The Road Goes On Forever (The Highwaymen album)

The Road Goes on Forever is the third and final studio album released by 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.

The Road Goes on Forever
Studio album by The Highwaymen
Released	April 4, 1995
Recorded	October 31–November 9, 1994
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood)
Genre	Country outlaw country
Length	36:32
Label	Liberty/Capitol Nashville/EMI
Producer	Don Was
The Highwaymen chronology
Highwayman 2 (1990) The Road Goes on Forever (1995)
Johnny Cash chronology
The Man in Black 1963–1969 (1995) The Road Goes on Forever (1995) Unchained (1996)
Singles from The Road Goes on Forever
"It Is What It Is" Released: April 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

2005 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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)

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

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	42[4]
Australia ARIA Charts[5]	46

Personnel

The Highwaymen Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar Kris Kristofferson – vocals, guitar Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar Additional musicians Kenny Aronoff – drums Benmont Tench – Hammond C-3 Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar Al Anderson – electric and acoustic guitar Reggie Young – electric guitar Michael Rhodes – bass Mickey Raphael – harmonica Robby Turner – pedal steel, dobro Danny Timms – piano Luis Resto – Wurlitzer electric piano

Technical personnel Produced by: Don Was Recorded By: Rik Pekkonen at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA Assisted By: Young Dan Bosworth Second Assistants: Trini Alveraz and Jeff Demorris Additional Recording by Barry Taylor at Caravell, Branson, MO Mixed By: Chuck Ainlay at Record Planet, Hollywood, CA Assisted By: Brian Pollack Minister of Information: Jane Oppenheimer Album Production Coordinator: Carrie McConkey for The Marsha Burns Company Consigliere: Mart Rothbaum Art Direction: Sherri Halford and Buddy Jackson Design: B. Middleworth for Jackson Design Cover Photography: Frank Ockenfels Additional Photography: Patrick Ockenfels Makeup: Diane Weidenmann Reissue Credits Producer: Don Was Reissue Producer: Rob Christie Remastering: Ed Cherney and Ron McMaster @ Capitol Studios, Hollywood Remixing: ("If He Came Back Home Again"): Don Was and Ed Cherney Liner Notes: Chet Flippo, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson Art Design: Shannon Ward for Den 45 @ EMI Design: Rene Neri for Den 145 @ EMI Photography: Frank Ockenfels, Patrick Simpson

References

1. The Road Goes On Forever at AllMusic
2. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=highwaymen
3. Relic, Peter (28 November 2005). "The Highwaymen - The Road Goes On Forever". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. "Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

• The Road Goes On Forever at Discogs (list of releases)