Aces (album)
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Aces is an album released in 1991 by American country music singer Suzy Bogguss.
The first single released was in fact, "Aces". The album spawned three Top #10 hits on the country charts -- "Outbound Plane," "Aces" and "Letting Go" and stayed at number #1 in album sales and in the top ten on the country charts for 5 weeks.
Aces is Bogguss's highest-charting album and has gone on to earn an RIAA Platinum certification and was nominated for the 1992 CMA "Horizon Award".
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.
Track listing
- "Outbound Plane" (Nanci Griffith, Tom Russell) – 2:48
- "Aces" (Cheryl Wheeler) – 3:45
- "Someday Soon" (Ian Tyson) – 3:50
- "Let Goodbye Hurt" (Ellen Crandell) – 3:11
- "Save Yourself" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 2:50
- "Yellow River Road" (Suzy Bogguss, Doug Crider) – 2:55
- "Part of Me" (Tony Arata) – 3:16
- "Letting Go" (Crider, Matt Rollings) – 4:31
- "Music on the Wind" (Andy Byrd, Victoria Shaw, Jana Stanfield) – 3:21
- "Still Hold On" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman) – 4:03
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 "Jellyroll" 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
Production
- Producer: Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss
- Engineer: John Guess
- Distributor: EMI Music Dist.
- Studio: Emerald Sound Studio, Nashville, TN.
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1991) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
15 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
83 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums |
21 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Peak positions |
| US Country |
CAN Country |
| 1991 |
"Someday Soon" |
12 |
16 |
| "Outbound Plane" |
9 |
9 |
| 1992 |
"Aces" |
9 |
6 |
| "Letting Go" |
6 |
9 |
Certifications
RIAA Certification
| Cert. Date |
Country |
Award |
| 9/14/92 |
USA |
Gold |
| 2/17/95 |
USA |
Platinum |
Release details
| Country |
Date |
Label |
Format |
Catalog |
| US |
1991 |
Liberty |
CD |
C2-95874 |
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CS |
C4-95874 |
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