Aces (Suzy Bogguss)
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| Aces | ||
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| Studio album by Suzy Bogguss | ||
| Released | 1991 | |
| Genre | Country (New Traditionalist) | |
| Length | 35:09 | |
| Label | Liberty | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Suzy Bogguss chronology | ||
| Moment of Truth (1990) |
Aces (1991) |
Voices in the Wind (1992) |
Released on August 27, 1991 and lingering on the charts for much of 1992, Aces, Bogguss's third release on the Liberty Records label, was undoubtedly her breakout album. Bolstered by strong songwriting credits from the likes of Nanci Griffith, Cheryl Wheeler, and Beth Nielsen Chapman, Aces contains several of Bogguss's strongest tracks.
The first single, "Someday Soon," a yearning Ian Tyson tune, hit #12 on the Billboard country chart and was Bogguss's highest charting solo cut at the time. That performance, however, was soon beaten by the Nanci Griffith-penned "Outbound Plane" which climbed all the way to the #9 slot. Bogguss repeated this achievement with Cheryl Wheeler's "Aces," a song exploring the envy of success between friends. The highest-charting single from the album was its fourth and last. Co-written by Bogguss's husband, Doug Crider, "Letting Go" is a melancholy song of a mother whose daughter has grown up and is leaving home for the first time. Expressing the sorrow that nearly every parent has experienced, the song connected with a huge audience and went to #6 on the Billboard charts. As a testament to its universal appeal, the song has been featured on Oprah Winfrey's morning television show and various radio shows.
The record, itself, is Bogguss's highest-charting album and has gone on to earn an RIAA Platinum certification.
Following the success of Aces, the Country Music Association recognized Bogguss's achievements in 1992 by giving her its Horizon Award, which is awarded annually to the artist who has demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Outbound Plane" (Griffith/Russell) – 2:52
- "Aces" (Wheeler) – 3:49
- "Someday Soon" (Tyson) – 3:55
- "Let Goodbye Hurt" (Crandell) – 3:15
- "Save Yourself" (Chapman) – 2:54
- "Yellow River Road" (Bogguss/Crider) – 2:59
- "Part of Me" (Arata) – 3:20
- "Letting Go" (Crider/Rollings) – 4:33
- "Music on the Wind" (Byrd/Shaw/Stanfield) – 3:25
- "Still Hold On" (Carnes/Ellingson/Kaz/Waldman) - 4:07
[edit] Personnel
- Suzy Bogguss - vocals
- David Campbell - conductor
- Gerald Alan Boyd - acoustic guitar
- Brent Rowan - guitar
- Tommy Spurlock, Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Richard Bennett - tiple, guitar
- Danny Parks - fiddle
- Mark O'Connor, Sam Bush - mandolin
- Kirk "Jellroll" Johnson - harmonica
- Joey Miskulin - accordion
- Matt Rollings - piano
- Johnny Neel - Wurlitzer piano, keyboards
- John Jarvis - keyboards
- Leland Sklar - bass
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Tom Roady - percussion
- The Gay Caballeros - hand claps
- Gerald Alan Boyd, Vince Gill, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Harry Stinson, Karen Staley, Rick Yord, Victoria Shaw, Jana Stanfield - background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss
- Engineer: John Guess
- Distributor: EMI Music Dist.
- Studio: Emerald Sound Studio, Nashville, TN.
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | Top Country albums | 15 |
| 1992 | Billboard 200 (Top albums) | 83 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Someday Soon" | Hot Country Songs | 12 |
| 1992 | "Outbound Plane" | Hot Country Songs | 9 |
| 1992 | "Aces" | Hot Country Songs | 9 |
| 1992 | "Letting Go" | Hot Country Songs | 6 |
[edit] Certifications
RIAA Certification
| Cert. Date | Country | Award |
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| 9/14/92 | USA | Gold |
| 2/17/95 | USA | Platinum |
[edit] Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| US | 1991 | Liberty | CD | C2-95874 |
| CS | C4-95874 |
