Wings (Mark Chesnutt album)

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Wings
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 1995 (1995-10-03)
Recorded1994–1995
StudioEmerald Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length32:54
Label Decca
Producer Tony Brown
Mark Chesnutt chronology
What a Way to Live
(1994)
Wings
(1995)
Greatest Hits
(1996)
Singles from Wings
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: September 12, 1995
  2. "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings"
    Released: December 18, 1995
  3. "Wrong Place, Wrong Time"
    Released: May 4, 1996
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Entertainment Weekly (B+) [2]

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.

Contents

"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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As the Honky Tonk Turns" Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer, Tommy Nixon3:39
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 Clark3:19
5."Wrong Place, Wrong Time"Jimmy Alan Stewart, Scott Miller3:33
6."I May Be a Fool"Lauderdale, Clay Blaker 2:49
7."It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings"Jerry Foster, Roger LaVoie, Johnny Morris3:12
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

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums24
U.S. Billboard 200116
Canadian RPM Country Albums11

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Wings at AllMusic
  2. Entertainment Weekly review