Roots and Wings (Terri Clark album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 2011 (2011-07-26)
GenreCountry
Length38:34
LabelBareTrack/Capitol Nashville/EMI Canada
ProducerTerri 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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Roughstock[2]

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

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrecking Ball"Terri Clark, Tia Sillers, Victoria Banks3:30
2."Breakin' Up Thing"Clark, Kristen Hall3:55
3."The One"Clark, Tom Shapiro, Jim Collins3:44
4."Northern Girl"Clark, Hall3:49
5."Beautiful and Broken"Clark, Hall4:04
6."Lonesome's Last Call"Clark, Jim Rushing3:45
7."The Good Was Great"Clark, Sillers, Deric Ruttan4:27
8."Smile" (featuring Alison Krauss)Clark, Karyn Rochelle4:16
9."We're Here for a Good Time"Ra McGuire, Brian Smith2:45
10."Flowers in Snow"Clark, Hall4:19
Amazon MP3 Bonus Track[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."If You Want Fire" (live)Clark, Shapiro, Jimmy Ritchey8:03

Personnel edit

Release history edit

Region Date Format
Canada July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) CD, digital download
United States Digital download
September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) CD

Chart performance edit

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 edit

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Roots & Wings review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  2. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 9, 2011). "Terri Clark - Roots and Wings". Roughstock. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. 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. ^ a b "Chart listing for Roots and Wings". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2011.