Strong (Tracy Lawrence album)

Strong
Strong
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	March 30, 2004
Genre	Country
Label	DreamWorks Records
Producer	James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Singles from Strong
	"Paint Me a Birmingham"; Released: October 13, 2003; "It's All How You Look at It"; Released: June 11, 2004; "Sawdust on Her Halo"; Released: July 13, 2004;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	17
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	38

References

^ [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)

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[2] Allmusic review

[ac_Billboard200_Tracy_Lawrence-3] "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Tracy_Lawrence-4] "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

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v t e Tracy Lawrence
Studio albums	Sticks and Stones Alibis I See It Now Time Marches On The Coast Is Clear Lessons Learned Tracy Lawrence Strong For the Love All Wrapped Up in Christmas The Rock
Compilation albums	Tracy Lawrence Live The Best of Tracy Lawrence Then & Now: The Hits Collection The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
Notable singles	"Sticks and Stones" "Today's Lonely Fool" "Runnin' Behind" "Somebody Paints the Wall" "Alibis" "Can't Break It to My Heart" "My Second Home" "If the Good Die Young" "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" "I See It Now" "As Any Fool Can See" "Texas Tornado" "If the World Had a Front Porch" "If You Loved Me" "Time Marches On" "Stars over Texas" "Is That a Tear" "Better Man, Better Off" "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" "Lessons Learned" "Lonely" "Unforgiven" "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" "Paint Me a Birmingham" "Used to the Pain" "Find Out Who Your Friends Are"
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