''Road to Forever'' is the second solo studio album by

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, the first since 1983. It was released on October 9, 2012. Contributors to the album include

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and

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of Toto, and

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of Styx. It was produced by Felder along with Robin DiMaggio. The album was conceived and written out of the pain Felder felt following the breakup of his marriage in 2000, and his dismissal from the Eagles soon after. On December 17, 2013, the album was reissued as "Road To Forever - Extended Edition" on the iTunes Store and Amazon MP3 Store. Two of the four bonus tracks, "Can't Stop Now" and "Southern Bound" were previously only available on the Japanese pressing of the CD. "Sensuality" had been an iTunes Store-exclusive and "She Runs Free" had been an Amazon MP3 Store - exclusive. "Give My Life", the final track on the CD, remains the last track on the Extended Edition and appears after the four bonus tracks. The single "You Don't Have Me" made it to #1 and stayed in the top ten for 11 weeks on the Classic Rock Radio charts and the previous single "Wash Away" reached #4 between Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones.

Track listing

#"Fall From the Grace of Love" 3:47 #"Girls in Black" 3:39 #"Wash Away" 4:18 #I Believe in You" 3:58 #"You Don't Have Me" 3:47 #"Money" 4:11 #"Someday" 4:13 #"Heal Me" 7:23 #"Over You" 4:09 #"Road to Forever" 4:59 #"Life's Lullaby" 4:21 #"Can't Stop Now" xtended Edition Bonus Track 4:25 #"Southern Bound" xtended Edition Bonus Track 3:57 #"She Runs Free" xtended Edition Bonus Track 4:01 #"Sensuality" xtended Edition Bonus Track 3:47 #"Give My Life" 4:04

Personnel

* Don Felder and Robin DiMaggio – producers * Ed Cherney – engineer, mixing * Steven Miller – additional engineering * Mark Needham, Mikal Blue – recording engineers * Will Briere – second engineer * Don Felder – all guitars, lead and background vocals Background vocals on “Fall From the Grace of Love”: David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash
Background vocals on “Road to Forever”: Leah Felder
Bass on “Someday” Randy Jackson
Piano, keyboards, string arrangement and background vocals:

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Piano, Hammond and Rhodes:

Background vocals on “Heal Me” and “Wash Away”: Tommy Shaw
Keys:

Percussions:

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Hammond B3: Michael Finnigan
Guitar on “Road To Forever”:

Background Vocals: Charlotte Gibson
Keyboards: Michael Bearden
Bass & Background Vocals on “Heal Me”: Bahkiti Kumalo
Guitar & Background Vocals on “Heal Me”: Vincent Nguini
Background Vocals on “Heal Me” & “Money ”: Sean Holt
Bass:

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Bass:

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

Keyboards: Alex Allesandroni
Pedal Steel:

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Background Vocals on “Money” & “Road to Forever”: Shane August
Drums, Acoustic Piano, Keyboard Programming & Percussions: Robin DiMaggio
Management: Red Light Management, Charlie Brusco
Photography: Michael Helms, Myriam Santos
Art Direction & Design: Brian Porizek

References

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