Tough All Over (Shelby Lynne album)

Tough All Over is the second 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".

Tough All Over
Studio album by
Shelby Lynne
ReleasedJune 27, 1990 (1990-06-27)
GenreCountry
LabelEpic
ProducerBob Montgomery
Shelby Lynne chronology
Sunrise
(1989)		 Tough All Over
(1990)		 Soft Talk
(1991)

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."[1]

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

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country
[4]		 CAN Country
[5]
1990 "I'll Lie Myself to Sleep" 26 37
"Things Are Tough All Over" 23 19
1991 "What About the Love We Made" 45 86

References
  1. "Tough All Over". Allmusic. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. "Shelby Lynne Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  3. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  4. "Shelby Lynne - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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