Highways & Honky Tonks is the fourth album by

Heather Myles Heather Myles (born July 31, 1962) is an American country music singer, with a honky tonk Bakersfield sound. Early life Myles was born in Riverside, California, United States, where her parents bred and trained horses for racing. Heather had ...

, and the first with her new record company

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

. There is a cover of the old

Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Reco ...

song "Kiss an Angel Good Morning," and

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...

drops in for a guest appearance on the duet "No One Is Gonna Love You Better." Myles wrote ten of the twelve songs herself.

Track listing

#"You're Gonna Love Me One Day" (Heather Myles) – 3:16 #"

Kiss an Angel Good Morning "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1971 as the first single from the album '' Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs''. The song has since ...

" (Ben Peters) – 2:34 #"You've Taken Me Places I Wish I'd Never Been" (Heather Myles) – 2:24 #"Broken Heart for Sale" (Heather Myles) – 3:01 #"True Love" (Heather Myles) – 3:55 #"No One Is Gonna Love You Better" ith Merle Haggard(Heather Myles) – 3:16 #"Playin' Every Honky Tonk in Town" (Heather Myles) – 2:40 #"Mr. Lonesome" (Heather Myles) – 2:38 #"Rock at the End of My Rainbow" (Heather Myles) – 2:30 #"Who Did You Call Darlin'?" (Heather Myles) – 3:03 #"Love Me a Little Bit Longer" (Heather Myles) – 3:23 #"

I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)"' is a song co-written and originally released as a single by American country artist Ray Price. After becoming a major country hit in 1954, the song has been covered by numerous artists such as Cowboy Copas, ...

" (Ray Price/Rusty Gabbard) – 2:15

Reception

Billboard said that Myles "hit a home run" with ''Highway and Honky Tonks''. Alternatively, Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said that while the album's lyrics were not original, Unterberger believed Myles' honesty and performance was excellent. When reviewing the songs, ''No Depression'' believed the song that did not sound good was "No One Is Gonna Love You Better", calling it "the album's only real weak moment".

References

Heather Myles albums 1998 albums {{1990s-country-album-stub