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Entertainment Weekly	(B)
The New York Times	(positive)
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The Washington Post	(positive)

Stronger is the sixth studio album by American country recording artist Sara Evans, released in 2011 by RCA Records Nashville.

Stronger is the first studio album to be released by Evans in nearly six years. During this six-year period, Evans was involved in a high-profile divorce with, her now ex-husband Craig Schelske. In an interview with CMT, Evans explained why she took so long to record the record saying "I cannot be creative unless my world is right. A lot of people will say, 'You know when I was going through my divorce or when I was going through rehab or when I was going through whatever ... .' You always hear artists talk about, 'Those are the best songs I've written.' Like, I'm the total opposite".

In an interview with "The Boot", Evans spoke highly of the record saying "I am so excited and thrilled to finally have NEW music coming out! It took me a long time to make this record for many reasons, both personally and professionally, and now it's all about to come to fruition. This new album is full of fresh new sounds from me, and many songs that I co-wrote, but it's also the signature Sara Evans sound that I hope will make the fans want to buy this record!" Also included is a song titled "Alone", and Evans has stated that she wants it released as the third single from the album, saying "There's a song called 'Alone' that is going to be the third single. It's a very country ballad, but I'm telling you, that song ... I have such high hopes that this song can really change my career".

"My Heart Can't Tell You No" was originally recorded by Rod Stewart on his 1988 album, Out of Order.

The album debuted at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200, and at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart selling 55,000 copies in its first week of release. As of January 2014, the album has sold 405,000 copies in the US.

Upon its release, Stronger received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

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