Revelations (Wynonna Judd album)

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Revelations
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1996
Genre Country
Length49:45
Label Curb / MCA
Producer Tony Brown
Wynonna chronology
Tell Me Why
(1993)
Revelations
(1996)
Collection
(1997)
Singles from Revelations
  1. "To Be Loved by You"
    Released: January 6, 1996
  2. "Heaven Help My Heart"
    Released: April 27, 1996
  3. "My Angel Is Here"
    Released: 1996
  4. "Somebody to Love You"
    Released: 1996

Revelations is the third 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.

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The track "Free Bird" is a cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, and was previously included on the 1994 tribute album Skynyrd Frynds .

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(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 Keller5:08
5."Old Enough to Know Better" Jeff Silbar, Glen Clark4:15
6."Heaven Help My Heart" David Tyson, Tina Arena, Dean McTaggart 6:06
7."Love by Grace" Dave Loggins, Wayne Tester4:12
8."Free Bird" Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant 7:42
9."My Angel Is Here" Lulu, Billy Lawrie, Mark Stephen Cawley5:00
10."Dance! Shout!"Gary Oliver4:07

Charts and certification

Chart (1996)Peak positionCertifications
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2-
U.S. Billboard 2009Platinum
Canadian Country Albums Chart1-
Canadian Albums Chart33Gold

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