The Way That I Am

The Way That I Am is the second album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released in 1993 by 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. 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
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
GenreCountry
Length34:05
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerPaul Worley
Martina McBride
Ed Seay
Martina McBride chronology
The Time Has Come
(1992)		 The Way That I Am
(1993)		 Wild Angels
(1995)
Alternative cover
Cover of the international release.
Singles from The Way That I Am
  1. "My Baby Loves Me"
    Released: July 12, 1993
  2. "Life #9"
    Released: January 3, 1994
  3. "Independence Day"
    Released: May 2, 1994
  4. "Heart Trouble"
    Released: October 22, 1994
  5. "Where I Used to Have a Heart"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Content

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]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart Trouble"Paul Kennerley3:19
2."My Baby Loves Me"Gretchen Peters2:36
3."That Wasn't Me"Gary Harrison, Tim Mensy3:44
4."Independence Day"Peters3:25
5."Where I Used to Have a Heart"Craig Bickhardt3:50
6."Goin' to Work"Bill Lloyd, Pam Tillis3:30
7."She Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"Walt Aldridge, Anna Lisa Graham3:26
8."Life #9"Kostas, Tony Perez3:59
9."Strangers"Bobby Braddock3:21
10."Ashes"Chris Waters, Lonnie Wilson, Charlotte Wilson2:55
Total length:34:05
International bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Time Has Come"Lonnie Wilson, Susan Longacre2:32
12."That's Me"Tony Haselden, Bob Alan3:52
13."Cheap Whiskey"Emory Gordy Jr., Jim Rushing3:08
14."When You Are Old"Peters3:07

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[5]

Musicians
Production
  • Don Cobb – digital editor
  • Carlos Grier – digital editor
  • Martina McBride – producer
  • Anthony S. Martin – assistant producer
  • Mike Poole – recording engineer
  • Denny Purcell – mastering engineer
  • Clarke Schleicher – recording engineer
  • Ed Seay – production, recording engineer
  • Paul Worley – producer

Chart performance

Album
Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[6] 14
U.S. Billboard 200[6] 106
Canadian RPM Country Albums 8

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1993 "My Baby Loves Me" 2[6] 1
1994 "Life #9" 6[6] 8
"Independence Day" 12[6] 14
"Heart Trouble" 21[6] 32
1995 "Where I Used to Have a Heart" 49[6] —

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  3. Album reviews at CD Universe
  4. Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. The Way That I Am (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 1993. 66288.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Top Country Albums".
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