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, James Hollihan, Jr.
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
  • 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

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

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

References
  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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