Can't Run from Yourself

Tanya Tucker

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1992)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002V1O
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,213 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Thirteen years old in 1972, with a deep, throaty voice and weird gothic material, Tanya Tucker made LeAnn Rimes sound like the Olsen twins. Nearly 15 years later, Tucker returned from country-radio exile to launch an ongoing and rewarding (commercially and artistically) comeback with Capitol. This 1992 album falls around the halfway point, and while you might be better off seeking a greatest-hits package to skim Tucker's recent highlights, you can hear much of what makes her so cherishable. Which is her voice and personality. She's still got that rockabilly growl, richer and attractively weathered, and an iconoclastic spunk that's increasingly rare in Nashville. These qualities are shown off to good effect here on the typical rockabilly-lite hit "It's a Little Too Late" and the rollicking, good-natured Delbert McClinton duet "Tell Me About It." These same qualities are neutralized on the sentimental eternal-love story songs that dot her albums (this edition features "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane") and a series of bland ballads. Best of all are a couple of smoldering bluesy numbers, "Danger Ahead" and the Robert Cray-like title track, exciting vocal showcases for one of America's true originals. --Ken Barnes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Tanya masterpiece, September 21, 2003

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This was one of Tanya's biggest selling albums, containing three country top ten hits. The standout song is Two sparrows in a hurricane, which has become one of Tanya's signature songs. Tell me about it is a brilliant duet with Delbert McClinton. The opening track, It's a little too late, is an excellent foot-stomping song that was successfully revived by Mark Chesnutt only four years later.

Besides those three hits, the album has plenty of other great songs. Can't run from yourself is a great song that was surely considered for single release. Rainbow rider is a song with a western theme, not to be confused with a similarly titled song, also with a western theme, that Sylvia recorded on her Drifter album a decade earlier. Danger ahead is a great bluesy song to close the album. The other songs - Don't let me be the last to know, I've learned to live, What do they know and Half the moon - show Tanya singing tender ballads in her own distinctive style.

This is one of many brilliant albums that Tanya recorded and is an essential album for all Tanya fans, with much to interest the casual buyer too.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tanya's best by a country mile ........., July 3, 2008

By	MovieMusic (Idyllic Avalon Beach N.S.W.) - See all my reviews

This is Tanya's best album. Very strong song selection means there is something for everyone. And, unbelievably, you can get it here at the moment for a cent.

The reason why this album is so good is that her trademark steel and gravel voice is tempered by unusual sensitivity and gentleness (eg Two Sparrows In A Hurricane). "Can't Run From Yourself" is a bluesy classic, with stunning guitar work. Delbert McClinton's duet vocal on "Tell Me About It" is a musical marriage made in heaven. And she completely nails the beautiful "Half The Moon".

Fantastic singing, great arrangements and musicianship, and no second-rate songs - what more could you want? I'm not too keen on some of her albums, but this is a no-brainer.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Tanya's best! Such an attitude album., October 19, 2005

By	Ingeborg (Norway, Europe) - See all my reviews

This is a mature and sassy CD with plenty of top tunes!
Most of the songs are ballads, but the lyrics are strong and it will defnitely become a favourite!

1. Saucy midtempo/up-beat track about love gone south. Attitude track! 5/5
2. Haunting mid-tempo song. Gets boring after a while. 2/5
3. Beautiful and strong ballad. I'm not a fan of ballads, but this one is great. Listen. 5/5
4. The title gives the song away. Mid-tempo with some highlights. 3/5
5. Sassy and up-beat song to get you going! 5/5
6. Another beautiful need-to-listen-to-ballad 5/5
7. My favourite Tanya song of all times! It is heartbreaking and so strong! 10/5
8. Mid-tempo song. Doesn't stand out. 3/5
9. Another ballad. Good highlights bring the song up. 3/5
10. Mid/up-tempo. Very sassy and with plenty of attitude. 5/5