Too Tough to Tame

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Too Tough to Tame is the eleventh studio album by American country singer John Anderson. It was released on August 8, 1989. The album started with Universal Records (which later became Capitol Nashville) and included a mix of traditional and contemporary country sounds.

The album’s singles were “Who’s Lovin’ My Baby” and “Tryin’ to Make a Living on the Road.” Neither single reached the Top 40, making this the first John Anderson album to fail to produce a Top 40 hit since the early part of his career. The record marked a shift in his chart success compared with his previous works.

Track listing
- Too Tough to Tame
- Guitars That Won’t Stay in Tune
- The Tears That I Cry
- Tryin’ to Make a Living on the Road
- Maybe Go Down
- Who’s Lovin’ My Baby
- When the Darkness Falls
- She Worships the Quicksand That I Walk On
- Bamboo Annie
- There Was a Time When I Was Alone

Personnel (selected)
- John Anderson – lead vocals; acoustic guitar on some tracks
- Donna Anderson – background vocals
- Deanna Anderson Wall – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Glen Hardin – piano
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Reggie Young – acoustic and electric guitars
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic and electric guitars
- Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
- Buck Reid – steel guitar

Chart performance (singles)
- Who’s Lovin’ My Baby: reached 66 on Hot Country Singles
- Tryin’ to Make a Living on the Road: reached 88 on Canadian Country Singles

Overall, Too Tough to Tame is a solid late-1980s John Anderson release that didn’t produce a Top 40 hit, signaling a shift in his chart trajectory at the time.