Strong Enough to Bend (song)

"Strong Enough to Bend" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1988 as the first single and title track from the album Strong Enough to Bend. The song was Tucker's ninth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

"Strong Enough to Bend"
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Strong Enough to Bend
B-side"Back on My Feet"
ReleasedJune 1988
GenreCountry
Length2:43
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"If It Don't Come Easy"
(1988)
"Strong Enough to Bend"
(1988)
"Highway Robbery"
(1988)

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 2

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1988) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 4

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 358.
  2. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 5, 1988.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.