Revelations country music artist Wynonna Judd , released in 1996 on MCA Records in association with Curb Records . It was her first album since Tell Me Why Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The second single, "Heaven Help My Heart", peaked at #14 on the same chart, while "My Angel Is Here" and "Somebody to Love You" both missed the top 40, becoming the first two singles of her career to do so. The album itself peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums charts and #9 on The Billboard 200 , and was certified platinum by the RIAA .
The track "Free Bird" is a cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, and was previously included on the 1994 tribute album Skynyrd Frynds
Title Writer(s) 1. "To Be Loved by You " Gary Burr , Mike Reid 4:50 2. "Somebody to Love You" Gary Nicholson , Delbert McClinton 4:51 3. "Change the World " Gordon Kennedy , Tommy Sims , Wayne Kirkpatrick 3:16 4. "Don't Look Back" Tonio K ., John Keller5:08 5. "Old Enough to Know Better" Jeff Silbar , Glen Clark4:15 6. "Heaven Help My Heart " David Tyson , Tina Arena , Dean McTaggart 6:06 7. "Love by Grace " Dave Loggins , Wayne Tester4:12 8. "Free Bird " Allen Collins , Ronnie Van Zant 7:42 9. "My Angel Is Here" Lulu , Billy Lawrie, Mark Stephen Cawley5:00 10. "Dance! Shout!" Gary Oliver 4:07
Charts and certification
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Chart (1996)
Peak position
Certifications
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
2
-
U.S. Billboard 200
9
Platinum
Canadian Country Albums Chart
1
-
Canadian Albums Chart
33
Gold
Wynonna Judd – lead vocalsSteve Nathan – synthesizers (1, 9), Hammond B3 organ (2, 5, 6), synth strings (3, 4, 6), acoustic piano (4, 8, 9)Matt Rollings – electric piano (1, 4), acoustic piano (2, 6, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (5), Hammond B3 organ (8, 10)Don Potter – acoustic guitar (1-6, 8, 9), electric guitar (10)Steuart Smith – electric guitar (1, 2, 5-8, 10), acoustic guitar (3), slide acoustic guitar (4)Dann Huff – electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 9), gut-string electric guitar (7)Paul Franklin – steel guitar (4)Willie Weeks – bass (1-6, 8-10)Eddie Bayers – drums (1-6, 8-10)Tom Roady – percussion (4, 5, 6)
Terry McMillan – harmonica (5)Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (5), saxophones (10)Roger "Rock" Williams – tenor saxophone (5)
Jim Hoke – saxophones (10)
Barry Green – trombone (10)
"Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet (5)
Mike Haynes – trumpet (10)
Steve Dorff – string arrangements (3, 7)The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 7)Bob Bailey – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Kim Fleming – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Jonell Mosser – backing vocals (2)
Gordon Kennedy – backing vocals (3)Max Carl – backing vocals (4)Andrew Gold – backing vocals (6)Suzy Wills – backing vocals (8)
Willie Greene, Jr. – backing vocals (10)The Born Again Minstrels Church Choir – additional backing vocals (10)
Tony Brown – producer
Don Potter – associate producer
Chuck Ainlay – recording (1-8), mixing (9, 10), masteringJeff Balding – recording (9, 10)
Terry Christian – overdub recording (3, 7), string overdubbing (7)
Justin Niebank – overdub recording (7, 8)
Graham Lewis – mixing (1-8), second engineer
Robert Charles – second engineer (2, 3, 7)
Joe Hayden – second engineer (3, 7)
King Williams – second engineer (3, 7)
Craig White – second engineer (8)
Chris Davie – second engineer (9, 10)
Denny Purcell – mastering
Jessie Noble – project coordinator
John Coulter – art direction, design
Randee St. Nicholas – photography
Nancy Ogami – calligraphy
Eric Barnard – stylist, make-up
Roni Burks – stylist
John Unger – management Studios
Recorded at Javelina Recording Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, TN).
Overdubbed at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Javelina Recording Studios and The Tracking Room (Nashville, TN).
Mixed at Emerald Sound Studios and The Tracking Room.
Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).
Allmusic (see infobox)
Revelatione (CD). Wynonna. Curb/MCA Records. 1997. MCAD-11090.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
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