Complicated (Tanya Tucker album)

Complicated is the 23rd studio album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, it was released on March 25, 1997 on her former label Capitol Records after leaving Liberty Records. Tucker employed Gregg Brown to produce the album. One track hit the Top Ten in the Billboard Top Country Singles charts, the number 9 "Little Things." "Ridin' Out the Heartache" was the only other single to chart, at number 45. The album reached #15 on the Country Albums chart.

Complicated
Studio album by Tanya Tucker
Released	March 25, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	37:00
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Gregg Brown
Tanya Tucker chronology
Fire to Fire (1995) Complicated (1997) Tanya (2002)
Singles from Complicated
"Little Things" Released: February 24, 1997[1] "Ridin' Out the Heartache" Released: June 23, 1997[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
Q	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ridin' Out the Heartache"	Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith	3:55
2.	"Little Things"	Michael Dulaney, Steven Dale Jones	4:03
3.	"It Hurts Like Love"	Chuck Jones, Deborah Allen	3:29
4.	"I Don't Believe That's How You Feel"	Harlan Howard, Kostas	3:36
5.	"By the Way"	Smith, Cathy Majeski	3:16
6.	"Love Thing"	Bill LaBounty, Delbert McClinton	3:48
7.	"Wishin' It All Away"	Amanda Hunt-Taylor, Michael Lunn	4:25
8.	"Complicated"	LaBounty, Pat McLaughlin	3:40
9.	"All I Have to Offer You Is Love"	Craig Wiseman, Alisa Carroll	4:44
10.	"What Your Love Does for Me"	Austin Cunningham, Russ	3:49
11.	"You Don't Do It"	Al Anderson, Troy Seals	3:25

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[7]

Musicians

• Tanya Tucker - vocals
• Sam Bacco - timpani
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar, upright bass
• Pat Buchanan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals
• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Alisa Carroll - background vocals
• J. T. Corenflos - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• G3/Hamptone - percussion
• Mike Haynes - trumpet
• John Jorgenson - electric guitar, mandolin, mandocello
• Fats Kaplin - accordion
• Billy Livsey - clavinet, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, Vox organ, Wurlitzer electronic piano
• Dana McVicker - background vocals
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Nashville String Machine - strings
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
• Robby Turner - Dobro, steel guitar
• Steve Turner - drums, percussion
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Technical

• Gregg Brown - production
• Jim DeMain - vocal recording, overdubs
• Rob Feaster - recording, engineering
• John Hampton - mixing
• Mark Nevers - engineering
• Denny Purcell - mastering
• Mike Purcell - engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 11 US Billboard 200[8] 124 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 71

References

1. "R&R / Going for Adds" (PDF). American Radio History. R&R. February 24, 1997. p. 86. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
2. "R&R / Going for Adds" (PDF). American Radio History. R&R. June 20, 1997. p. 133. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
3. Allmusic review
4. Chicago Tribune review
5. "Tanya Tucker: Complicated". Entertainment Weekly. October 11, 1996. p. 93. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
6. Album reviews at CD Universe
7. Complicated (CD booklet). Tanya Tucker. Capitol Records. 1997. 536885.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
9. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.