Wynonna Judd

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Wynonna Judd at a concert

Wynonna Judd (* thirtieth May 1964 in Ashland , Kentucky ; real name Christina Ciminella ) is an American country - singer that her career center as part of the duo of the 1980s, The Judds began.

Beginnings

Wynonna and her younger sister Ashley were raised from their mother after their parents divorced. The family lived in Los Angeles for a few years before moving back to Kentucky. When Wynonna's singing talent was discovered, the family moved on to Nashville , the heart of country music.

In 1983, mother Naomi Judd and daughter received a record deal from the renowned RCA label. As The Judds , they launched one of the most successful careers in country music history. A total of 14 number 1 hits were recorded and several albums awarded platinum were released. The successful duo was showered with awards. Among other things, they received five Grammys . In 1990 Naomi contracted hepatitis and had to retire from the music business.

Solo career

Wynonna started her solo career in 1992 with the album Wynonna , of which a total of more than five million copies were sold, equivalent to five times platinum . In addition, three number 1 singles were released. Her next album, Tell me Why , released in 1993 , was also successful and went platinum, as was the album Revelation . The album The Other Side and the video album Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime went gold.

In 1995 a baby break followed. Since she did not marry her son's father until after he was born, she drew criticism from conservative circles. She was accused of being a bad role model. The marriage ended in divorce in 1997.

In 1996 she reached number one on the country charts again with To Be Loved by You . It was her last major success as a soloist . On New Year's Eve 1999 she performed for the first time with her mother Naomi. In 2000 a joint reunion tour was completed. In 2003 she released another successful album: What the World Needs Now Is Love . In the same year she married her bodyguard. In 2005 she took with Huey Lewis , the duet I'm not in Love Yet on that on the album Plan B by Huey Lewis and the News was published.

The music style of Wynonna Judds is strongly steeped in blues and traditional rock ( roots rock ).

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US Country Country
1992 Wynonna US4th
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

(86 weeks)US
Country1 (128 weeks)
Country
1993 Tell Me Why US5
platinum
platinum

(54 weeks)US
Country1 (76 weeks)
Country
1996 Revelations US9
platinum
platinum

(26 weeks)US
Country2 (57 weeks)
Country
1997 The other side US38
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
Country5 (36 weeks)
Country
2000 New Day Dawning US40 (7 weeks)
US
Country5 (28 weeks)
Country
2003 What the World Needs Now Is Love US8 (19 weeks)
US
Country1 (68 weeks)
Country
2006 A Classic Christmas US53 (5 weeks)
US
Country10 (12 weeks)
Country
Christmas album
2009 Sing: Chapter 1 US37 (3 weeks)
US
Country5 (17 weeks)
Country
2016 Wynonna & the Big Noise US162 (1 week)
US
Country14 (5 weeks)
Country

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US Country Country
2005 Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime US25 (6 weeks)
US
Country2 (18 weeks)
Country

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US Country Country
1997 Collection US72 (10 weeks)
US
Country9 (61 weeks)
Country
2010 Love Heals US32 (6 weeks)
US
Country6 (17 weeks)
Country

More compilations

  • 2018: All-Time Greatest Hits

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE US US Country Country
1992 She Is His Only Need
Wynonna
- - Country1 (20 weeks)
Country
I saw the light
wynonna
DE76 (6 weeks)
DE
- Country1 (20 weeks)
Country
No One Else on Earth
Wynonna
- US83 (12 weeks)
US
Country1 (20 weeks)
Country
My Strongest Weakness
Wynonna
- - Country4 (20 weeks)
Country
1993 Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why
DE56 (11 weeks)
DE
US77 (4 weeks)
US
Country3 (20 weeks)
Country
Only Love
Tell Me Why
- - Country3 (20 weeks)
Country
Is It Over Yet
Tell Me Why
- - Country6 (20 weeks)
Country
Let's Make a Baby King
Tell Me Why
- - Country61 (1 week)
Country
1994 Rock Bottom
Tell Me Why
- - Country2 (20 weeks)
Country
Girls with Guitars
Tell Me Why
- - Country10 (20 weeks)
Country
1996 To Be Loved by You
Revelations
- - Country1 (20 weeks)
Country
Heaven Help My Heart
Revelations
- - Country14 (20 weeks)
Country
My Angel Is Here
Revelations
- - Country44 (10 weeks)
Country
Somebody to Love You
Revelations
- - Country55 (6 weeks)
Country
1997 When Love Starts Talkin '
The Other Side
- US98 (2 weeks)
US
Country13 (20 weeks)
Country
Come Some Rainy Day
The Other Side
- - Country14 (20 weeks)
Country
1998 Always Will
The Other Side
- - Country45 (10 weeks)
Country
Woman to Woman
Tammy Wynette Remembered
- - Country62 (8 weeks)
Country
Freedom
Prince of Egypt: Nashville
- - Country68 (4 weeks)
Country
1999 Can't Nobody Love You (Like I Do)
New Day Dawning
- - Country31 (20 weeks)
Country
2000 Going Nowhere
New Day Dawning
- - Country43 (13 weeks)
Country
2003 What the World Needs
What the World Needs Now Is Love
- US70 (8 weeks)
US
Country14 (20 weeks)
Country
Heaven Help Me
What the World Needs Now Is Love
- - Country37 (15 weeks)
Country
2004 Flies on the Butter (You Can't Go Home Again)
What the World Needs Now Is Love
- - Country33 (18 weeks)
Country
with Naomi Judd
2005 Attitude
Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime
- - Country40 (14 weeks)
Country
2005 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
A Classic Christmas
- - Country54 (1 week)
Country

More singles

  • 1993: Father Sun
  • 1997: Making My Way
  • 2004: I Want to Know What Love Is
  • 2005: Rescue Me
  • 2009: I Hear You Knocking
  • 2009: Sing
  • 2009: When I Fall in Love
  • 2011: Love It Out Loud
  • 2013: Something You Can't Live Without
  • 2016: Cool Ya '
  • 2016: Ain't No Thing

Guest Posts

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US Country Country
1993 A Bad Goodbye
No Time to Kill
US43 (11 weeks)
US
Country2 (20 weeks)
Country
1994 Girl Thang
Without Walls
- Country67 (9 weeks)
Country
1997 Mary, Did You Know?
The Gift
- Country55 (2 weeks)
Country
2015 Hearts I Leave Behind
- Country30 (1 week)
Country
with Pete Scobell Band

Video albums

  • 2002: Music in High Places: Live from Venice
  • 2005: Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime (US:goldgold)

swell

  1. a b c d e Chart sources: DE US
  2. Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

Commons : Wynonna Judd  - album with pictures, videos and audio files