''The Strong One'' is the second studio album by the American country music artist

Mila Mason Mila Mason (born August 22, 1963) is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 with her debut album ''That's Enough of That'', which produced three hit singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tr ...

, released in 1998 on

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. Like her debut album, it was produced by Blake Mevis. Her second and final album for the label, it produced two minor chart hits on both the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts and the Canadian ''

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'' Top Country Tracks charts. The first, "Closer to Heaven", was a #31 in the US and #45 in Canada, while "The Strong One" was a #57 in the US and a #30 in Canada. The third single, "This Heart", failed to chart in either country, and by the end of 1998, Mason had exited Atlantic.

Track listing

Personnel

*Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar *Glen Duncan – fiddle *Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar *John Hobbs – piano *David James – background vocals *Carl Marsh – strings * Brent Mason – electric guitar *Jonell Mosser – background vocals * Chris Rodriguez – background vocals * Nan Sumrall – background vocals * Lonnie Wilson – drums * Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

References

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