''Burnin' Up the Road'' is the debut studio album by American
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band
McBride & the Ride
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. Released in 1990 on
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, it was produced by
Tony Brown and Steve Fishell. The lead-off single, "Felicia", peaked at No. 74 on the ''
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'' country charts in Canada but did not chart in the US. Following this song was "Every Step of the Way" which failed to chart. The third and fourth singles, "Can I Count on You" and "Same Ol' Star", peaked at No. 15 and No. 28 respectively on the ''
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'' country charts in the US. "Every Step of the Way" was also made into the band's first
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.
The title track was later recorded by
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on the
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to the 1994 film ''
8 Seconds
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''.
Track listing
All songs composed by Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth, and
Terry McBride except where noted.
#"Ain't No Big Deal" – 2:49
#"Felicia" – 3:12
#"
Same Old Star" (Carter, Ellsworth, McBride,
Gary Nicholson) – 3:34
#"Every Step of the Way" – 3:07
#"Chains of Memory" – 3:33
#"Stone Country" (
Robert Byrne, Tom Brasfield) – 3:40
#"
Can I Count On You" – 3:18
#"Burnin' Up the Road" – 3:31
#"Nobody's Fool" – 4:01
#"Turn to Blue" (
Rosie Flores
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, McBride) – 2:59
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1990 debut albums
MCA Records albums
McBride & the Ride albums
Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)