Strong Enough to Bend

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Strong Enough to Bend is a 1988 album by Tanya Tucker. There were three singles that made the 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.

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

• Produced By Jerry Crutchfield
• Engineered By Scott Hendricks

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion: James Stroud
• Bass: Bob Wray
• Keyboards, Synthesizers: Mitch Humphries, Dave Innis
• Guitars: Steve Gibson, Kenny Mims, Don Potter
• Steel: Paul Franklin
• Fiddle: Mark O'Connor
• Dobro: Paul Franklin, Steve Gibson
• Mandolin: Steve Gibson
• Saxophone: Jim Horn
• Backing Vocals: Michael Black, Jessica Boucher, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Carol Chase, Greg Gordon, Katerina Kitridge, Diane Vanette, Hurshel Wiginton, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young

Chart performance

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

References

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.