Winds of Change (Russ Taff album)

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Winds of Change
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Studio album by
Russ Taff
Released1995
Recorded1994
Studio
  • The Interociter (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Scruggs Sound (Berry Hill, Tennessee)
  • OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Recording Arts (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Secret Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country, CCM
Length38:26
Label Reprise/Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Randy Scruggs
Russ Taff chronology
We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today
(1994)		Winds of Change
(1995)		 Right Here, Right Now
(1999)
Singles from Winds of Change
  1. "Love Is Not a Thing"
    Released: November 1994
  2. "One and Only Love"
    Released: February 1995
  3. "Bein' Happy"
    Released: July 1995

Winds of Change is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Russ Taff, released in 1995 on Reprise/Warner Bros. Nashville. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is Taff's first, and only, full-length mainstream country album. The title song and "I Cry" are the only two songs from his 1989 album The Way Home that he re-recorded for this album. The first country single "Love Is Not a Thing" debuted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart on January 14, 1995, at number 64, peaking at number 53 on February 25, 1995, spending a total of 9 weeks. "One and Only Love" and "Bein' Happy" were also released as singles and music videos performing moderately well on country radio and CMT. Well-known country songwriter/producer/musician Randy Scruggs produced the album's first six tracks, while Taff and his long-time guitarist James Hollihan, Jr. produced the remaining four tracks.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bein' Happy" Russ Taff, Tori Taff4:08
2."One and Only Love"Steven Dale Jones, Bobby Tomberlin4:17
3."Love Is Not a Thing"Mark Stephen Cawley, Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy 3:12
4."I Cry"R. Taff, T. Taff, James Hollihan Jr.4:09
5."I'd Fall in Love Tonight" Mike Reid, Naomi Martin3:32
6."Winds of Change" Danny Tate, Danny Wilde4:14
7."Your Face" Cliff Eberhardt 4:41
8."Heart Like Yours"R. Taff, John Barlow Jarvis 3:11
9."Once In a Lifetime"R. Taff, Matt Timm3:42
10."Home to You"R. Taff, Gary Nicholson 3:20

Personnel

Production

Critical reception

Tim Griggs of AllMusic said "With the aid of Nashville's elite studio musicians, Russ Taff makes a joyful noise on 'Bein' Happy,' the album opener on Winds of Change. Taff and gang then tackle topics such a marriage, love, and heartache with mixed results." [5]

Singles

YearSinglePosition
1995"Love Is Not a Thing"53 [6]
1995"One and Only Love"51 [7]
1995"Bein' Happy"66 [8]

References

  1. ↑ Russ Taff: Winds of Change. Reprise Records. 1995.
  2. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 20, 1995.
  3. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 7, 1995.
  4. ↑ Alfonso, Barry, ed. (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. pp. 251, 252. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.
  5. ↑ "AllMusic is being updated. | Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart" (PDF). Billboard . February 25, 1995. p. 36.
  7. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart" (PDF). Billboard . May 13, 1995. p. 52.
  8. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart" (PDF). Billboard . August 5, 1992. p. 31.
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