Ten Thousand Angels is the debut studio album of American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on April 30, 1996, by BNA Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US country charts, and producing four chart singles on the country charts. The first single, which was the title track, reached No. 6, and was followed by her only No. 1 hit, "Guys Do It All the Time". Following this song was "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now", which featured backing vocals from Richie McDonald, the lead singer of the band Lonestar. This song peaked at No. 18. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" was the final single, reaching No. 4 in 1997.
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| Released | April 30, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Javalina Recording Studios, Malloy Boys Studio, and Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | BNA Records | |||
| Producer | David Malloy | |||
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| Singles from Ten Thousand Angels | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Q | [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ten Thousand Angels" | Steven Dale Jones, Billy Henderson | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Guys Do It All the Time" | Bobby Whiteside, Kim Tribble | 3:11 |
| 3. | "All That I Am" | Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy, Deborah Allen | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (duet with Richie McDonald) | Tim Johnson | 3:59 |
| 5. | "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" | Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Have a Nice Day" | Lynn Chater, Kerry Chater | 4:56 |
| 7. | "It Ain't a Party" | Johnson, David Malloy, Kim Williams | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Without Love" | Johnson, Skip Ewing | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" | Johnson, Malloy | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Breakin' It" | Mark Germino | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 35:20 | ||
Personnel
edit- Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar
- Kathy Burdick – background vocals
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar
- John Hobbs – piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Mary Ann Kennedy – mandolin, background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Mindy McCready - lead vocals
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Jimmy Nichols – piano, keyboards, synthesizer strings, background vocals
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Norro Wilson – background vocals
- Richie McDonald - background vocals (track 4)
Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzky, concert master. String arrangements by Ronn Huff.
Production
edit- Produced By David Malloy
- Engineers: Kevin Beamish, Tonya Ginnetti, David Malloy, Jimmy Nichols, Warren Peterson, J. Gary Smith
- Assistant Engineers: Mark Beronulli, Mark Hagen, Joe Hayden, Mel Jones, King Williams
- Mixing: Kevin Beamish
- Digital Editing: Carlos Grier
- Mastering: Denny Purcell, Jonathan Russell
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Ten Thousand Angels at AllMusic
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Du Noyer, Paul. "Mindy McCready - Ten Thousand Angels". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd.: 142.
- ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.