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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Life's Highway
| name = Life's Highway
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Steve Wariner]]
| Cover =Life's_Highway.png
| cover = Life's_Highway.png
| Artist = [[Steve Wariner]]
| alt =
| Released = 1985
| Genre = Country
| released = 1985
| recorded =
| Label = [[MCA Records]]
| Length = ?
| venue =
| studio = The Castle Franklin, TN Emerald Recording Studios Nashville, TN
| Producer = [[Jimmy Bowen]], [[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]]
| genre = Country
| Last album = ''[[One Good Night Deserves Another]]''<br />(1985)
| length = 33.40
| This album = '''''Life's Highway'''''<br />(1985)
| label = [[MCA Records]]
| Next album = ''[[It's a Crazy World]]''<br />(1987)
| producer = [[Jimmy Bowen]], [[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]]
| prev_title = [[One Good Night Deserves Another]]
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = [[It's a Crazy World]]
| next_year = 1987
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Life's Highway
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[You Can Dream of Me]]
| single1date = November 16, 1985
| single2 = [[Life's Highway (song)|Life's Highway]]
| single2date = March 15, 1986
| single3 = [[Starting Over Again (Steve Wariner song)|Starting Over Again]]
| single3date = August 16, 1986
}}
}}
}}
'''Life's Highway''' is an album released by [[country music]] artist [[Steve Wariner]]. It was released in 1985 by [[MCA Records|MCA]]. Three singles were released from it in 1986, and the first two singles, including the title track, went to number-one. This album peaked at #22. [[Rodney Crowell]] later recorded "She's Crazy for Leaving" on his 1989 album ''[[Diamonds & Dirt]]''.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lifes-highway-mw0000650949|title=''Life's Highway''|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=October 14, 2017}}</ref>}}

'''Life's Highway''' is the fourth studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Steve Wariner]]. It was released in 1985 by [[MCA Records|MCA]]. Three singles were released from it in 1986, and the first two singles, including the title track, went to number-one. This album peaked at #22. [[Rodney Crowell]] later recorded "She's Crazy for Leaving" on his 1989 album ''[[Diamonds & Dirt]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

# "[[Life's Highway (song)|Life's Highway]]" (Richard Leigh, [[Roger Murrah]]) - 3:18
{{Track listing
# "Back Up Grinnin' Again" (David Goodman)
| collapsed =
# "I Let a Keeper Get Away" (Steve Wariner)
| headline =
# "[[She's Crazy for Leavin']]" ([[Rodney Crowell]], [[Guy Clark]])
| total length =
# "In Love and Out of Danger" (Craig Bickhardt, Wendy Waldman)

# "She's Leaving Me All Over Town" (Wariner, [[Robert Byrne (songwriter)|Robert Byrne]], Tommy Brasfield)
| title1 = [[Life's Highway (song)|Life's Highway]]
# "Natural History" (Wariner, [[Mac McAnally]])
| writer1 = [[Richard Leigh (songwriter)|Richard Leigh]], [[Roger Murrah]]
# "[[You Can Dream of Me]]" (Wariner, John Hall)
| length1 = 3:17
# "[[Starting Over Again (Steve Wariner song)|Starting Over Again]] (Don Goodman, [[John Wesley Ryles]])

# "The Heartland" (Wariner, [[Wood Newton]])
| title2 = Back Up Grinnin' Again"
| writer2 = David Goodman
| length2 = 3:22

| title3 = I Let a Keeper Get Away
| writer3 = [[Steve Wariner]]
| length3 = 3:03

| title4 = [[She's Crazy for Leavin']]"
| writer4 = [[Rodney Crowell]], [[Guy Clark]]
| length4 = 3:27

| title5 = In Love and Out of Danger"
| writer5 = [[Craig Bickhardt]], [[Wendy Waldman (songwriter)|Wendy Waldman]]
| length5 = 3:34

| title6 = She's Leaving Me All Over Town
| writer6 = Wariner, [[Robert Byrne (songwriter)|Robert Byrne]], Tom Brasfield
| length6 = 2:47

| title7 = Natural History
| writer7 = Wariner, [[Mac McAnally]]
| length7 = 3:19

| title8 = [[You Can Dream of Me]]
| writer8 = Wariner, [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]]
| length8 = 4:03

| title9 = [[Starting Over Again (Steve Wariner song)|Starting Over Again]]
| writer9 = Don Goodman, [[John Wesley Ryles]]
| length9 = 4:19

| title10 = The Heartland
| writer10 = Wariner, [[Wood Newton]]
| length10 = 3:49
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
{{div col}}
* [[Chet Atkins]] - [[electric guitar]]
* [[Chet Atkins]] – [[Del Vecchio (guitar maker)|Del Vecchio]] guitar solo (7)
* [[Eddie Bayers]] - [[drums]]
* [[Eddie Bayers]] – [[Drum kit|drums]] (all tracks)
* [[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]] - [[piano]], [[synthesizer]]
* [[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]] – [[piano]] (9), [[synthesizer]] (1), truculent yell (4)
* [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]] - background vocals
* [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]] – [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]] (5,10)
* [[Jerry Douglas]] - [[dobro]]
* [[Jerry Douglas]] – [[dobro]] (1)
* John Hall - background vocals
* [[Emory Gordy Jr.]] - [[bass guitar]] (all tracks)
* Lance Hoppen - background vocals
* John Hall – background vocals (8)
* [[David Hungate]] - [[bass guitar]]
* [[Carl Jackson]] - background vocals
* Lance Hoppen – background vocals (8)
* Larry Hoppen - background vocals (8)
* [[John Barlow Jarvis]] - [[keyboards]], piano
* [[Carl Jackson]] – background vocals (1)
* Shane Keister - synthesizer, [[vocoder]]
* [[John Barlow Jarvis]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] (1,10), piano (3,4,5,6), [[electric piano]] (2,5,7,8,9)
* Allyn Love - [[steel guitar]]
* [[Shane Keister]] – [[Electric organ|organ]] (9), synthesizer (2,5), [[vocoder]] (7)
* Farrell Morris - [[percussion]]
* Doana Kuper - truculent yell (4)
* [[Mark O'Connor]] - [[fiddle]], [[mandolin]]
* Allyn Love – [[steel guitar]] (1,2,4)
* [[John Wesley Ryles]] - background vocals
* Harry Stinson - background vocals
* [[Mac McAnally]] - [[acoustic guitar]] (4,7), background vocals (1,7,10)
* Farrell Morris – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] (2,5,7)
* [[Wendy Waldman]] - background vocals
* [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]] - [[acoustic guitar]], electric guitar
* [[Mark O'Connor]] – [[fiddle]] (6,10), [[mandolin]] (1)
* Keith Odle - truculent yell (4)
* [[Steve Wariner]] - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
* Giles Reaves - truculent yell (4)
* Terry Wariner - background vocals
* [[John Wesley Ryles]] – background vocals (9)
* [[Reggie Young]] - electric guitar
* Gove Scrivenor - [[autoharp]] (10)
* [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] – background vocals (2,3)
* [[Bryndle|Wendy Waldman]] – background vocals (5)
* [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]] – acoustic guitar (1,2,3,8,10), [[electric guitar]] (4,5,6,7,9)
* [[Steve Wariner]] – acoustic guitar (2), guitar solo (3,6), lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (7)
* Terry Wariner – background vocals (4,6,10)
* [[Reggie Young]] – electric guitar (all tracks), wham bar (2)
{{div col end}}


==Charts==
==Chart performance==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}


===Album===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (1985)
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
| align="center"| 22
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|22|artist=Steve Wariner|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2021}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Singles===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="2"| Peak positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]
! width="50"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN Country]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1986
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
| align="left"| "You Can Dream of Me"
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1986/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 31, 2021}}</ref>
| 1
|-
| 44
| align="left"| "Life's Highway"
| 1
| 2
|-
| align="left"| "Starting Over Again"
| 4
| 11
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wariner_steve/91451/album.jhtml ''Life's Highway'' album at CMT.com]

{{Steve Wariner}}
{{Steve Wariner}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Steve Wariner albums]]
[[Category:Steve Wariner albums]]

Latest revision as of 04:23, 30 July 2023

For the song, see Life's Highway (song). For the album by Jeannie Seely, see Life's Highway (Jeannie Seely album).
Life's Highway
Studio album by
Steve Wariner
Released1985
StudioThe Castle Franklin, TN Emerald Recording Studios Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length33.40
LabelMCA Records
ProducerJimmy Bowen, Tony Brown
Steve Wariner chronology
One Good Night Deserves Another
(1985) 		Life's Highway
(1985) 		It's a Crazy World
(1987)
Singles from Life's Highway
  1. "You Can Dream of Me"
    Released: November 16, 1985
  2. "Life's Highway"
    Released: March 15, 1986
  3. "Starting Over Again"
    Released: August 16, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Life's Highway is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in 1985 by MCA. Three singles were released from it in 1986, and the first two singles, including the title track, went to number-one. This album peaked at #22. Rodney Crowell later recorded "She's Crazy for Leaving" on his 1989 album Diamonds & Dirt.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life's Highway"Richard Leigh, Roger Murrah3:17
2."Back Up Grinnin' Again""David Goodman3:22
3."I Let a Keeper Get Away"Steve Wariner3:03
4."She's Crazy for Leavin'""Rodney Crowell, Guy Clark3:27
5."In Love and Out of Danger""Craig Bickhardt, Wendy Waldman3:34
6."She's Leaving Me All Over Town"Wariner, Robert Byrne, Tom Brasfield2:47
7."Natural History"Wariner, Mac McAnally3:19
8."You Can Dream of Me"Wariner, John Hall4:03
9."Starting Over Again"Don Goodman, John Wesley Ryles4:19
10."The Heartland"Wariner, Wood Newton3:49

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Life's Highway". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Steve Wariner Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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