The Strong One Explained

The Strong One
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mila Mason
Cover:	mila_tso.jpg
Genre:	Country
Length:	36:43
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Blake Mevis
Prev Title:	That's Enough of That
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Stained Glass Window
Next Year:	2003

The Strong One is the second studio album by the American country music artist Mila Mason, released in 1998 on Atlantic Records.^[1] Like her debut album, it was produced by Blake Mevis.^[2]

Her second and final album for the label, it produced two minor chart hits on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and the Canadian RPM 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.

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

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	38^[3]
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	31

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mila Mason - The Strong One. www.countrystandardtime.com.
2. Web site: Mila Mason Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Mila Mason. Billboard.