Comin' On Strong

This article is about the album by Trace Adkins. For the album by James Moody, see Comin' On Strong (James Moody album). For other uses, see Coming on Strong (disambiguation).

Comin' On Strong is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on December 2, 2003 on Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced two singles — "Hot Mama" and "Rough & Ready", which respectively reached No. 5 and No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Comin' On Strong
Studio album by Trace Adkins
Released	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
Genre	Country
Length	42:11
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Trey Bruce Scott Hendricks
Trace Adkins chronology
Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1 (2003) Comin' On Strong (2003) Songs About Me (2005)
Singles from Comin' On Strong
"Hot Mama" Released: September 22, 2003 "Rough & Ready" Released: April 12, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The track "I'd Sure Hate to Break Down Here" was later recorded by Julie Roberts as "Break Down Here" on her self-titled debut album. Her version was released as a single in early 2004, peaking at No. 18 on the country charts.

The song "Hot Mama" also appears on the game Karaoke Revolution Party.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot Mama"	Tom Shapiro, Casey Beathard	3:20
2.	"Comin' On Strong"	David Lee, Tony Lane	3:02
3.	"Then Came the Night"	John Kilzer, Chuck Jones	4:38
4.	"I'd Sure Hate to Break Down Here"	Patrick Jason Matthews, Jess Brown	4:01
5.	"Missing You"	Tim Mensy, Monty Criswell	5:15
6.	"One of Those Nights"	Shapiro, Jason Sellers	3:48
7.	"Untamed"	George Teren, Criswell	3:49
8.	"Then I Wake Up"	Mensy, Criswell	4:09
9.	"One Nightstand"	Matthews, Trey Bruce	3:46
10.	"Baby's Gone"	Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers	3:15
11.	"Rough & Ready"	Brian Gene White, Craig Wiseman, Blair MacKichan	3:08
Total length:			42:11

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

• Trace Adkins – lead vocals
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Trey Bruce – percussion, programming
• Pat Buchanan – electric guitar, harmonica
• Lisa Cochran – background vocals
• J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Steve Hinson – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Greg Morrow – drums, shaker
• Gordon Mote – piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizer, synthesizer strings
• Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
• Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar, Dobro
• Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle, mandolin, banjo, cello

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position US Billboard 200^[3] 31 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200^[5] 101 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6] 18 Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7] 57

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country	US
2003	"Hot Mama"	5	51
2004	"Rough & Ready"	13	75	US: Gold

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Comin'On Strong review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
2. Comin' On Strong (CD booklet). Trace Adkins. Capitol Records. 2003. 40517.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
4. "Trace Adkins Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
8. "American album certifications – Trace Adkins – Comin' On Strong". Recording Industry Association of America.