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1993 studio album by Martina McBride From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Way That I Am is the second studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released on September 14, 1993, through RCA Nashville. It was certified Platinum on May 15, 1995, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This was her breakthrough album, producing her first Top 5 hit in "My Baby Loves Me", which was previously released as a single by Canadian singer Patricia Conroy from her 1992 album Bad Day for Trains. McBride's version was a number 2 hit on the Hot Country Songs. Also released as singles from this album were "Life #9" at number 6, "Independence Day" at number 12, "Heart Trouble" at number 21, and "Where I Used to Have a Heart" at number 49.
| The Way That I Am | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Paul Worley Martina McBride Ed Seay | |||
| Martina McBride chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) Cover of the international release. | ||||
| Singles from The Way That I Am | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
Although never released as a single, "Strangers" was reprised on McBride's Greatest Hits album in 2001. In the liner notes of that album, she stated that she included the song because it was a fan favorite, and she felt that it would have been a better follow-up to "Independence Day" than "Heart Trouble" and "Where I Used to Have a Heart" were.[4]
The Compact Cassette version of this album omits the final track, "Ashes".[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heart Trouble" | Paul Kennerley | 3:19 |
| 2. | "My Baby Loves Me" | Gretchen Peters | 2:36 |
| 3. | "That Wasn't Me" | Gary Harrison, Tim Mensy | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Independence Day" | Peters | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Where I Used to Have a Heart" | Craig Bickhardt | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Goin' to Work" | Bill Lloyd, Pam Tillis | 3:30 |
| 7. | "She Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" | Walt Aldridge, Anna Lisa Graham | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Life #9" | Kostas, Tony Perez | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Strangers" | Bobby Braddock | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Ashes" | Chris Waters, Lonnie Wilson, Charlotte Wilson | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 34:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "The Time Has Come" | Lonnie Wilson, Susan Longacre | 2:32 |
| 12. | "That's Me" | Tony Haselden, Bob Alan | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Cheap Whiskey" | Emory Gordy Jr., Jim Rushing | 3:08 |
| 14. | "When You Are Old" | Gretchen Peters | 3:07 |
Compiled from liner notes.[5]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | |
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| US Country [10] |
CAN Country [11][12] | |||
| 1993 | "My Baby Loves Me" | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | "Life #9" | 6 | 8 | |
| "Independence Day" | 12 | 14 | * RIAA: Platinum[13] | |
| "Heart Trouble" | 21 | 32 | ||
| 1995 | "Where I Used to Have a Heart" | 49 | — | |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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