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The Road Goes on Forever

 
Album Review: The Road Goes on Forever
 

  • Artist: The Highwaymen
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1995
  • Total Time: 36:32
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Country

Review

For their third album, The Road Goes on Forever, the Highwaymen hired Don Was to produce. Was had previously worked with every member of the group but Johnny Cash, so he was, theoretically, a natural choice and on the surface, The Road Goes on Forever has all the trappings of being the classic Highwaymen album. It has great material, from standards like Dallas Frazier's "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" to contemporary favorites by Steve Earle ("The Devil's Right Hand") and Billy Joe Shaver ("Live Forever"), to new cuts from all four members. It has a crisp sound and a focused production, with fine performances from everyone involved. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Devil's Right Hand Steve Earle The Highwaymen (3:12)
Live Forever Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver The Highwaymen (2:47)
Everyone Gets Crazy Kevin Welch The Highwaymen (2:55)
It Is What It Is Stephen Bruton, John "00" Fleming The Highwaymen (3:39)
I Do Believe Waylon Jennings The Highwaymen (3:23)
End of Understanding Willie Nelson The Highwaymen (2:41)
True Love Travels on a Gravel Road Dallas Frazier, A.L. Owens The Highwaymen (3:21)
Death and Hell Johnny Cash, John R. Cash The Highwaymen (2:49)
Waiting for a Long Time Stephen Bruton The Highwaymen (4:18)
Here Comes That Rainbow Again Kris Kristofferson The Highwaymen (2:48)
The Road Goes on Forever Robert Earl Keen, Jr. The Highwaymen (4:39)

Credits

Johnny Cash (Guitar), Johnny Cash (Vocals), Waylon Jennings (Guitar), Waylon Jennings (Vocals), Kris Kristofferson (Guitar), Kris Kristofferson (Vocals), Willie Nelson (Guitar), Willie Nelson (Vocals), Al Anderson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Al Anderson (Guitar (Electric)), Billy Swan (Vocals (Background)), Mickey Raphael (Harmonica), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), Mark Goldenberg (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mark Goldenberg (Guitar), Mark Goldenberg (Sitar (Electric)), Luis Resto (Piano (Electric)), Michael Rhodes (Bass), Daniel Timms (Piano), Daniel Timms (Vocals (Background)), Robby Turner (Dobro), Don Was (Producer), Reggie Young (Guitar (Acoustic)), The Highwaymen (Main Performer)
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Wikipedia: The Road Goes on Forever (album)
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The Road Goes on Forever
The Road Goes on Forever cover
Studio album by The Highwaymen
Released Original: April 4, 1995
Re-issued: November 8, 2005
Recorded 1995
Genre Country
Outlaw Country
Length 36:32
Label Liberty/Capitol/EMI
Producer Don Was
Professional reviews
The Highwaymen chronology
Highwayman 2
(1990)
The Road Goes on Forever
(1995)

The Road Goes on Forever is an album by American country supergroup The Highwaymen. It was first released on April 4, 1995 on Liberty Records, then on November 8, 2005 the album was re-released on Capitol/EMI with bonus tracks and, in some versions, an extra DVD for the album's 10th anniversary. The DVD includes a music video for "It Is What It Is", as well as a short documentary entitled Live Forever - In the Studio with the Highwaymen. This was The Highwaymen's last album prior to Jennings' death in 2002 and Cash's death in 2003.

The title track of this album was written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. and originally recorded on his 1989 album, West Textures.

Track listing

Disc 1 (CD)

  1. "The Devil's Right Hand" (Steve Earle) – 3:14
  2. "Live Forever" (Shaver/Shaver) – 2:49
  3. "Everyone Gets Crazy" (Welch) – 2:55
  4. "It Is What It Is" (Bruton, Fleming) – 3:40
  5. "I Do Believe" (Jennings) – 3:25
  6. "The End of Understanding" (Nelson) – 2:43
  7. "True Love Travels a Gravel Road" (Frazier/Owens) – 3:22
  8. "Death and Hell" (Cash/Cash) – 2:51
  9. "Waiting for a Long Time" (Bruton) – 4:20
  10. "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" (Kris Kristofferson) – 2:50
  11. "The Road Goes On Forever" (Keen) – 4:42
    Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue:
  12. "If He Came Back Again" (Alfonso/Bickhardt) – 3:34
  13. "Live Forever" (Shaver/Shaver) – 2:12
  14. "I Ain't Song" (Jennings) – 1:56
  15. "Pick Up the Tempo" (Nelson) – 2:18
  16. "Closer to the Bone" – 2:14
  17. "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry/Whitley) – 0:50

Disc 2 (DVD)

  1. Live Forever – In the Studio with the Highwaymen (video)
  2. "It Is What It Is" (video)

 
 

 

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