Ten Thousand Angels is the debut studio album of American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released on April 30, 1996, by BNA Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US country charts, and producing four chart singles on the country charts. The first single, which was the title track, reached No. 6, and was followed by her only No. 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 No. 18. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" was the final single, reaching No. 4 in 1997.

Ten Thousand Angels
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioJavalina Recording Studios, Malloy Boys Studio, and Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length35:20
LabelBNA Records
ProducerDavid Malloy
Mindy McCready chronology
Ten Thousand Angels
(1996)
If I Don't Stay the Night
(1997)
Singles from Ten Thousand Angels
  1. "Ten Thousand Angels"
    Released: February 3, 1996
  2. "Guys Do It All the Time"
    Released: July 15, 1996
  3. "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"
    Released: October 12, 1996
  4. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)"
    Released: February 24, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Q[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ten Thousand Angels"Steven Dale Jones, Billy Henderson3:25
2."Guys Do It All the Time"Bobby Whiteside, Kim Tribble3:11
3."All That I Am"Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy, Deborah Allen3:23
4."Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (duet with Richie McDonald)Tim Johnson3:59
5."A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)"Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne2:40
6."Have a Nice Day"Lynn Chater, Kerry Chater4:56
7."It Ain't a Party"Johnson, David Malloy, Kim Williams3:04
8."Without Love"Johnson, Skip Ewing4:13
9."Tell Me Something I Don't Know"Johnson, Malloy3:10
10."Breakin' It"Mark Germino3:19
Total length:35:20

Personnel

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Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; Carl Gorodetzky, concert master. String arrangements by Ronn Huff.

Production

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  • 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

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Ten Thousand Angels at AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Du Noyer, Paul. "Mindy McCready - Ten Thousand Angels". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd.: 142.
  4. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.