| The Way That I Am | ||||
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| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Paul Worley Martina McBride Ed Seay | |||
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.jpg) Cover of the international release. | ||||
| Singles from The Way That I Am | ||||
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| 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.