Turn the Tide
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Turn the Tide is the second album from country music
group Baillie & the Boys
. It was a #30 Country Album on Billboard
charts. Its Hot Country Singles hits were, chronologically, "Long Shot" at #5, "She Deserves You" at #8, "(I Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone" (their highest-charting single) at #4, and "I Can't Turn the Tide" at #9. "Safe in the Arms of Love
" was later recorded by Michelle Wright
in 1994 and Martina McBride
in 1995, both of whom released it as a single.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group Baillie & the Boys
Baillie & the Boys
Baillie & the Boys is an American country music group that gained prominence in the late 1980s. The band's original lineup consisted of Kathie Baillie , her husband, Michael Bonagura , and Alan LeBoeuf . Baillie & the Boys has recorded five studio albums and charted ten Top-40 singles on the U.S...
. It was a #30 Country Album on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
charts. Its Hot Country Singles hits were, chronologically, "Long Shot" at #5, "She Deserves You" at #8, "(I Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone" (their highest-charting single) at #4, and "I Can't Turn the Tide" at #9. "Safe in the Arms of Love
Safe in the Arms of Love
"Safe in the Arms of Love" is a country music song written by Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose and Pat Bunch in 1986. The song was originally recorded by Gail Davies in 1986 on her Wild Choir album, which was released as a single in 1986 but failed to chart. A music video, directed by Dave Hogan, was...
" was later recorded by Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...
in 1994 and Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
in 1995, both of whom released it as a single.
Track listing
- "She Deserves YouShe Deserves You"She Deserves You" is a single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. Released in 1989, it was the second single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Michael Bonagura, Kathie Baillie, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) – 2:54 - "Safe in the Arms of LoveSafe in the Arms of Love"Safe in the Arms of Love" is a country music song written by Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose and Pat Bunch in 1986. The song was originally recorded by Gail Davies in 1986 on her Wild Choir album, which was released as a single in 1986 but failed to chart. A music video, directed by Dave Hogan, was...
" (Pat Bunch, Pam RosePam RosePam Rose is an American country music songwriter. In her career, she has been a member of the groups Calamity Jane and Kennedy Rose, both times pairing with fellow songwriter Mary Ann Kennedy. Rose's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated songs "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands"...
, Mary Ann Kennedy) – 3:01 - "I Can't Turn the TideI Can't Turn the Tide"I Can't Turn the Tide" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. It was released in January 1990 as the fourth single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Bonagura, Baillie, Craig BickhardtCraig BickhardtCraig Bickhardt is an American country music singer and songwriter. His musical career includes co-writing credits for The Judds, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea and others. He was also a member of S-K-B, formerly S-K-O, after Paul Overstreet exited that band, and he has released three studio albums...
) – 4:02 - "(Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone(Wish I Had a) Heart of Stone" Heart of Stone" is a single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. Released in 1989, it was the third single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Wayland HolyfieldWayland HolyfieldWayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...
, Richard LeighRichard Leigh (songwriter)Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" . In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song...
) – 4:20 - "Long ShotLong Shot (song)"Long Shot" is a single by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. Released in 1988, it was the first single from the album Turn the Tide. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Gary Scruggs, Schlitz) – 2:51 - "Who Will I Be?" (Bonagura, Baillie, Schlitz) – 4:39
- "Honest Love" (Bonagura, Pat McManus) – 3:36
- "Lovin' by Numbers" (Bonagura, Baillie, Roger CookRoger Cook (songwriter)Roger Cook is an English songwriter who has written many hits for other recording artists. He has also had a successful recording career in his own right.-Early life:Cook was born in Fishponds, Bristol, England...
) – 4:23 - "When It Rains It Pours" (Alan LeBoeuf) – 3:48
- "Heartache in Motion" (Bonagura, John Jarrard) – 3:13
- "The Only Lonely One" (Bonagura, Baillie, Schlitz) – 4:26
Baillie & the Boys
- Kathie Baillie - vocals, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Michael Bonagura - vocals, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Alan LeBoeuf - vocals, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Additional musicians
- Vince Barranco - percussion
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
- lap steel guitarLap steel guitarThe lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard.... - Sonny Garrish - pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
- Doyle Grisham - pedal steel guitar
- David HungateDavid HungateDavid Hungate is a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977-1982. Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album of 1976 included Hungate and several other future members of Toto...
- bass guitar - Shane KeisterShane KeisterShane Keister is an American musician. He is known for his work as a studio musician, writer, arranger and producer. He plays synthesizer, piano, Hammond B3, Synclavier, Fairlight, Fender Rhodes, and others.-History:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - John Jarvis - keyboards
- Paul Leim - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, programming - Terry McMillan - harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, percussion - Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Gary Scruggs - electric guitar, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - electric guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 30 |