Aces (Suzy Bogguss)

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Aces
Aces cover
Studio album by Suzy Bogguss
Released 1991
Genre Country (New Traditionalist)
Length 35:09
Label Liberty
Producer Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss
Professional reviews
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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Outbound Plane" (Nanci Griffith/Tom Russell) – 2:52
  2. "Aces" (Cheryl Wheeler) – 3:49
  3. "Someday Soon" (Ian Tyson) – 3:55
  4. "Let Goodbye Hurt" (Ellen Crandell) – 3:15
  5. "Save Yourself" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 2:54
  6. "Yellow River Road" (Suzy Bogguss/Doug Crider) – 2:59
  7. "Part of Me" (Tony Arata) – 3:20
  8. "Letting Go" (Doug Crider/Matt Rollings) – 4:33
  9. "Music on the Wind" (Andy Byrd/Victoria Shaw/Jana Stanfield) – 3:25
  10. "Still Hold On" (Kim Carnes/Dave Ellingson/Eric Kaz/Wendy Waldman) - 4:07

[edit] Personnel

[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
1992 Top Country albums 15
1992 Billboard 200 (Top albums) 83

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
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
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

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