| The Way That I Am | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Martina McBride |
| Cover: | Martina McBride - The Way That I Am.jpg |
| Studio: |
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| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 34:05 |
| Label: | RCA Nashville |
| Producer: | Paul Worley Martina McBride Ed Seay |
| Prev Title: | The Time Has Come |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Wild Angels |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
The Way That I Am is the second studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride, released on September 14, 1993, through RCA Nashville. It was certified Platinum on May 15, 1995, by the Recording Industry Association of America (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 number 2 hit on the Hot Country Songs. Also released as singles from this album were "Life #9" at number 6, "Independence Day" at number 12, "Heart Trouble" at number 21, and "Where I Used to Have a Heart" at number 49.
Although never released as a single, "Strangers" was reprised on McBride's Greatest Hits album in 2001. In the liner notes of that album, she stated that she included the song because it was a fan favorite, and she felt that it would have been a better follow-up to "Independence Day" than "Heart Trouble" and "Where I Used to Have a Heart" were.[1]
The Compact Cassette version of this album omits the final track, "Ashes".[2]
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
| Chart (1994) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 46 | |
| Chart (1995) | Position | |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 55 |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] | CAN Country [6] [7] | ||||
| 1993 | "My Baby Loves Me" | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | "Life #9" | 6 | 8 | ||
| "Independence Day" | 12 | 14 |
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| "Heart Trouble" | 21 | 32 | |||
| 1995 | "Where I Used to Have a Heart" | 49 | — | ||