Strong Enough to Bend

Strong Enough to Bend is a 1988 album by Tanya Tucker. 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.

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]

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

Production

Personnel
  • 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
Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9
Canadian RPM Country Albums 25

References
  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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