Not Too Much to Ask

"Not Too Much to Ask" is a song recorded by American country music artists Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joe Diffie as a duet. It was released in September 1992 as the second single from Carpenter's album Come On Come On. The song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1992.^[1] It was nominated for a 1993 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.^[2] It was written by Carpenter and Don Schlitz.

Critical reception

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the song a negative review, calling it "a delicate acoustic ballad that doesn't set off as many sparks as the collaboration promises."^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	12
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	15

References

↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Hot Country Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
↑ "The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations : General Categories". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1993. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
↑ Browne, David (July 17, 1992). "Come On Come On Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1867." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
↑ "Mary Chapin Carpenter – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mary Chapin Carpenter.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Mary Chapin Carpenter singles

Discography

State of the Heart	"How Do" "Never Had It So Good" "Quittin' Time" "Something of a Dreamer"

Shooting Straight in the Dark	"You Win Again" "Right Now" "Down at the Twist and Shout" "Going Out Tonight"

Come On Come On	"I Feel Lucky" "Not Too Much to Ask" (with Joe Diffie) "Passionate Kisses" "The Hard Way" "The Bug" "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" "I Take My Chances"

Stones in the Road	"Shut Up and Kiss Me" "Tender When I Want to Be" "House of Cards"

A Place in the World	"Let Me into Your Heart"

Working Class Hero	"Grow Old with Me"

Party Doll and Other Favorites	"Almost Home"

Joe Diffie singles

A Thousand Winding Roads	"Home" "If You Want Me To" "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)"

Regular Joe	"Is It Cold in Here" "Ships That Don't Come In" "Next Thing Smokin'" "Startin' Over Blues"

Honky Tonk Attitude	"Honky Tonk Attitude" "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" "John Deere Green" "In My Own Backyard"

Third Rock from the Sun	"Third Rock from the Sun" "Pickup Man" "So Help Me Girl" "I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" "That Road Not Taken"

Life's So Funny	"Bigger Than the Beatles" "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" "Whole Lotta Gone"

Twice Upon a Time	"This Is Your Brain" "Something Like This" "The Promised Land"

Greatest Hits	"Texas Size Heartache" "Poor Me"

A Night to Remember	"A Night to Remember" "The Quittin' Kind" "It's Always Somethin'" "Better Off Gone"

In Another World	"In Another World" "This Pretender"

Tougher Than Nails	"Tougher Than Nails" "If I Could Only Bring You Back"

All in the Same Boat	"All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw)

TBD	"Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (featuring D-Thrash of Jawga Boyz)

Guest singles	"Not Too Much to Ask" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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