"Life's Highway" is a song written by
Richard Leigh and
Roger Murrah
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artist
Steve Wariner
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. It was released in March 1986 as the second single and title track from the album ''
Life's Highway
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'' and was his fourth number-one hit on the ''
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''
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chart.
It was also number 2 hit in Canada.
Chart performance
References
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1986 singles
1985 songs
Steve Wariner songs
Songs written by Richard Leigh (songwriter)
Songs written by Roger Murrah
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
MCA Records singles