The Road Goes On Forever (The Highwaymen album)
1995 studio album by The Highwaymen
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The Road Goes on Forever is the third and final studio album by the American country music supergroup the Highwaymen. It was released on April 4, 1995, on Liberty Records and reached 45 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The title track of this album was written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. and originally recorded on his 1989 album, West Textures.
ReleasedApril 4, 1995
RecordedOctober 31–November 9, 1994
Genres
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| Released | April 4, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | October 31–November 9, 1994 | |||
| Studios | Ocean Way, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 36:32 | |||
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| Producer | Don Was | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Reissue
The album was re-released on November 8, 2005, on Capitol Nashville/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.[citation needed]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Devil's Right Hand" | Steve Earle | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Live Forever" | Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Everyone Gets Crazy" | Kevin Welch | 2:55 |
| 4. | "It Is What It Is" | Stephen Bruton, John Fleming | 3:40 |
| 5. | "I Do Believe" | Waylon Jennings | 3:25 |
| 6. | "The End of Understanding" | Willie Nelson | 2:43 |
| 7. | "True Love Travels a Gravel Road" | Dallas Frazier, A.L. Owens | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Death and Hell" | Johnny Cash, John Carter 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" | Robert Earl Keen | 4:42 |
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| 12. | "If He Came Back Again" | Barry Alfonso, Craig Bickhardt | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Live Forever" | Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver | 2:12 |
| 14. | "I Ain't Song" | Jennings | 1:56 |
| 15. | "Pick Up the Tempo" | Nelson | 2:18 |
| 16. | "Closer to the Bone" | Kris Kristofferson | 2:14 |
| 17. | "Back in the Saddle Again" | Gene Autry, Ray Whitley | 0:50 |
2005 bonus disc (DVD)
- Live Forever – In the Studio with the Highwaymen (video)
- "It Is What It Is" (video)
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA Charts[4] (Australia) | 46 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] | 11 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 42 |
Personnel
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