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Winds of Change (Russ Taff album)

Winds of Change is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Russ Taff, released in 1995 on Reprise/Warner Bros. Nashville.[1][2][3][4] It is Taff's first, and only, full-length mainstream country album. The title song and "I Cry" are the only two songs from his 1989 album The Way Home that he re-recorded for this album. The first country single "Love Is Not a Thing" debuted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart on January 14, 1995, at number 64, peaking at number 53 on February 25, 1995, spending a total of 9 weeks. "One and Only Love" and "Bein' Happy" were also released as singles and music videos performing moderately well on country radio and CMT. Well-known country songwriter/producer/musician Randy Scruggs produced the album's first six tracks, while Taff and his long-time guitarist James Hollihan, Jr. produced the remaining four tracks.

Winds of Change
Studio album by
Russ Taff
Released1995
Recorded1994
Studio
  • The Interociter, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Scruggs Sound Studio, Nashville, TN
  • OmniSound Studios, Nashville, TN
  • Recording Arts, Nashville, TN
  • Secret Sound, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry, CCM
Length38:26
LabelReprise/Warner Bros. Nashville
ProducerRandy Scruggs
Russ Taff chronology
We Will Stand/Yesterday and Today
(1994) 		Winds of Change
(1995) 		Right Here, Right Now
(1999)
Singles from Winds of Change
  1. "Love Is Not a Thing"
    Released: November 1994
  2. "One and Only Love"
    Released: February 1995
  3. "Bein' Happy"
    Released: July 1995

Track listing

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  • Tracks 1 - 6 produced by Randy Scruggs
  • Tracks 7 - 10 produced by Russ Taff and James Hollihan, Jr.
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bein' Happy"Russ Taff, Tori Taff4:08
2."One and Only Love"Steven Dale Jones, Bobby Tomberlin4:17
3."Love Is Not a Thing"Mark Stephen Cawley, Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy3:12
4."I Cry"R. Taff, T. Taff, James Hollihan Jr.4:09
5."I'd Fall in Love Tonight"Mike Reid, Naomi Martin3:32
6."Winds of Change"Danny Tate, Danny Wilde4:14
7."Your Face"Cliff Eberhardt4:41
8."Heart Like Yours"R. Taff, John Barlow Jarvis3:11
9."Once In a Lifetime"R. Taff, Matt Timm3:42
10."Home to You"R. Taff, Gary Nicholson3:20

Personnel

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Production

  • Doug Grau – executive producer, A&R
  • Lynn Fuston – recording
  • James Hollihan Jr. – recording
  • Russ Long – recording
  • Ron "Snake" Reynolds – recording
  • Paul "Salvo" Salveson – recording
  • Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing
  • Brian Hardin – second engineer
  • Benny Quinn – digital editing and mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Laura LiPuma-Nash – art direction, design
  • Peter Nash – photography
  • Zack Glickman – management
  • Walt Quinn – management

Critical reception

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Tim Griggs of AllMusic said "With the aid of Nashville's elite studio musicians, Russ Taff makes a joyful noise on 'Bein' Happy,' the album opener on Winds of Change. Taff and gang then tackle topics such a marriage, love, and heartache with mixed results."[5]

Singles

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Year Single Position
1995 "Love Is Not a Thing" 53[6]
1995 "One and Only Love" 51[7]
1995 "Bein' Happy" 66[8]

References

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  1. ^ Russ Taff: Winds of Change. Reprise Records. 1995.
  2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-05-20.
  3. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1995-01-07.
  4. ^ Alfonso, Barry, ed. (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. pp. 251, 252. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.
  5. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/winds-of-change-mw0000627714
  6. ^ "Hot Country Songs chart" (PDF). Billboard. February 25, 1995. p. 36.
  7. ^ "Hot Country Songs chart" (PDF). Billboard. May 13, 1995. p. 52.
  8. ^ "Hot Country Songs chart" (PDF). Billboard. August 5, 1992. p. 31.
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