''Voices in the Wind'' is the fourth studio album by American

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singer

Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She began her career in the 1980s as a solo singer. In the 1990s, six of her songs were Top 10 hits, three albums were certified gold, and one album re ...

. It was released on October 6, 1992 via

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. It earned her a second straight gold record and her highest-charting single ever, the No. 2 cover of John Hiatt's "

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." "Letting Go," a single from ''Aces'' which was co-written by Bogguss's husband Doug Crider, peaked at No. 6 on the ''

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chart not long before the release of ''Voices in the Wind''. In an effort to capitalize on the single's success, it was included on the later album as well.

Track listing

Personnel

*Suzy Bogguss -

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and backing vocals

Additional musicians

Bucky Baxter William "Bucky" Baxter (1955May 25, 2020) was an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of Steve Earle and The Dukes and as a member of Bob Dylan's backing band in the mid-90s during the Never Ending Tour. He released his only solo ...

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pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a Console steel guitar, console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all s ...

* Eddie Bayers -

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, backing vocals *Gerald Alan Boyd -

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, electric guitar, backing vocals *

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

* David Campbell - string arrangements, conductor *Bob Carpenter - backing vocals *

Beth Nielsen Chapman Beth Nielsen Chapman (born September 14, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter who has written hits for Country music, country and pop music performers. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. Nielsen Chapman ...

- backing vocals *Doug Crider - backing vocals * Dan Dugmore - pedal and lap steel guitars *Jimmie Fadden -

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Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...

- electric guitar, backing vocals *John Guess - backing vocals *Jeff Hanna - backing vocals *

Ted Hewitt Ted Hewitt is an American country music producer, songwriter, singer, and musician who has written and performed songs for numerous acts including Rodney Atkins, Tracy Byrd, Glen Campbell, Reba McEntire, and others. He co-produced Atkins' 2006 ...

- backing vocals * Mike Henderson - slide and electric guitars, backing vocals * Jimmy Ibbotson - backing vocals * John Barlow Jarvis -

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, DX-7 Synthesizer *Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson -

*Abe Medic - backing vocals *Mark Morris -

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, backing vocals * Johnny Neel -

* Mark O'Connor -

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* Mike Reid - backing vocals *Tom Roady - percussion *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

, backing vocals * Brent Rowan - electric guitar, backing vocals * Leland Sklar -

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, backing vocals *

Karen Staley Karen Staley (born in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Staley was raised in Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and was inspired to write songs after reading through the hymnals at her local church. Sh ...

- backing vocals *

Harry Stinson Harry Stinson (born June 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian real estate developer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of Stinson Properties, Inc. He has been called Toronto's "condo king". Biography Stinson's most significant ...

- backing vocals *Janie West - backing vocals

Production

*Producer: Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss *Engineer: John Guess, Frank Wolf, Roger Nichols *Assistant Engineer: Marty Williams *String Engineer: Frank Wolf *Mixing: John Guess, Marty Williams *Digital Editing, Mastering: Glenn Meadows *Conductor, Arranger: David Campbell *Conductor, String Contractor: Suzie Katayama *Concert Master: Sid Page *Art Direction: Virginia Team *Photography: Randee Saint Nicholas *Design: Jerry Joyner *Stylist: Vanessa Ware *Hair Stylist, Make-Up: Mary Beth Felts *Distributor: EMI Music Dist. *Studio: Emerald Sound Studio, Nashville, TN.

Chart performance

Album

Singles

Certifications

RIAA Certification

Release details

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Suzy Bogguss albums Liberty Records albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen