Roots and Wings (James Bonamy album)

Infobox Album
Name = Roots and Wings
Type = studio
Artist = James Bonamy


Released = start date|1997|6|24
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 33:28
Label = Epic
Producer = Doug Johnson
Reviews = *Country Standard Time – [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=1290 link]
Last album = "What I Live to Do"
(1996)
This album = "Roots and Wings"
(1997)

"Roots and Wings" is the second studio album released by American country music artist James Bonamy. Released on June 24 1997, it is also his final studio album. The single "The Swing" was a #31 hit on the "Billboard" country charts in 1997. "Naked to the Pain" and "Little Blue Dot" were both released as singles as well, although neither reached Top 40. The title track was previously recorded by Doug Supernaw on his 1995 album "You Still Got Me".

Track listing

#"Roots and Wings" (Bill Anderson, Skip Ewing) – 3:58
#"The Swing" (Robert Ellis Orrall, Bob Regan) – 3:23
#"Naked to the Pain" (Don Pfrimmer, Richard Wold) – 3:45
#"I Knew I'd Need My Heart Someday" (James Bonamy, Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson) – 2:35
#"Daddy Never Had a Chance in Hell" (Roger Springer, Tony Martin) – 3:333
#"The Heart Stops the Clock" (Bunch, Chuck Jones) – 3:05
#"Some Things I Know" (Sally Barris, Burton Collins) – 3:05
#"Long as I Got You" (Ewing, Don Sampson) – 2:32
#"Little Blue Dot" (Susan Longacre, Rick Giles) – 4:28
#"When God Dreams" (Bunch, Johnson) – 3:04

Personnel

*James Bonamy – lead vocals
*Joe Chemay – bass guitar
*Larry Franklin – fiddle
*Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
*John Hobbs – keyboards, strings
*Michael Jones – background vocals
*Paul Leim – drums, percussiion
*Liana Manis – background vocals
*Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
*Blue Miller – electric guitar, background vocals
*Brent Rowan – electric guitar
*Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar
*Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, mandolin
*Curtis Young – background vocals

References

* [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hbftxqyhldfe Roots and Wings] at Allmusic
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