The Strong One

For the Clint Black song, see Clint Black discography. For the Etana album, see The Strong One (Etana album).
The Strong One
Studio album by Mila Mason
Released January 20, 1998
Genre Country
Length 36:43
Label Atlantic
Producer Blake Mevis
Mila Mason chronology

That's Enough of That
(1996)		 The Strong One
(1998)		 Stained Glass Window
(2003)
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The Strong One is the second studio album by American country music artist Mila Mason, released in 1998 (see 1998 in country music) on Atlantic Records Nashville. Like her debut album, it was produced by Blake Mevis.

Her second and final album for the label, it produced two minor chart hits on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and the Canadian RPM Top Country Tracks charts. The first, "Closer to Heaven", was a #31 in the US and #45 in Canada, while "The Strong One" was a #57 in the US and a #30 in Canada. The third single, "This Heart", failed to chart in either country, and by the end of 1998, Mason had exited Atlantic. "Let Me Cry" was co-written by Buffy Lawson, who founded the country duo Bomshel in 2004.

Track listing

  1. "This Heart" (Al Anderson, Robert Ellis Orrall) – 3:53
  2. "Closer to Heaven" (Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo) – 4:19
  3. "The Strong One" (Byron Hill, Cyril Rawson) – 3:39
  4. "Don't Maybe Me" (Kimberlye Gold, Holly Lamar) – 3:02
  5. "Let Me Cry" (Buffy Lawson, Tony Marty) – 4:18
  6. "Bossa' My Heart" (Chapin Hartford) – 3:15
  7. "One Thing Led to Another" (Don Pfrimmer, Lindy Gravelle) – 3:17
  8. "You and Only You" (Kostas, Wally Wilson) – 3:24
  9. "10 Lb. Heart" (Nick Pellegrino, Kenya Walker) – 4:00
  10. "Blood Simple" (Susan Longacre, Rick Giles) – 3:36

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 38
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 31

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