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Released | March 31, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 37:33 | |||
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Singles from Wynonna | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
Q | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Wynonna is the debut solo studio album of American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in country music) on MCA Records in association with Curb Records as her first solo debut album. Before the release of Wynonna, she recorded alongside her mother, Naomi, as the Judds, a duo which charted more than 20 country singles in the 1980s and early 1990s until hepatitis forced Naomi to retire.
Certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of five million copies, Wynonna produced three consecutive Number One hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in "She Is His Only Need", "I Saw the Light", and "No One Else on Earth", as well as a No. 4 in "My Strongest Weakness". "I Saw the Light" was also the Number One country song of 1992, according to Billboard.
"When I Reach the Place I'm Goin'" was later recorded by Patty Loveless for the 1994 compilation album Red Hot + Country and on her 2005 album Dreamin' My Dreams .
"It's Never Easy to Say Goodbye" was later recorded by Kenny Chesney on his 1996 album Me and You .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "What It Takes" | Brendan Croker | 4:17 |
2. | "She Is His Only Need" | Dave Loggins | 4:27 |
3. | "I Saw the Light" | Andrew Gold, Lisa Angelle | 3:55 |
4. | "My Strongest Weakness" | Naomi Judd, Mike Reid | 4:22 |
5. | "When I Reach the Place I'm Goin'" | Emory Gordy Jr., Joe Henry | 2:49 |
6. | "No One Else on Earth" | Jill Colucci, Stewart Harris, Sam Lorber | 4:01 |
7. | "It's Never Easy to Say Goodbye" | Allen Shamblin, Bernie Nelson | 4:59 |
8. | "A Little Bit of Love (Goes a Long, Long Way)" | Marty Stuart, Kostas | 2:59 |
9. | "All of That Love from Here" | Lynn Langham, Kris Bergsnes, Sharon Rose Higgins | 3:26 |
10. | "Live with Jesus" | Paul Kennerley | 2:18 |
As listed in liner notes. [6]
Chart (1992) | Peak Position | Certifications |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 | |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 | 5× platinum |
Canadian Country Albums Chart | 1 | |
Canadian Albums Chart | 43 | 2× platinum |
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