The Way That I Am

The Way That I Am
Studio album by Martina McBride
Released	September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
Studio	Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee) Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee) Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee) Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	34:05
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Paul Worley Martina McBride Ed Seay
Martina McBride chronology
The Time Has Come (1992) The Way That I Am (1993) Wild Angels (1995)
Alternative cover
Cover of the international release.
Singles from The Way That I Am
"My Baby Loves Me" Released: July 12, 1993 "Life #9" Released: January 3, 1994 "Independence Day" Released: May 2, 1994 "Heart Trouble" Released: October 22, 1994 "Where I Used to Have a Heart" Released: 1995

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

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.