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Strong Enough
Studio album by Blackhawk
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995
GenreCountry
Length34:33
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerMark Bright
Blackhawk chronology
Blackaawk
(1994) 		Strong Enough
(1995) 		Love & Gravity
(1997)
Singles from Strong Enough
  1. "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"
    Released: July 10, 1995
  2. "Like There Ain't No Yesterday"
    Released: November 6, 1995
  3. "Almost a Memory Now"
    Released: February 12, 1996
  4. "Big Guitar"
    Released: June 3, 1996
  5. "King of the World"
    Released: October 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Strong Enough is the second studio album by American country music band Blackhawk, released in 1995. It features the singles "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No", "Like There Ain't No Yesterday", "Almost a Memory Now", "Big Guitar", and "King of the World", which respectively reached numbers 2, 3, 11, 17, and 49 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself earned RIAA gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies.

The track "Cast Iron Heart" was previously recorded by Pearl River on their 1993 album Find Out What's Happening, and would later be recorded by Linda Davis on her 1996 album Some Things Are Meant to Be. In addition, "Bad Love Gone Good" was previously recorded by John Anderson on 1993's Solid Ground.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Big Guitar"Henry Gross, Henry Paul2:58
2."Like There Ain't No Yesterday"Walt Aldridge, Mark Narmore3:18
3."Cast Iron Heart"Dennis Linde3:28
4."I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"Robert John "Mutt" Lange4:15
5."Almost a Memory Now"Dale Oliver, Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins3:17
6."King of the World"Jeff Black3:22
7."Bad Love Gone Good"Paul, Robbins, Stephenson3:47
8."Any Man With a Heartbeat"Charlie Black, Layng Martine Jr.3:23
9."A Kiss Is Worth a Thousand Words"Paul, Robbins, Stephenson3:09
10."Hook, Line and Sinker"Linde3:31

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5
US Billboard 200 22
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 54
Chart (1996) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 32

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions
US Country US CAN Country
1995 "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" 2 104 1
"Like There Ain't No Yesterday" 3 — 1
1996 "Almost a Memory Now" 11 — 14
"Big Guitar" 17 — 8
"King of the World" 49 — 41

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Blackhawk

Additional musicians

  • Mike Chapman - bass guitar
  • Bobby Huff - drums
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar
  • Kenny Malone - percussion
  • Carl Marsh - programming
  • Dale Oliver - electric guitar
  • Danny Parks - additional electric guitar
  • Kip Raines - additional drums
  • Eric Silver - mandolin
  • Joe Spivey - fiddle
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
  • Lonnie Wilson - drums

Technical

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Strong Enough at AllMusic
  2. "Blackhawk, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. "Blackhawk, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. Strong Enough (CD booklet). Blackhawk. Arista Nashville. 1995. 07822 18792-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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