Revelations is the third solo studio album by American country music artist Wynonna, released in 1996 on MCA Records in association with Curb Records. It was her first album since Tell Me Why three years previous. The album's lead-off single, "To Be Loved by You", was her fourth and most recent to date #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The second single, "Heaven Help My Heart", peaked at #14 on the same chart, while "My Angel Is Here" and "Somebody to Love You" both missed the top 40, becoming the first two singles of her career to do so. The album itself peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums charts and #9 on The Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
The track "Free Bird" is a cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, and was previously included on the 1994 tribute album Skynyrd Frynds.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Chicago Tribune | link |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Be Loved by You" | Gary Burr, Mike Reid | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Somebody to Love You" | Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Change the World" | Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims, Wayne Kirkpatrick | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Don't Look Back" | Tonio K., John Keller | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Old Enough to Know Better" | Jeff Silbar, Glen Clark | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Heaven Help My Heart" | David Tyson, Tina Arena, Dean McTaggart | 6:06 |
| 7. | "Love by Grace" | Dave Loggins, Wayne Tester | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Free Bird" | Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant | 7:42 |
| 9. | "My Angel Is Here" | Lulu, Billy Lawrie, Mark Stephen Cawley | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Dance! Shout!" | Gary Oliver | 4:07 |
Charts and certification
| Chart (1996) | Peak position | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 | - |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 9 | Platinum |
| Canadian Country Albums Chart | 1 | - |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 33 | Gold |
Personnel
- Wynonna Judd – lead vocals
- Steve Nathan – synthesizers (1, 9), Hammond B3 organ (2, 5, 6), synth strings (3, 4, 6), acoustic piano (4, 8, 9)
- Matt Rollings – electric piano (1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 6, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (5), Hammond B3 organ (8, 10)
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar (1-6, 8, 9), electric guitar (10)
- Steuart Smith – electric guitar (1, 2, 5-8, 10), acoustic guitar (3), slide acoustic guitar (4)
- Dann Huff – electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 9), gut-string electric guitar (7)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (4)
- Willie Weeks – bass (1-6, 8-10)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (1-6, 8-10)
- Tom Roady – percussion (4, 5, 6)
- Terry McMillan – harmonica (5)
- Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (5), saxophones (10)
- Roger "Rock" Williams – tenor saxophone (5)
- Jim Hoke – saxophones (10)
- Barry Green – trombone (10)
- "Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet (5)
- Mike Haynes – trumpet (10)
- Steve Dorff – string arrangements (3, 7)
- The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 7)
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 9, 10)
- Jonell Mosser – backing vocals (2)
- Gordon Kennedy – backing vocals (3)
- Max Carl – backing vocals (4)
- Andrew Gold – backing vocals (6)
- Suzy Wills – backing vocals (8)
- Willie Greene, Jr. – backing vocals (10)
- The Born Again Minstrels Church Choir – additional backing vocals (10)
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- Don Potter – associate producer
- Chuck Ainlay – recording (1-8), mixing (9, 10), mastering
- Jeff Balding – recording (9, 10)
- Terry Christian – overdub recording (3, 7), string overdubbing (7)
- Justin Niebank – overdub recording (7, 8)
- Graham Lewis – mixing (1-8), second engineer
- Robert Charles – second engineer (2, 3, 7)
- Joe Hayden – second engineer (3, 7)
- King Williams – second engineer (3, 7)
- Craig White – second engineer (8)
- Chris Davie – second engineer (9, 10)
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- John Coulter – art direction, design
- Randee St. Nicholas – photography
- Nancy Ogami – calligraphy
- Eric Barnard – stylist, make-up
- Roni Burks – stylist
- John Unger – management
Studios
- Recorded at Javelina Recording Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
- Overdubbed at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Javelina Recording Studios and The Tracking Room (Nashville, TN).
- Mixed at Emerald Sound Studios and The Tracking Room.
- Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).
References
- Allmusic (see infobox)
- Revelatione (CD). Wynonna. Curb/MCA Records. 1997. MCAD-11090.
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