Voices in the Wind

Voices in the Wind
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 1992
Studio
  • Emerald Sound Studios, Sound Stage Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Complex and Soundworks West (Los Angeles, California)
GenreCountry (New Traditionalist)
Length38:01
LabelLiberty
Producer
Suzy Bogguss chronology
Aces
(1991)
Voices in the Wind
(1992)
Something Up My Sleeve
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB− [2]

Voices in the Wind is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Suzy Bogguss. It was released on October 6, 1992, via Liberty Records. It earned her a second straight gold record and her highest-charting single ever, the No. 2 cover of John Hiatt's "Drive South."

"Letting Go," a single from Aces which was co-written by Bogguss's husband Doug Crider, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart not long before the release of Voices in the Wind. In an effort to capitalize on the single's success, it was included on the later album as well.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartache"Lowell George, Ivan Ulz3:10
2."Drive South"John Hiatt3:05
3."Don't Wanna"Cheryl Wheeler3:26
4."How Come You Go to Her"Suzy Bogguss, Michael Garvin, Anthony L. Smith3:17
5."Other Side of the Hill"Chuck Pyle3:21
6."In the Day"Bogguss, Doug Crider3:37
7."Love Goes Without Saying"Crider, Tony Haselden3:12
8."Eat at Joe's"Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison3:36
9."Lovin' a Hurricane"Hiatt2:52
10."Letting Go"Crider, Matt Rollings4:29
11."Cold Day in July"Richard Leigh3:30

Personnel

Musicians

Background vocals

  • Vince Gill – backing vocals (1, 10)
  • Harry Stinson – backing vocals (1–4, 7–11)
  • Suzy Bogguss – backing vocals (2, 6–10)
  • Gerald Alan Boyd – backing vocals (3, 7–9)
  • Ted Hewitt – backing vocals (3, 7–9)
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman – backing vocals (4, 9, 11)
  • Karen Staley – backing vocals (4, 9, 11)
  • Bob Carpenter – backing vocals (5)
  • Jeff Hanna – backing vocals (5)
  • Jimmy Ibbotson – backing vocals (5)
  • Mike Reid – backing vocals (6)
  • Eddie Bayers – backing vocals (8)
  • Doug Crider – backing vocals (8)
  • John Guess – backing vocals (8)
  • Abbe Medic – backing vocals (8)
  • Mark Morris – backing vocals (8)
  • Matt Rollings – backing vocals (8)
  • Brent Rowan – backing vocals (8)
  • Leland Sklar – backing vocals (8)
  • Janie West – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Suzy Bogguss – producer
  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • John Guess – digital recording, overdub recording, mixing
  • Marty Williams – overdub recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Frank Wolf – string recording (6, 7, 11)
  • Roger Nichols – string recording (10)
  • Glenn Meadows – digital editing, mastering
  • Janie West – song selection assistant
  • Virginia Team – art direction
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
  • Vanessa Ware – stylist
  • Mary Beth Felts – hair stylist, make-up
  • Morris, Bliesener and Associates – management
  • EMI Music Dist. – distributor

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 31
U.S. Billboard 200 116

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 62

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1992 "Letting Go" 6 9
"Drive South" 2 4
1993 "Heartache" 23 74

Certifications

RIAA Certification

Cert. Date Country Award
10/12/93 USA Gold

Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
US 1992 Liberty CD C2-98585
CS C4-98585
US 1993 Capitol CD 98585
US 1996 Alliance CD 98585

References

  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. Voices in the Wind at AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.