Revelations (Wynonna Judd album) explained

Revelations is the third solo studio album by American 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 three years previous. The album's lead-off single, "To Be Loved by You", was her fourth and most recent to date #1 on the 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.

Critical reception

The album received favorable reviews.

Personnel

• Wynonna Judd – lead vocals
• Steve 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)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)[1]	1

Year-end charts

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Position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)[2]	12
US Billboard 200[3]	107
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4]	14

References

1. Web site: RPM Country Albums for March 4, 1996. RPM. November 23, 2024.
2. RPM Year End Country Albums ~ Top 50. RPM. 46. December 16, 1996. 64. 18.
3. The Year in Music: Top Billboard 200 Albums. Billboard. YE-28. Nielsen Business Media. 108. 52. December 28, 1996. 0006-2510.
4. The Year in Music: Top Country Albums. Billboard. YE-50. Nielsen Business Media. 108. 52. December 28, 1996. 0006-2510.