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Taking a bit of a cue from Faith Hill and Shania Twain, Mindy McCready shoots for the crossover adult contemporary audience with her third album, I'm Not So Tough. She doesn't take things quite as far as either Faith or Shania, retaining a distinct country twang to the music (if not the voice) throughout the album, but it's clear that the album has a smoother, brighter sheen, all the better for pop radio, plus ballads and mid-tempo pop cuts that are designed for wider plays. This may dismay some longtime fans, but McCready pulls it off because she sings with conviction and she has true charisma. That said, the music itself isn't as appealing as that on her first two albums and the material is a bit more uneven, but it is often entertaining and is ultimately at least a musically successful bid at a crossover adult pop record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Tabitha Fair, Background Vocal - Bruce C. Bouton, Composer - Bruce C. Bouton, Lyricist - Jamie O'Neal, Background Vocal - Robert Ellis Orrall, Composer - Robert Ellis Orrall, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Csaba Petocz, Producer - Hillary Lindsey, Composer - Hillary Lindsey, Lyricist
(P) 1998 BMG Music
John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Tommy Lee James, Composer - Tommy Lee James, Lyricist - Jennifer Kimball, Composer - Jennifer Kimball, Lyricist - Tabitha Fair, Background Vocal - Jamie O'Neal, Background Vocal - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Csaba Petocz, Producer - Kim Richey, Composer - Kim Richey, Lyricist
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Tia Sillers, Composer - Tia Sillers, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Carl Jackson, Background Vocal - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Mark Selby, Composer - Mark Selby, Lyricist - Csaba Petocz, Producer
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Liana Manis, Background Vocal - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Bruce C. Bouton, Composer - Bruce C. Bouton, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Hillary Lindsey, Composer - Hillary Lindsey, Lyricist - Gary Burr, Composer - Gary Burr, Lyricist
(P) 1998 BMG Music
John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Tabitha Fair, Background Vocal - Chris Lindsey, Composer - Chris Lindsey, Lyricist - Marv Green, Composer - Marv Green, Lyricist - Aimee Mayo, Composer - Aimee Mayo, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Csaba Petocz, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Liana Manis, Background Vocal - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Chris Lindsey, Composer - Chris Lindsey, Lyricist - Marv Green, Composer - Marv Green, Lyricist - Aimee Mayo, Composer - Aimee Mayo, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Leslie Winn Satcher, Composer - Leslie Winn Satcher, Lyricist - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Kevin Grant, Composer - Kevin Grant, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Leslie Satcher, Background Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Al Anderson, Composer - Al Anderson, Lyricist - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Kim Carnes, Composer - Kim Carnes, Lyricist - Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Composer - Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Lyricist - Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Background Vocal - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment
Lisa Silver, Background Vocal - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Composer - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Lyricist - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Annie Roboff, Composer - Annie Roboff, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Thomas Flora, Background Vocal
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Lisa Silver, Background Vocal - Tommy Polk, Composer - Tommy Polk, Lyricist - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Composer - Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Thomas Flora, Background Vocal
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Thomas Flora, Background Vocal - Monty Criswell, Composer - Monty Criswell, Lyricist - Lee Thomas Miller, Composer - Lee Thomas Miller, Lyricist
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Lisa Silver, Background Vocal - Matraca Berg, Composer - Matraca Berg, Lyricist - Marshall Chapman, Composer - Marshall Chapman, Lyricist - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Tabitha Fair, Background Vocal - Jamie O'Neal, Background Vocal - Fiona Kernaghan, Composer - Fiona Kernaghan, Lyricist - Marv Green, Composer - Marv Green, Lyricist - Aimee Mayo, Composer - Aimee Mayo, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Vocal - Csaba Petocz, Producer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Kim Carnes, Background Vocal - Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Producer - Chris Lindsey, Composer - Chris Lindsey, Lyricist - Aimee Mayo, Composer - Aimee Mayo, Lyricist - Mindy McCready, Performer
(P) 1998 BMG Music
Album review
Taking a bit of a cue from Faith Hill and Shania Twain, Mindy McCready shoots for the crossover adult contemporary audience with her third album, I'm Not So Tough. She doesn't take things quite as far as either Faith or Shania, retaining a distinct country twang to the music (if not the voice) throughout the album, but it's clear that the album has a smoother, brighter sheen, all the better for pop radio, plus ballads and mid-tempo pop cuts that are designed for wider plays. This may dismay some longtime fans, but McCready pulls it off because she sings with conviction and she has true charisma. That said, the music itself isn't as appealing as that on her first two albums and the material is a bit more uneven, but it is often entertaining and is ultimately at least a musically successful bid at a crossover adult pop record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:10
- Main artists: Mindy McCready
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1999 BMG Entertainment
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