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Tough All Over (Shelby Lynne album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tough All Over

| type = studio

| artist = Shelby Lynne

| cover = Lynne tough.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1990|6|27}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = The Bennett House, Franklin, TN

| genre = Country

| length =

| label = Epic

| producer = Bob Montgomery

| prev_title = Sunrise

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Soft Talk

| next_year = 1991

}}

Tough All Over is the second studio album by American country music songwriter Shelby Lynne. It was released in 1990 via Epic Records. It includes the singles "I'll Lie Myself to Sleep" and "Things Are Tough All Over".

Content

The album includes several cover songs: "Lonely Weekends" was originally released by Charlie Rich, "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash, and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" by Duke Ellington.

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "It just isn't a strictly country outing, but it's a truly fine pop-country record."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tough-all-over-mw0000315290|title=Tough All Over|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 25, 2018}}

Track listing

  1. "I'll Lie Myself to Sleep" (Tony Haselden, Tim Mensy) - 4:06
  2. "Don't Mind If I Do" (Skip Ewing) - 2:41
  3. "Lonely Weekends" (Charlie Rich) - 2:24
  4. "Things Are Tough All Over" (Trey Bruce, Lisa Silver) - 3:58
  5. "Dog Day Afternoon" (Wayne Carson) - 3:42
  6. "Baby's Gone Blues" (Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy) - 3:19
  7. "Till a Better Memory Comes Along" (Mensy, Gene Dobbins, Glenn Ray) - 2:42
  8. "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) - 2:38
  9. "What About the Love We Made" (John Rotch) - 3:42
  10. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 2:50

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1990–91)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|31|artist=Shelby Lynne|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 4, 2021}}

| 61

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=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/shelby-lynne/chart-history/csi/|title=Shelby Lynne - Hot Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 30, 2018}}

! width="45"| CAN Country
{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=mc9i2kcrc61b5pubpn063j7n25&q1=Shelby+Lynne&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles|publisher=RPM|accessdate=July 25, 2010}}

rowspan="2"| 1990

! scope="row"| "I'll Lie Myself to Sleep"

| 26

| 37

scope="row"| "Things Are Tough All Over"

| 23

| 19

1991

! scope="row"| "What About the Love We Made"

| 45

| 86

References

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Category:1990 albums

Category:Epic Records albums

Category:Shelby Lynne albums

Category:Albums produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter)