Strong is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on March 30, 2004 by DreamWorks Records. It produced three singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Paint Me a Birmingham" (#4), "It's All How You Look at It" (#35) and "Sawdust on Her Halo" (#48). "Paint Me a Birmingham" was also recorded in 2003 by Ken Mellons on his album Sweet, from which it was released as a single shortly before Lawrence's rendition.
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| Released | March 30, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | DreamWorks Records | |||
| Producer | James Stroud | |||
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| Singles from Strong | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It's All How You Look at It" | Rivers Rutherford, Dave Berg, Georgia Middleman | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Strong" | Bob Regan, Jimmy Ritchey | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Stones" | Jimbeau Hinson, Kim Tribble, Jon Michaels | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Paint Me a Birmingham" | Gary Duffy, Buck Moore | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Everywhere but Hollywood" | Jason Sellers, Bobby Pinson, Ritchey | 3:07 |
| 6. | "A Far Cry from You" | Tony Lane, Jess Brown, Robin English | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Bobby Darwin's Daughter" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Rick Huckaby | 4:18 |
| 8. | "What the Flames Feel Like" | Marty Dodson, George Teren | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Sawdust on Her Halo" | Monty Criswell, Huckaby | 3:14 |
| 10. | "When Daddy Was a Strong Man" | Casey Beathard, Kendell Marvel | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Think of Me" | Nelson, Lewis Anderson | 4:11 |
| 12. | "The Questionnaire" | Aaron Barker, Phillip Douglas, Ron Harbin | 3:40 |
Personnel
edit- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
- Gary Lunn - bass guitar
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Bergen White - string arrangements, conductor
Charts
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References
edit- ^ [1]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- Allmusic (see infobox)