Ten Thousand Angels

Ten Thousand Angels
Ten Thousand Angels
Studio album by Mindy McCready
Released	April 30, 1996
Recorded	1995
Studios	Javelina Recording Studios; Malloy Boys Studios; Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN);
Genre	Country
Length	35:20
Label	BNA
Producer	David Malloy
Mindy McCready chronology
Singles from Ten Thousand Angels
	"Ten Thousand Angels"; Released: February 3, 1996; "Guys Do It All the Time"; Released: June 24, 1996; "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"; Released: October 12, 1996; "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)"; Released: February 24, 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
Q	^[3]

Ten Thousand Angels is the debut studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready, released on April 30, 1996, by BNA Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The first single, which was the title track, reached No. 6, and was followed by McCready's only No. 1 hit, "Guys Do It All the Time". Following this single was "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now", featuring backing vocals from Richie McDonald, the lead singer of the band Lonestar. This peaked at No. 18. "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" was the final single, reaching No. 4 in 1997.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Mindy McCready – lead vocals
Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar
Kathy Burdick – backing vocals
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar
John Hobbs – piano
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Mary Ann Kennedy – mandolin, backing vocals
Paul Leim – drums
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Jimmy Nichols – piano, keyboards, synthesizer strings, backing vocals
Don Potter – acoustic guitar
Norro Wilson – backing vocals
Richie McDonald – backing vocals (track 4)

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

Production

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	93
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)^[5]	1
US Billboard 200^[6]	40
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)^[9]	17
US Billboard 200^[10]	137
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	20
Chart (1997)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)^[12]	33
US Billboard 200^[13]	144
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[14]	16

References

↑ Ten Thousand Angels at AllMusic
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Du Noyer, Paul. "Mindy McCready - Ten Thousand Angels". Q. No. July 1999. EMAP Metro Ltd. p. 142.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 5449". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2024. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "RPM Country Albums for November 4, 1996". RPM. Retrieved December 12, 2024. Note: The week Ten Thousand Angels went number one has not been archived, so the issue is based on its last week chart performance.
↑ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "Year End Country Albums ~ Top 50". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "'97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[1] Ten Thousand Angels at AllMusic

[2] Entertainment Weekly review

[Q_Review-3] Du Noyer, Paul. "Mindy McCready - Ten Thousand Angels". Q. No. July 1999. EMAP Metro Ltd. p. 142.

[ac_Canada_-4] "Top RPM Albums: Image 5449". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2024. ^{[dead link]}

[5] "RPM Country Albums for November 4, 1996". RPM. Retrieved December 12, 2024. Note: The week Ten Thousand Angels went number one has not been archived, so the issue is based on its last week chart performance.

[ac_Billboard200_Mindy_McCready-6] "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Mindy_McCready-7] "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Mindy_McCready-8] "Mindy McCready Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[9] "Year End Country Albums ~ Top 50". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[10] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[11] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[12] "'97 Year End...Top 50 Country Albums". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[13] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[14] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Ten Thousand Angels (1996) If I Don't Stay the Night (1997) I'm Not So Tough (1999) Mindy McCready (2002) I'm Still Here (2010)
Notable singles	"Ten Thousand Angels" "Guys Do It All the Time" "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (with Richie McDonald) "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" "What If I Do" "You'll Never Know" "All I Want Is Everything" "Scream" "Maybe, Maybe Not"

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