Life's Highway is the fourth studio album by American

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artist

Steve Wariner Steven Noel Wariner (born December 25, 1954) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Initially a backing musician for Dottie West, he also worked with Bob Luman and Chet Atkins before beginning a solo career in the late ...

. 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.

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later recorded "She's Crazy for Leaving" on his 1989 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2), guitar solo (3, 6), backing vocals (7) * John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (1, 10), electric piano (2, 5, 7-9), acoustic piano (3-6) * Tony Brown – synthesizers (1), truculent yell (4), acoustic piano (9) * Shane Keister – synthesizers (2, 5),

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(9) *

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– electric guitars, wham bar (2) * Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar (1-3, 8, 10), electric guitars (4-7, 9) *

Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as "Mister Guitar" and "the Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson (musician), Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nash ...

– Del Vecchio guitar solo (7) *

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–

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(1) * Allyn Love –

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(1, 2, 4) * Mark O'Connor –

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(6, 10) * Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

– drums * Farrell Morris – percussion (2, 5, 7) * Gove Scrivenor –

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(10) * Carl Jackson – backing vocals (1) *

Mac McAnally Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. (; born July 15, 1957), known professionally as Mac McAnally, is an American singer-songwriter, session musician, and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his sing ...

– backing vocals (1, 7, 10), acoustic guitar (4, 7) * Harry Stinson – backing vocals (2, 3) * Terry Wariner – backing vocals (4, 6, 10) * Doana Kuper – truculent yell (4) * Keith Odle – truculent yell (4) * Giles Reaves – truculent yell (4) * Paul Davis – backing vocals (5, 10) *

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– backing vocals (5) * John Hall – backing vocals (8) * Lance Hoppen – backing vocals (8) * Larry Hoppen – backing vocals (8) * John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (9)

Production

* Jimmy Bowen – producer * Tony Brown – producer * Steve Tillisch – recording, mixing * Mike Hellman – assistant engineer * Russ Martin – assistant engineer * Keith Odle – assistant engineer * Robbie Rose – assistant engineer * Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) * Simon Levy – art direction, design * Peter Nash – photography * June Morgan – make-up * Austin Morgan – wardrobe * Don Light Talent – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control Steve Wariner albums 1985 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Records albums