Roots and Wings (Terri Clark album)

Roots and Wings
Studio album by Terri Clark
Released	July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
Genre	Country
Length	38:34
Label	BareTrack Capitol Nashville EMI Canada
Producer	Terri Clark
Terri Clark chronology
The Long Way Home (2009) Roots and Wings (2011) Classic (2012)
Singles from Roots and Wings
"Northern Girl" Released: April 11, 2011 "We're Here for a Good Time" Released: July 18, 2011 "The One" Released: October 17, 2011 "Wrecking Ball" Released: April 2, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Roughstock	[2]

Roots and Wings is the eighth studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. The album was released on July 26, 2011 via BareTrack Records/Capitol Nashville/EMI Canada. ^[3] The first single released from the album was "Northern Girl." ^[4] The album's second single, "We're Here for a Good Time," was originally recorded by Canadian rock band Trooper in 1977. ^[5]

Roots and Wings won Country Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wrecking Ball"	Terri Clark, Tia Sillers, Victoria Banks	3:30
2.	"Breakin' Up Thing"	Clark, Kristen Hall	3:55
3.	"The One"	Clark, Tom Shapiro, Jim Collins	3:44
4.	"Northern Girl"	Clark, Hall	3:49
5.	"Beautiful and Broken"	Clark, Hall	4:04
6.	"Lonesome's Last Call"	Clark, Jim Rushing	3:45
7.	"The Good Was Great"	Clark, Sillers, Deric Ruttan	4:27
8.	"Smile" (featuring Alison Krauss)	Clark, Karyn Rochelle	4:16
9.	"We're Here for a Good Time"	Ra McGuire, Brian Smith	2:45
10.	"Flowers in Snow"	Clark, Hall	4:19

Amazon MP3 Bonus Track ^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"If You Want Fire" (live)	Clark, Shapiro, Jimmy Ritchey	8:03

Personnel

Jason Barry – electric guitar Terri Clark – choir, lead vocals, background vocals John Diamond – bass guitar Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Stuart Duncan – fiddle Jeneé Fleenor – background vocals Shannon Forrest – drums Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Kristen Hall – choir, background vocals Tony Harrell – accordion, piano Edie Hartwick – choir Wes Hightower – background vocals Sonya Isaacs – background vocals Jeff Jones – choir

Alison Krauss – background vocals on "Smile" B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Tim Marks – bass guitar Brent Mason – electric guitar Lyle Molzan – drums Jourdan Murr – choir Steve Nathan – keyboards Russ Pahl – steel guitar John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Bryan Sutton – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin Glenn Worf – bass guitar Andrea Zonn – fiddle

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Canada	July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)	CD, digital download
United States		Digital download
	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)	CD

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart [8]	24
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums [8]	69

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		CAN
2011	"Northern Girl"	—
	"We're Here for a Good Time"	98
	"The One"	—
2012	"Wrecking Ball"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Roots & Wings review". Allmusic . Retrieved September 18, 2011.
2. Bjorke, Matt (September 9, 2011). "Terri Clark - Roots and Wings". Roughstock. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
3. "Terri Clark Plans New Album, Roots and Wings". Country Music Television . July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
4. Wyland, Sarah (July 8, 2011). "Terri Clark Releasing New Album". Great American Country . Retrieved July 12, 2011.
5. Lamitschka, Christian (June 12, 2011). "Terri Clark – A Northern Girl". Music News Nashville. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
6. "Junos 2012: Full list of nominees". Toronto Star . February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
7. "Terri Clark - Roots and Wings (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)". Amazon.com . Retrieved July 18, 2011.
8. "Chart listing for Roots and Wings". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved August 4, 2011.