Ten Thousand Angels
Ten Thousand Angels is the debut studio album of American country music singer Mindy McCready. It was released on BNA Records in 1996 and sold two million copies being certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album peaked at #5 on the US country charts, and producing four chart singles on the country charts. The first single, which was the title track, reached #6, and was followed by her only #1 hit, "Guys Do It All the Time". Following this song was "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now", which featured backing vocals from Richie McDonald, the lead singer of the band Lonestar. This song peaked at #18. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" was the final single, reaching #4 in 1997.
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| Released | April 30, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Producer | David Malloy | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ten Thousand Angels" | Steven Dale Jones, Billy Henderson | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Guys Do It All the Time" | Bobby Whiteside, Kim Tribble | 3:11 |
| 3. | "All That I Am" | Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy, Deborah Allen | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (duet with Richie McDonald) | Tim Johnson | 3:59 |
| 5. | "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" | Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Have a Nice Day" | Lynn Chater, Kerry Chater | 4:56 |
| 7. | "It Ain't a Party" | Johnson, David Malloy, Kim Williams | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Without Love" | Johnson, Skip Ewing | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" | Johnson, Malloy | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Breakin' It" | Mark Germino | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 35:20 | ||
Personnel
- Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar
- Kathy Burdick – background vocals
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar
- John Hobbs – piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Mary Ann Kennedy – mandolin, background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Mindy McCready - lead vocals
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Jimmy Nichols – piano, keyboards, synthesizer strings, background vocals
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Norro Wilson – background vocals
- Richie McDonald - background vocals (track 4)
Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzky, concert master. String arrangements by Ronn Huff.
Production
- Produced By David Malloy
- Engineers: Kevin Beamish, Tonya Ginnetti, David Malloy, Jimmy Nichols, Warren Peterson, J. Gary Smith
- Assistant Engineers: Mark Beronulli, Mark Hagen, Joe Hayden, Mel Jones, King Williams
- Mixing: Kevin Beamish
- Digital Editing: Carlos Grier
- Mastering: Denny Purcell, Jonathan Russell
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 93 |
References
- Ten Thousand Angels at AllMusic
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Du Noyer, Paul. "Mindy McCready - Ten Thousand Angels". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd. (July 1999): 142.