Keys to the Highway
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| Keys to the Highway | ||||
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| Studio album by Rodney Crowell | ||||
| Released | October 10, 1989[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:12 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Rodney Crowell Tony Brown |
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| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
Keys to the Highway is the title of the sixth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell, released in 1989 by Columbia Records (see 1989 in country music). Expected by many to be as successful as his previous record-breaking album Diamonds & Dirt, it was not, peaking at #15 on the Top Country Albums chart. The songs, "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway", "If Looks Could Kill", "My Past Is Present", "Now That We're Alone" and "Things I Wish I'd Said" were released as singles. The last single failed to reach the top 40.
Track listing
All songs written By Rodney Crowell except when noted
- "My Past Is Present" (Crowell, Steuart Smith) - 2:49
- "If Looks Could Kill" - 3:25
- "Soul Searchin'" - 3:57
- "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" (Crowell, Will Jennings) - 4:16
- "We Gotta Go on Meeting Like This" (Crowell, Larry Willoughby) - 2:54
- "Faith Is Mine" - 4:29
- "Tell Me the Truth" (Crowell, Jim Hanson, Vince Santoro, Smith) - 3:35
- "Don't Let Your Feet Slow You Down" - 3:18
- "Now That We're Alone" - 4:14
- "Things I Wish I'd Said" - 4:08
- "I Guess We've Been Together for Too Long" (Guy Clark, Crowell) - 2:46
- "You Been on My Mind" - 3:28
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Barry Beckett - organ, piano
- Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
- Rodney Crowell - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Hank DeVito - acoustic guitar, steel guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Vince Gill - background vocals
- Jim Hanson - bass guitar, background vocals
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Vince Santoro - drums
- Steuart Smith - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 180 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1989 | "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | "If Looks Could Kill" | 6 | 4 |
| "My Past Is Present" | 22 | 12 | |
| "'Now That We're Alone" | 17 | 13 | |
| 1991 | "Things I Wish I'd Said" | 72 | — |
Sources
- ↑ AOL Music Profile for "Keys to the Highway"
- ↑ Keys to the Highway at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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