Wishes (Margo Smith & Holly album) explained

Wishes
Type:studio
Artist:Margo Smith & Holly
Cover:Margo Smith--Wishes.jpg
Studio:Suite 16
Label:Homeland
Chronology:Margo Smith
Prev Title:Just the Beginning
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Nothing to Lose
Next Year:2005

Wishes is a studio album by American country artist Margo Smith and her daughter, Holly. It was released via Homeland Records in 1992 and contained ten tracks. All of the songs were duets between the duo and were a collection of Christian country material. It was the duo's second album together.

Background, content and release

Margo Smith first found success as a country performer during the late 1970s. Recording for 20th Century Fox and later Warner Bros., she had major hits with songs like "There I Said It", "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "Still a Woman". After her chart success faded, Smith recorded for independent record labels during the 1980s. In the early 1990s, Smith formed a Christian/gospel duo with her daughter, Holly Smith.[1] Wishes was the duo's second album together, after their first was released in 1991.[2] The album contained a total of ten tracks, several of which were composed by either Margo or Holly Smith. The project was cut at the Suite 16 recording studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Sessions were produced by Bobby All and Robin Mew.[2]

Wishes was first released in 1992 on Homeland Records, a subsidiary of Word Records. The album was originally issued as a compact disc.[2] In 2010, the album was re-released to digital sites via Mansion Entertainment.[3] The album received a total of two stars from AllMusic. The album's release would bring success for the Smith duo. Their songs would later find success on contemporary Christian radio, however, no specific singles are mentioned. They would continue collaborating through the 1990s and release more music as a duo.

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Just the Beginning.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United States1992Compact discHomeland Records
2010Mansion Entertainment

References

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brennan . Sandra . Margo Smith: Biography & History . . 30 April 2021.
  2. Smith . Margo . Smith . Holly . Wishes (CD Liner Notes and Album Information) . Homeland Records . 1992 . Homeland-9073.
  3. Web site: Wishes by Margo Smith & Holly . . 1 May 2021.