Roots and Wings is the second and final studio album by American country music artist James Bonamy. It was released June 24, 1997, on Epic Records Nashville. The single "The Swing" was a number 31 on the Billboard country charts in 1997. "Naked to the Pain" and "Little Blue Dot" were also released as singles, although neither reached the Top 40. The title song was previously recorded by Doug Supernaw on his 1995 album You Still Got Me.
Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, calling the album's content "uneven" but saying that Bonamy "is singing better than ever".[1] Larry Stephens of Country Standard Time was less favorable, saying that Bonamy "sounds like a pop singer trying to do country". He thought that "Daddy Never Had a Chance in Hell" was the best-written song, and that the title track was "touching".[2] Giving it 3 out of 5 stars, David Simons of New Country wrote that "One has to wade through the occasionally predictable slices of hokum[…]to get to the good stuff, but there's enough of that to successfully get Bonamy and his listeners to the end of this record."[3]
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roots, wings, james, bonamy, album, roots, wings, second, final, studio, album, american, country, music, artist, james, bonamy, released, june, 1997, epic, records, nashville, single, swing, number, billboard, country, charts, 1997, naked, pain, little, blue,. Roots and Wings is the second and final studio album by American country music artist James Bonamy It was released June 24 1997 on Epic Records Nashville The single The Swing was a number 31 on the Billboard country charts in 1997 Naked to the Pain and Little Blue Dot were also released as singles although neither reached the Top 40 The title song was previously recorded by Doug Supernaw on his 1995 album You Still Got Me Roots and WingsStudio album by James BonamyReleasedJune 24 1997 1997 06 24 Recorded1996 1997GenreCountryLength33 28LabelEpicProducerDoug JohnsonJames Bonamy chronologyWhat I Live to Do 1996 Roots and Wings 1997 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Chart performance 5 ReferencesCritical reception editThom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five calling the album s content uneven but saying that Bonamy is singing better than ever 1 Larry Stephens of Country Standard Time was less favorable saying that Bonamy sounds like a pop singer trying to do country He thought that Daddy Never Had a Chance in Hell was the best written song and that the title track was touching 2 Giving it 3 out of 5 stars David Simons of New Country wrote that One has to wade through the occasionally predictable slices of hokum to get to the good stuff but there s enough of that to successfully get Bonamy and his listeners to the end of this record 3 Track listing editCDNo TitleWriter s Length1 Roots and Wings Bill Anderson Skip Ewing3 582 The Swing Robert Ellis Orrall Bob Regan3 233 Naked to the Pain Don Pfrimmer Richard Wold3 454 I Knew I d Need My Heart Someday James Bonamy Pat Bunch Doug Johnson2 355 Daddy Never Had a Chance in Hell Roger Springer Tony Martin3 336 The Heart Stops the Clock Pat Bunch Chuck Jones3 057 Some Things I Know Sally Barris Burton Banks Collins3 058 Long as I Got You Ewing Don Sampson2 329 Little Blue Dot Susan Longacre Rick Giles4 2810 When God Dreams Bunch Johnson3 04Total length 33 28Personnel editJames Bonamy lead vocals Joe Chemay bass guitar Larry Franklin fiddle Paul Franklin pedal steel guitar John Hobbs keyboards strings Michael Jones background vocals Paul Leim drums percussion Liana Manis background vocals Terry McMillan harmonica percussion Blue Miller electric guitar background vocals Brent Rowan electric guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr acoustic guitar Biff Watson acoustic guitar mandolin Curtis Young background vocalsChart performance editChart 1997 PeakpositionU S Billboard Top Country Albums 25U S Billboard Top Heatseekers 11References edit https www allmusic com album r277854 Stephens Larry Roots and Wings review Country Standard Time Retrieved 26 May 2012 Simon David July 1997 Reviews James Bonamy Roots and Wings New Country 4 8 53 ISSN 1086 1076 Roots and Wings at Allmusic Roots and Wings CD James Bonamy Epic Records 1997 67878 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roots and Wings James Bonamy album amp oldid 1183422121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
