Wings (Mark Chesnutt album)
Wings is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt, and his second for Decca Records. Released in late 1995, it features the singles "Trouble", "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings", and "Wrong Place, Wrong Time". Respectively, these reached #18, #7, and #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Unlike Chesnutt's first five albums, which were produced by Mark Wright, Wings was produced by Tony Brown. This was the first album of Chesnutt's career not to achieve RIAA certification.
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| Released | October 3, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
| Studio | Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:54 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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| Singles from Wings | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) [2] |
"The King of Broken Hearts" was previously recorded by George Strait on the soundtrack of the 1992 film Pure Country, and was later covered by Lee Ann Womack on her 2008 album Call Me Crazy. "Trouble" was originally recorded by Todd Snider on his 1994 debut album Songs for the Daily Planet.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "As the Honky Tonk Turns" | Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer, Tommy Nixon | 3:39 |
| 2. | "The King of Broken Hearts" | Jim Lauderdale | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Trouble" | Todd Snider | 3:34 |
| 4. | "(I Think) I've Finally Broken Mine" | Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" | Jimmy Alan Stewart, Scott Miller | 3:33 |
| 6. | Untitled | Lauderdale, Clay Blaker | 2:49 |
| 7. | "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" | Jerry Foster, Roger LaVoie, Johnny Morris | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Pride's Not Hard to Swallow" | Jerry Chesnut | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Settlin' for What They Get" | Mack Vickery | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Strangers" | Springer, Chesnutt, Aimee Mayo | 3:00 |
Personnel
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Mark Chesnutt – lead vocals
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Liana Manis – background vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar, tic tac bass
- Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Hammond B-3 organ
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 11 |
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Wings at AllMusic
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Wings (cassette liner notes). Mark Chesnutt. Decca Records. 1995. DRNC-11261.
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