| Highways & Heartaches | ||||
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| Studio album by Ricky Skaggs | ||||
| Released | 1982 (1982) | |||
| Studio | Audio Media Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Ricky Skaggs | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Highways & Heartaches is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1982 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heartbroke" | Guy Clark | 3:16 |
| 2. | "You've Got a Lover" | Shake Russell | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Don't Think I'll Cry" | Wayland Patton | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die" | Zeke Manners, Clark Van Ness | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Nothing Can Hurt You" | John Salz | 4:44 |
| 6. | "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" | Paul Jones, Arthur Q. Smith | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Can't You Hear Me Callin'" | Bill Monroe | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Highway 40 Blues" | Larry Cordle | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Let's Love the Bad Times Away" | Patton | 2:46 |
| 10. | "One Way Rider" | Rodney Crowell | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 36:48 | ||
Personnel
- Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), mandolin (2, 4, 8), fiddle (2), electric guitar (6), mandocaster (10)
- Micky Merrett – acoustic piano (1, 8, 10)
- Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (2, 5)
- Buck White – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- Ray Flacke – electric guitars (1, 7, 8, 10), electric rhythm guitar (9)
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (1, 8, 10)
- Lloyd Green – steel guitar (2, 5)
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (3, 6, 9)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (4, 7)
- Béla Fleck – banjo (8)
- Jesse Chambers – bass (1, 7, 10)
- Joe Osborn – bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic bass (4)
- Rodney Price – drums (1, 7, 10)
- Jerry Kroon – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Eddie Bayers – percussion (7)
- Bobby Hicks – fiddle (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- George Grantham – backing vocals (1)
- Sharon White-Skaggs – backing vocals (4, 5, 6), harmony vocals (9)
- The Lea Jane Singers – backing vocals (5)
Production
- Ricky Skaggs – producer
- Marshall Morgan – assistant producer, engineer, mixing
- Pat McMakin – assistant engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Virginia Team – art direction, design
- Beverly Parker – photography
- Chip Peay Enterprises – management
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 61 |
References
- Campbell, Al. "Highways & Heartaches review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Highways & Heartaches Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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