Strong Enough (Blackhawk album)

Strong Enough
Studio album by Blackhawk
Released	September 12, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	34:33
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Mark Bright
Blackhawk chronology
BlackHawk (1994) Strong Enough (1995) Love & Gravity (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Strong Enough is the second studio album by the American country music band Blackhawk, released in 1995. It features the singles "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No", "Like There Ain't No Yesterday", "Almost a Memory Now", "Big Guitar", and "King of the World", which respectively reached numbers 3, 11, 17, and 49 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself earned RIAA gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies.

The track "Cast Iron Heart" was previously recorded by Pearl River on their 1993 album Find Out What's Happening, and would later be recorded by Linda Davis on her 1996 album Some Things Are Meant to Be. In addition, "Bad Love Gone Good" was previously recorded by John Anderson on 1994's Solid Ground.

Track listing

1. "Big Guitar" (Henry Cross, Henry Paul) – 2:58
2. "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" (Walt Aldridge, Mark Narmore) – 3:18
3. "Cast Iron Heart" (Dennis Linde) – 3:28
4. "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No" (Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 4:16
5. "Almost a Memory Now" (Dale Oliver, Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins) – 3:17
6. "King of the World" (Jeff Black) – 3:22
7. "Bad Love Gone Good" (Paul, Robbins, Stephenson) – 3:47
8. "Any Man With a Heartbeat" (Charlie Black, Layng Martine Jr.) – 3:23
9. "A Kiss Is Worth a Thousand Words" (Paul, Robbins, Stephenson) – 3:09
10. "Hook, Line and Sinker" (Linde) – 3:31

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	22
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1995	"I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No"	2	104	1
	"Like There Ain't No Yesterday"	3	—	1
1996	"Almost a Memory Now"	11	—	14
	"Big Guitar"	17	—	8
	"King of the World"	49	—	41

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[2]

Blackhawk

• Henry Paul – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Dave Robbins – keyboard, baritone vocals
• Van Stephenson – tenor vocals

Additional musicians

• Mike Chapman - bass guitar
• Bobby Huff - drums
• Dann Huff - electric guitar
• Kenny Malone - percussion
• Carl Marsh - programming
• Dale Oliver - electric guitar
• Danny Parks - additional electric guitar
• Kip Raines - additional drums
• Eric Silver - mandolin
• Joe Spivey - fiddle
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Lonnie Wilson - drums

Technical

• Mark Bright - production
• Mike Clute - associate production, recording, mixing
• Tim DuBois - executive production
• Hank Williams - mastering

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Strong Enough (Blackhawk album) at AllMusic
2. Strong Enough (CD booklet). Blackhawk. Arista Nashville. 1995. 07822 18792-2.