Seminole Wind
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{{Infobox album
| name = Seminole Wind
| type = Studio album
| artist = John Anderson
| cover = Seminolewind.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1992|02|11}}
| recorded = 1991
| venue =
| studio = *Masterfonics Studio 6
- Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN
| genre = Country
| length = 34:49
| label = BNA
| producer = James Stroud
| prev_title = Greatest Hits Vol. 2
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Solid Ground
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Seminole Wind
| type = studio
| single1 = Who Got Our Love
| single1date = September 9, 1991
| single2 = Straight Tequila Night
| single2date = December 2, 1991
| single3 = When It Comes to You
| single3date = April 13, 1992
| single4 = Seminole Wind
| single4date = August 10, 1992
| single5 = Let Go of the Stone
| single5date = November 16, 1992
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r123484|pure_url=yes}}
}}
Seminole Wind is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson, released on February 11, 1992. This is also known as his comeback album. It features the singles: "Who Got Our Love", "Straight Tequila Night", "Let Go of the Stone", "When It Comes to You", and the title track, all of which (Except for "Who Got Our Love") reached the country top ten, and the second of which was his first number one country hit since "Black Sheep" in 1983. This is also Anderson's highest-certified album, having achieved 2× Platinum certification by the RIAA. This was also Anderson's first album for BNA Records.
"Steamy Windows" was originally recorded by Tina Turner in 1989, and was later recorded by Kenny Chesney on his 1997 album I Will Stand. In addition, "Seminole Wind" was recorded by James Taylor on his 2008 release Covers.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =
| title1 = Who Got Our Love
| writer1 = John Anderson, Lionel Delmore
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Straight Tequila Night
| writer2 = Debbie Hupp, Kent Robbins
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Last Night I Laid Your Memory to Rest
| writer3 = Donna K. Anderson, Frankie W. Treat
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Let Go of the Stone
| writer4 = Max D. Barnes, Max T. Barnes
| length4 = 3:19
| title5 = Look Away
| writer5 = Bobby Braddock
| length5 = 4:21
| title6 = Steamy Windows
| writer6 = Tony Joe White
| length6 = 3:32
| title7 = Hillbilly Hollywood
| writer7 = Vince Melamed, Jim Photoglo
| length7 = 2:49
| title8 = Cold Day in Hell
| writer8 = Joe Allen, Mike Elliot, Bucky Lindsey
| length8 = 3:03
| title9 = When It Comes to You
| writer9 = Mark Knopfler
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Seminole Wind
| writer10 = J. Anderson
| length10 = 3:58
}}
Production
- Produced by James Stroud
- Recorded & Mixed by Lynn Peterzell, Julian King and John Kunz
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows
- Digital Editing by Milan Bogdan
Personnel
- John Anderson – lead vocals, banjo, harmonica
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar on "Straight Tequila Night"
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar and Dobro on "Straight Tequila Night"
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Carl Jackson – backing vocals
- Jana King – backing vocals
- Mark Knopfler – electric guitar on "When It Comes to You"
- Gary Lunn – bass guitar on "Straight Tequila Night"
- Milton Sledge – drums
- Gary W. Smith – keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Joe Spivey – fiddle
- James Stroud – drums on "Straight Tequila Night"
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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! Chart (1992) ! Peak |
Canadian RPM Country Albums
| align="center"| 11 |
{{album chart|Billboard200|35|artist=John Anderson|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|10|artist=John Anderson|accessdate=October 9, 2020}} |
=Singles=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2| Year ! rowspan=2| Single ! colspan=2| Peak positions |
style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| US Country ! width="50"| CAN Country |
1991
| align="left"| "Who Got Our Love" | 67 | — |
rowspan=3| 1992
| align="left"| "Straight Tequila Night" | 1 | 1 |
align="left"| "When It Comes to You"
| 3 | 2 |
align="left"| "Seminole Wind"
| 2 | 1 |
1993
| align="left"| "Let Go of the Stone" | 7 | 11 |
colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
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=Year-end charts=
class="wikitable"
! Chart (1992) ! Position |
US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}
| align="center"| 99 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}
| align="center"| 16 |
Chart (1993)
! Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}
| align="center"| 21 |
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