''Where Your Road Leads'' is the seventh studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is an American singer, actress, author and television personality. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single " She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' c ...

, released in 1998 by

MCA Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, Lost Highway Records, Capitol Records Nashville and EMI Records Nash ...

. The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart. The singles "There Goes My Baby", "Where Your Road Leads", "Powerful Thing" and "I'll Still Love You More" were all released from this album, peaking at #2, #18, #6 and #10, respectively, on the '' Billboard'' country music charts between 1998 and 1999. The title track was co-written by Victoria Shaw, who originally recorded it on her 1995 album ''In Full View''.

Buddy Miller Steven Paul "Buddy" Miller (born September 6, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller is married to and has recorded with singer-songwriter Julie Miller ...

provides harmony vocals on the track "Bring Me All Your Lovin'." "I'll Still Love You More" was written by Diane Warren, who also wrote Yearwood's hit from the previous year, "

How Do I Live "How Do I Live" is a song written by Diane Warren. It was performed by American singer, songwriter and actress LeAnn Rimes and the extended version of the song was later featured on her second studio album, '' You Light Up My Life: Inspirationa ...

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

As listed in liner notes. *

– lead vocals, backing vocals * John Hobbs – acoustic piano, keyboards *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring w ...

– acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, additional strings (11) *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voc ...

– acoustic piano, keyboards * Bobby Wood – acoustic piano, organ *

Larry Byrom Steppenwolf was an American-Canadian rock band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin *

Kenny Greenberg Kenneth S. "Kenny" Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions. Biography Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attend ...

– electric guitar * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music. Guitar World Magazine listed him as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". ...

– electric guitar, six-string bass *

Steuart Smith Steuart Smith (born 24 June 1952) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer from Arlington, Virginia, United States. He is a touring member of the American rock band Eagles, where he has performed as one of ...

– electric guitar * Paul Franklin – steel guitar *

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Reviva ...

– mandolin * Mike Chapman – bass * Michael Rhodes – bass *

Paul Leim Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...

– drums, percussion * Milton Sledge – drums, percussion * Stuart Duncan – fiddle * Conni Ellisor – string arrangements (8, 11) *

The Nashville String Machine Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present, although the group was formally formed ...

– strings (8, 11) * Al Anderson – backing vocals * Tim Buppert – backing vocals * Tabitha Fair – backing vocals * Gordon Kennedy – backing vocals *

Wayne Kirkpatrick Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1961) is an American songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979. His younger brother is American screenwrit ...

– backing vocals *

Kim Richey Kimberly Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter. Career Kim Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37. Kim signed with Mercury Nashville. She spent the n ...

– backing vocals *

John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline ar ...

– backing vocals *

Harry Stinson Harry Stinson (born June 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian real estate developer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of Stinson Properties, Inc. He has been called Toronto's "condo king". Biography Stinson's most significant ...

– backing vocals * Garth Brooks – lead vocals (11) Choir on "Where Your Road Leads" * Lisa Cochran, Mike Eldred, Kim Fleming, Vicki Hampton, Mark Ivey, Lisa Silver, Bergen White and Dennis Wilson. Choral vocals arranged by Bergen White.

Production

* Tony Brown – producer (1-10) * Trisha Yearwood – producer (1-10) * Allen Reynolds – producer (11) * Rory Kaplan – executive producer * Bill Neighbors – executive producer * Jeff Balding – recording, overdub recording * Mark Miller – recording * Steve Marcantonio – overdub recording * Mark Hagan – assistant engineer * Joe Hayden – assistant engineer * Duke Duczer – recording assistant * David Hall – recording assistant * Glenn Spinner – recording assistant, overdub recording assistant * Tim Waters – recording assistant, additional overdub recording * Russ Martin – additional overdub recording *

Chuck Ainlay Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material. He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations. Along with Knopfler and Bob ...

– mixing * Mark Ralston – mix assistant * Don Cobb – digital editing * Denny Purcell – mastering * Jeff Levison – remastering * Ric Wilson – remastering * Jessie Noble – project coordinator * Beth Middleworth – art direction, design * Russ Harrington – photography * Mary Beth Felts – make-up * Maria Smoot – hair stylist * Sheri McCoy-Hanes – stylist * Kragen & Co. – management Studios * Recorded at

Ocean Way Nashville Ocean Way Recording was a series of recording studios established by recording engineer and producer Allen Sides with locations in Los Angeles, California, Nashville, Tennessee, and Saint Barthélemy. Ocean Way Recording no longer operates record ...

and Jack's Tracks Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). * Overdubbed at Ocean Way Recording and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). * Mixed at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) and Jack's Tracks Recording Studios. * Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control MCA Records albums Trisha Yearwood albums 1998 albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)