Tear Me Apart is a studio album by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, released in 1979. Produced by Mike Chapman, who along with longtime songwriting partner Nicky Chinn, wrote two of its songs, it continues the more rock-based sound begun on the preceding TNT. The album rose to the No. 33 position on the Billboard Country Albums chart, although there were no charting singles in the United States for the first time in Tucker's career.

Tear Me Apart
Studio album by
Released1979
GenreCountry, rock
LabelMCA
ProducerMike Chapman
Tanya Tucker chronology
TNT
(1978)
Tear Me Apart
(1979)
Dreamlovers
(1980)
Singles from Tear Me Apart

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Record Mirror     [2]

The Globe and Mail noted that "occasionally the album drifts a little, as Tanya seems unsure as to whether she wants to emulate Janis Joplin, Tammy Wynette or Yvonne Elliman as far as style goes."[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blind Love"Dennis Linde3:25
2."Lay Back in the Arms of Someone"Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman4:11
3."Somebody Must Have Loved You Right Last Night"Ken Bell3:30
4."San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) / I Left My Heart in San Francisco"John Phillips, George Cory, Douglas Cross3:20
5."Tear Me Apart"Chinn, Chapman3:05
6."Crossfire of Desire"Casey Kelly, Julie Didier, Lewis Anderson4:09
7."Better Late Than Never"Steve Krikorian [Tonio K]3:42
8."I've Never Said No Before"Mark Gray3:33
9."Shady Streets"Dickey Betts, Dan Toler, Billy Ray Reynolds3:50
10."By Day by Day"Linde3:13

Personnel edit

  • Tanya Tucker – lead vocals
  • Beau Segal – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Eyrich – bass guitar
  • Steve Goldstein – keyboards
  • Bill Andersen, Jerry Swallow – guitar
  • Jerry Swallow – mandolin
  • Jerry Peterson – saxophone
  • Bill Andersen, Rusty Buchanan, Steve Goldstein, Lynda Lawley, Sue Richman, Andrea Robinson, Julia Tillman Waters, Tanya Tucker, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals

References edit

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Hall, Philip (1 March 1980). "Tanya tears in". Record Mirror. p. 17.
  3. ^ Niester, Alan (12 Jan 1980). "Tear Me Apart Tanya Tucker". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.