Strong Enough to Bend

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The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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

• 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

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.