I'm Not So Tough
# I'm Not So Tough

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I'm Not So Tough is the third studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on September 14, 1999 by BNA Records. This album peaked at #17 on the US country charts and sold 144,000 copies. The album included the single "All I Want Is Everything". The track "Thunder and Roses" was later covered by Pam Tillis on her 2001 album of the same name. "Take Me Apart" was also covered by Tina Arena in 2004. The album was issued in the United Kingdom with three bonus tracks, including the single "One in a Million". The song "I'm Not So Tough" was a cover of the debut single of Dutch singer Ilse DeLange, recorded in 1998. It was her final album for the BNA label.

## Personnel

* Al Anderson – six-string bass guitar, 12-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar
* Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
* Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
* Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
* Kim Carnes – background vocals
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion
* Glen Duncan – fiddle
* Thom Flora – background vocals
* Shannon Forrest – drums
* Larry Franklin – fiddle
* Paul Franklin – dobro, steel guitar
* Wes Hightower – background vocals
* Carl Jackson – background vocals
* Carolyn Dawn Johnson – background vocals
* Jeff King – electric guitar
* Paul Leim – drums, percussion
* Randy McCormick – Hammond organ, synthesizer
* Mindy McCready – lead vocals
* Liana Manis – background vocals
* Brent Mason – electric guitar
* Steve Nathan – piano
* Jamie O'Neal – background vocals
* Matt Rollings – Hammond organ, piano
* Brent Rowan – electric guitar
* John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
* Leslie Satcher – background vocals
* Lisa Silver – background vocals
* Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
* Chris Stone – recorder
* Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
* Lonnie Wilson – drums
* Glenn Worf – bass guitar

## Chart performance

| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 155 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 13 |
