Wings (Mark Chesnutt album)

Wings is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt, and his second for Decca Records. Released in late 1995, it features the singles "Trouble", "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings", and "Wrong Place, Wrong Time". Respectively, these reached #18, #7, and #37 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Unlike Chesnutt's first five albums, which were produced by Mark Wright, Wings was produced by Tony Brown. This was the first album of Chesnutt's career not to achieve RIAA certification.

"The King of Broken Hearts" was previously recorded by George Strait on the soundtrack of the 1992 film Pure Country, and was later covered by Lee Ann Womack on her 2008 album Call Me Crazy.

Track listing

1. "As the Honky Tonk Turns" (Mark Chesnutt, Roger Springer, Tommy Nixon) - 3:39
2. "The King of Broken Hearts" (Jim Lauderdale) - 3:03
3. "Trouble" (Todd Snider) - 3:34
4. "(I Think) I've Finally Broken Mine" (Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark) - 3:19
5. "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" (Jimmy Stewart, Scott Miller) - 3:33
6. "I May Be a Fool" (Lauderdale, Clay Blaker) - 2:49
7. "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" (Jerry Foster, Roger LaVoie, Johnny Morris) - 3:12
8. "Pride's Not Hard to Swallow" (Jerry Chesnut) - 3:20
9. "Settlin' for What They Get" (Mack Vickery) - 3:25
10. "Strangers" (Springer, Chesnutt, Aimee Mayo) - 3:00

Personnel

• Larry Byrom – electric guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Liana Manis – background vocals
• Brent Mason – electric guitar, tic tac bass
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
• Steve Nathan – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Hammond B-3 organ
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Chart performance

References

• (1995) Album notes for Wings by Mark Chesnutt [cassette liner notes]. Decca Records (DRNC-11261).