Roots and Wings is the second and final studio album released by American country music

Country music

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 artist James Bonamy

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. It was released June 24, 1997 on Epic Records

Epic Records

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 Nashville. The single "The Swing" was a #31 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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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

Doug Supernaw

Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande , Deep...

 on his 1995 album You Still Got Me

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.

Track listing

1. "Roots and Wings" (Bill Anderson, Skip Ewing
   Skip Ewing
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   ) – 3:58
2. "The Swing
   The Swing (song)
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   " (Robert Ellis Orrall
   Robert Ellis Orrall
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   , Bob Regan) – 3:23
3. "Naked to the Pain" (Don Pfrimmer, Richard Wold) – 3:45
4. "I Knew I'd Need My Heart Someday" (James Bonamy, Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson) – 2:35
5. "Daddy Never Had a Chance in Hell" (Roger Springer
   Roger Springer
   Roger Springer is an American country music artist. Springer's only single as a solo artist, "The Right One Left," was released in 1992 on MCA Nashville and peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.In 1998, Springer formed the country music trio Springer! with Shara...
   
   , Tony Martin
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   ) – 3:333
6. "The Heart Stops the Clock" (Bunch, Chuck Jones) – 3:05
7. "Some Things I Know" (Sally Barris, Burton Collins) – 3:05
8. "Long as I Got You" (Ewing, Don Sampson) – 2:32
9. "Little Blue Dot" (Susan Longacre, Rick Giles) – 4:28
10. "When God Dreams" (Bunch, Johnson) – 3:04

Personnel

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

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	25
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	11