Roots and Wings (Terri Clark album)

Roots and Wings
Studio album by Terri Clark
Released July 26, 2011
(see release history)
Genre Country
Length 38:34
Label BareTrack/Capitol Nashville/EMI Canada
Producer Terri Clark
Terri Clark chronology

The Long Way Home
(2009)		 Roots and Wings
(2011)		 Classic
(2012)
Singles from Roots and Wings
  1. "Northern Girl"
    Released: April 11, 2011
  2. "We're Here for a Good Time"
    Released: July 18, 2011
  3. "The One"
    Released: October 17, 2011
  4. "Wrecking Ball"
    Released: April 2, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Roughstock [2]

Roots and Wings is the eighth studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. The album was released on July 26, 2011 via BareTrack Records/Capitol Nashville/EMI Canada.[3] The first single released from the album was "Northern Girl."[4] The album's second single, "We're Here for a Good Time," was originally recorded by Canadian rock band Trooper in 1977.[5]

Roots and Wings won Country Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Wrecking Ball"  Terri Clark, Tia Sillers, Victoria Banks 3:30
2. "Breakin' Up Thing"  Clark, Kristen Hall 3:55
3. "The One"  Clark, Tom Shapiro, Jim Collins 3:44
4. "Northern Girl"  Clark, Hall 3:49
5. "Beautiful and Broken"  Clark, Hall 4:04
6. "Lonesome's Last Call"  Clark, Jim Rushing 3:45
7. "The Good Was Great"  Clark, Sillers, Deric Ruttan 4:27
8. "Smile" (featuring Alison Krauss)Clark, Karyn Rochelle 4:16
9. "We're Here for a Good Time"  Ra McGuire, Brian Smith 2:45
10. "Flowers in Snow"  Clark, Hall 4:19

Release history

Region Date Format
Canada July 26, 2011 CD, digital download
United States Digital download
September 13, 2011 CD

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 24
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[8] 69

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
CAN
2011 "Northern Girl" —
"We're Here for a Good Time" 98
"The One" —
2012 "Wrecking Ball" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Roots & Wings review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 9, 2011). "Terri Clark - Roots and Wings". Roughstock. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Terri Clark Plans New Album, Roots and Wings". Country Music Television. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Wyland, Sarah (July 8, 2011). "Terri Clark Releasing New Album". Great American Country. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ Lamitschka, Christian (June 12, 2011). "Terri Clark – A Northern Girl". Music News Nashville. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Junos 2012: Full list of nominees". Toronto Star. February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Terri Clark - Roots and Wings (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Chart listing for Roots and Wings". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2011.