# Tanya Tucker Song - background vocalist?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 26, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tucker-song-background-vocalist/157538 "2003-02-26T02:14:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tucker-song-background-vocalist/157538/1 "2003-02-26T02:14:32Z")

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Howdy and hey there, country music fans.

On Tanya Tucker’s song “Strong Enough To Bend” there is a female featured background vocalist whose voice I know I know. Trouble is, there is not quite enough of her singing for me to make a definite identification, and I can’t seem to find a Tucker discography that lists background vocalists.

Does anyone have this on an album or cd who can check for me before I lose my marbles trying to ID?

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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tucker-song-background-vocalist/157538/2 "2003-02-26T05:23:29Z")

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Is there a chance it could be Beth Nielsen-Chapman?

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**Author:** ![Kepi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kepi/32/7251_2.png) [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tucker-song-background-vocalist/157538/3 "2003-02-26T14:39:31Z")

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According to [All Music Guide](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=9:34:59%7CAM&sql=Atgez97l7krkt), the following females are listed as doing background vocals on Tanya’s _Strong Enough To Bend_ album:

Beth Nielsen Chapman  
Carol Chase  
Jessica Boucher  
Diane Vannette  
Katerina Kittridge

There is no indication as to which one sang on which track, but since Beth Nielsen Chapman is credited as one of the songwriters for _Strong Enough To Bend_, I’d put my money on her.

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**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tanya-tucker-song-background-vocalist/157538/4 "2003-02-26T15:03:22Z")

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Thanks! I was leaning to Emmylou Harris, but I see that can’t be the case. Now I have to go listen to this Beth person and see if it’s her.

(And thanks for the link, **Kepi** - that’ll come in handy!)