I Don't Paint Myself into Corners
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| "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" | ||||
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| Single by Rebecca Lynn Howard | ||||
| from the album Rebecca Lynn Howard | ||||
| B-side | "Was It as Hard to Be Together" | |||
| Released | August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | December 1999 | |||
| Studio | Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Wright | |||
| Rebecca Lynn Howard singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Rebecca Lynn Howard. It was recorded for Howard's self-titled debut album and released as a single in 2000. The song reached a position on the Billboard country chart that same year. It would notably be covered by Trisha Yearwood in 2001 for her studio album, Inside Out. In 2002, it was also released as a single by Yearwood and also became a charting Billboard country hit.
"I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" was first composed by songwriter Trey Bruce and Rebecca Lynn Howard. It was recorded in December 1999 at the Javelina Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session was produced by Mark Wright. Howard and Wright also recorded several additional tracks for her debut studio album.[2] Her self-titled debut studio album was released on May 2, 2000 via MCA Nashville Records.[1] It was formally released as a single in August 2000 via MCA Nashville. It was the third single spawned from Howard's debut album.[3]
Release and reception
Following its single release, "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 71 in September 2000 after spending only four weeks on the list.[4] It was Howard's third charting single on Billboard's country chart in her career.[3] In addition, "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart in 2000. It was Howard's final charting single with the record publication.[5] In addition to charting, the single was reviewed by Billboard magazine following its release. Writers praised her singing and writing on the track, commenting that it "perfectly demonstrates both her vocal gift and song-crafting ability." They also called the song's production to be "stone cold country with fiddle and weeping steel guitar."[6]