The Way That I Am

The Way That I Am is the second album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released in 1993 on RCA Records. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. This was her breakthrough album, producing her first Top 5 hit in “My Baby Loves Me”, which was previously released as a single by Canadian singer Patricia Conroy from her 1992 album Bad Day for Trains. McBride’s version was a #2 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Also released from this album were “Life #9” at #6, “Independence Day” at #12, “Heart Trouble” at #21, and finally, “Where I Used to Have a Heart” at #49. Although never released as a single, “Strangers” was reprised on McBride’s Greatest Hits album in 2001.



Track listing
1. “Heart Trouble” (Paul Kennerley) – 3:19
2. “My Baby Loves Me” (Gretchen Peters) – 2:36
3. “That Wasn’t Me” (Gary Harrison, Tim Mensy) – 3:44
4. “Independence Day” (Peters) – 3:25
5. “Where I Used to Have a Heart” (Craig Bickhardt) – 3:50
6. “Goin’ to Work” (Bill Lloyd, Pam Tillis) – 3:30
7. “She Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” (Walt Aldridge, Anna Lisa Graham) – 3:26
8. “Life #9” (Kostas, Tony Perez) – 3:59
9. “Strangers” (Bobby Braddock) – 3:21
10. “Ashes” (Chris Waters, Lonnie Wilson, Charlotte Wilson) – 2:55


Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1993 Top Country Albums #14
1993 The Billboard 200 #106

Singles – Billboard (North America)
1993 “My Baby Loves Me” #2 US Country
1994 “Life #9” #6 US Country
1994 “Independence Day” #12 US Country
1995 “Heart Trouble” #21 US Country
1995 “Where I Used to Have a Heart” #49 US Country