' is the 17th studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Tanya Tucker]], released in 1988. The album contains three singles that made the [[Billboard Music Charts|Billboard]] Top Ten Country singles charts: "Strong Enough to Bend" at number one, "Highway Robbery" at number two, and "Call on Me" at number four. The single "Daddy and Home" rose to number 27, while the album itself peaked at number nine on the country albums chart.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"You're Not Alone" ([[Tom Shapiro]], Chris Waters) – 3:05
#"Strong Enough to Bend" ([[Beth Nielsen Chapman]], [[Don Schlitz]]) – 2:43
#"As Long as I'm Dreamin'" ([[Alabama (band)|Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry]], John Jarrard, Gary Nicholson) – 3:35
#"Lonesome Town" ([[Matraca Berg]], Ronnie Samoset) – 4:11
#"Daddy and Home" (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams) – 2:49
#"Highway Robbery" (Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones, Shapiro) – 3:29
#"Lonely at the Right Time" ([[Frank J. Myers]], Don Pfrimmer) – 3:54
#"Playing for Keeps" (Lewis Anderson, Lisa Silver) – 3:36
#"Call on Me" (Gary Scruggs) – 3:22
#"Back on My Feet" (Max D. Barnes, [[Troy Seals]]) – 3:24


{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =

| title1 = You're Not Alone
| writer1 = [[Tom Shapiro]], [[Chris Waters]]
| length1 = 3:05

| title2 = [[Strong Enough to Bend (song)|Strong Enough to Bend]]
| writer2 = [[Beth Nielsen Chapman]], [[Don Schlitz]]
| length2 = 2:43

| title3 = As Long as I'm Dreamin'
| writer3 = [[Jeff Cook]], Teddy Gentry, [[John Jarrard]], [[Gary Nicholson (singer)|Gary Nicholson]]
| length3 = 3:35

| title4 = Lonesome Town
| writer4 = [[Matraca Berg]], Ronnie Samoset
| length4 = 4:11

| title5 = [[Daddy and Home]]
| writer5 = [[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]], Elsie McWilliams
| length5 = 2:49

| title6 = [[Highway Robbery (song)|Highway Robbery]]
| writer6 = Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones, Shapiro
| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = Lonely at the Right Time
| writer7 = [[Frank J. Myers]], Don Pfrimmer
| length7 = 3:54

| title8 = Playing for Keeps
| writer8 = Lewis Anderson, Lisa Silver
| length8 = 3:36

| title9 = [[Call on Me (Tanya Tucker song)|Call on Me]]
| writer9 = Gary Scruggs
| length9 = 3:22

| title10 = Back on My Feet
| writer10 = [[Max D. Barnes]], [[Troy Seals]]
| length10 = 3:24
}}

==Production==
*Produced By [[Jerry Crutchfield]]
*Engineered By Scott Hendricks

==Personnel==
*Tanya Tucker - lead vocals
*[[James Stroud]] - drums, percussion
*Bob Wray - bass guitar
*Mitch Humphries, [[Restless Heart|Dave Innis]] - keyboards, synthesizer
*Steve Gibson, Kenny Mims, [[Don Potter (musician)|Don Potter]] - guitar
*[[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] - steel guitar
*[[Mark O'Connor]] - fiddle
*Paul Franklin, Steve Gibson - dobro
*Steve Gibson - mandolin
*[[Jim Horn]] - saxophone
*Michael Black, Jessica Boucher, [[Beth Nielsen Chapman]], Carol Chase, Greg Gordon, Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young - background vocals

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1988)
! Peak<br />position
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 9
|-
| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums
| align="center"| 25
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits'' by [[Joel Whitburn]] [2006] {{ISBN|978-0-8230-8291-9}}
*Liner Notes; Tanya Tucker "Strong Enough To Bend" CD; 1988 Liberty/Capitol Records.

{{Tanya Tucker}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:Tanya Tucker albums]]
[[Category:Tanya Tucker albums]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jerry Crutchfield]]

Latest revision as of 03:52, 11 September 2024

Strong Enough to Bend
Studio album by
Tanya Tucker
ReleasedAugust 8, 1988
GenreCountry
Length33:55
LabelCapitol
ProducerJerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker chronology
Love Me Like You Used To
(1987) 		Strong Enough to Bend
(1988) 		Greatest Hits
(1989)
Singles from Strong Enough to Bend
  1. "Strong Enough to Bend"
    Released: July 4, 1988
  2. "Highway Robbery"
    Released: November 14, 1988
  3. "Call on Me"
    Released: March 13, 1989
  4. "Daddy and Home"
    Released: July 10, 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Strong Enough to Bend is the 17th studio album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, released in 1988. The album contains three singles that made the Billboard Top Ten Country singles charts: "Strong Enough to Bend" at number one, "Highway Robbery" at number two, and "Call on Me" at number four. The single "Daddy and Home" rose to number 27, while the album itself peaked at number nine on the country albums chart.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're Not Alone"Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters3:05
2."Strong Enough to Bend"Beth Nielsen Chapman, Don Schlitz2:43
3."As Long as I'm Dreamin'"Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, John Jarrard, Gary Nicholson3:35
4."Lonesome Town"Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset4:11
5."Daddy and Home"Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams2:49
6."Highway Robbery"Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones, Shapiro3:29
7."Lonely at the Right Time"Frank J. Myers, Don Pfrimmer3:54
8."Playing for Keeps"Lewis Anderson, Lisa Silver3:36
9."Call on Me"Gary Scruggs3:22
10."Back on My Feet"Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals3:24

Production

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]
  • Tanya Tucker - lead vocals
  • James Stroud - drums, percussion
  • Bob Wray - bass guitar
  • Mitch Humphries, Dave Innis - keyboards, synthesizer
  • Steve Gibson, Kenny Mims, Don Potter - guitar
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle
  • Paul Franklin, Steve Gibson - dobro
  • Steve Gibson - mandolin
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • Michael Black, Jessica Boucher, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Carol Chase, Greg Gordon, Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

[edit]
Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9
Canadian RPM Country Albums 25

References

[edit]
  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone list

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits by Joel Whitburn [2006] ISBN 978-0-8230-8291-9

  • Liner Notes; Tanya Tucker "Strong Enough To Bend" CD; 1988 Liberty/Capitol Records.
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