The Road to Here

The Road to Here
The Road to Here
Studio album by Little Big Town
Released	October 4, 2005
Genre	Country
Length	52:20
Label	Equity
Producer	Wayne Kirkpatrick, Little Big Town
Little Big Town chronology
Singles from The Road to Here
	"Boondocks"; Released: May 5, 2005; "Bring It On Home"; Released: January 30, 2006; "Good as Gone"; Released: September 25, 2006; "A Little More You"; Released: February 19, 2007;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Stylus Magazine	A-^[2]

The Road to Here is the second studio album by the American country music group Little Big Town. The album was released on October 4, 2005 on Equity Records and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for Best Country Album and "Boondocks" was nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.^[3]

Content

Singles released from the album include "Boondocks", "Bring It On Home", "Good as Gone", and "A Little More You", all of which charted in the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Bring It On Home" was the highest, at number 4, and "Boondocks" reached number 9 in addition to achieving a gold certification as a single.^[4] Besides these songs, an acoustic rendition of "Stay", a song from the group's self-titled debut, is included. According to the liner notes, Kimberly Roads was inspired to write "Lost" after her husband died.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, and Wayne Kirkpatrick except as noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Good as Gone"		Fairchild	4:12
2.	"Boondocks"		Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook	4:32
3.	"Bones"		Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook	3:46
4.	"Bring It On Home"	Greg Bieck, Tyler Hayes Bieck, Kirkpatrick	Sweet	4:20
5.	"Wounded"		Roads	3:39
6.	"A Little More You"		Westbrook	4:25
7.	"Live with Lonesome"	Julian C. Bunetta, Kirkpatrick	Fairchild	3:47
8.	"Mean Streak"		Roads	4:33
9.	"Looking for a Reason"	Thad Beaty, Shelly Fairchild, Kirkpatrick	Fairchild	3:05
10.	"Lost"		Westbrook	4:38
11.	"Welcome to the Family"	Jim Collins, Kirkpatrick	Sweet, Westbrook	4:10
12.	"Fine with Me"		Westbrook	3:26
13.	"Stay" (acoustic version)	Jason Deere, K. Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook	Roads, Fairchild	3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[5]

Little Big Town

Karen Fairchild – vocals
Kimberly Roads – vocals
Philip Sweet – vocals
Jimi Westbrook – vocals

Additional musicians

Ron Block - banjo (tracks 1, 2, 5, 11), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5, 7)
Mark Childers - bass guitar (tracks 2, 7)
Jerry Douglas - Dobro (track 2)
Dan Dugmore - Dobro (tracks 4, 10), steel guitar (tracks 4, 8)
Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Wayne Kirkpatrick - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 9), National guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 12), octave mandolin (tracks 2, 5), dulcimer (track 3), piano (track 4), banjitar (tracks 6, 9, 12), mando-guitar (track 8), pencil guitar (track 8), Hammond B4 Organ (track 10), programming (track 10), mandolin (tracks 12, 13)
Chris McHugh - drums (all tracks except 13)
Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (all tracks except 2, 7, 9, 13)
Adam Steffey - mandolin (track 1)
Jackie Street - bass guitar (track 9)
Jonathan Yudkin - mandolin (tracks 7, 11), fiddle (track 7), Celtic harp (track 7)

Technical

Kristin Barlowe - photography
"JB" - engineering, mixing (track 3 only)
Wayne Kirkpatrick - producer
Little Big Town - producer
Glenn Spinner - engineering
Aaron Swehart - engineering
David Zaffiro - mixing (except track 3)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	51
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	12
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	75
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	22

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200^[11]	167
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	33

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US
2005	"Boondocks"	9	46
2006	"Bring It On Home"	4	58
2006	"Good as Gone"	18	—
2007	"A Little More You"	20	101
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Platinum

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. "The Road to Here review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
^ Inskeep, Thomas. "Little Big Town - The Road to Here - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
^ Grammy nominations
^ Boondocks certified by RIAA as Gold digital single
^ ^a ^b The Road to Here (CD). Little Big Town. Equity Music Group. 2005. 2172383.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Little Big Town – The Road to Here". Recording Industry Association of America.

[allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. "The Road to Here review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[stylus-2] Inskeep, Thomas. "Little Big Town - The Road to Here - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[3] Grammy nominations

[4] Boondocks certified by RIAA as Gold digital single

[liner-5] The Road to Here (CD). Little Big Town. Equity Music Group. 2005. 2172383.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Little_Big_Town-6] "Little Big Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Little_Big_Town-7] "Little Big Town Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Little_Big_Town-8] "Little Big Town Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[9] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[10] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[11] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[12] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[United_StatesLittle_Big_TownThe_Road_to_HerealbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Little Big Town – The Road to Here". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Little Big Town
Studio albums	Little Big Town The Road to Here A Place to Land The Reason Why Tornado Pain Killer Wanderlust The Breaker Nightfall Mr. Sun The Christmas Record
Singles as a lead artist	"Don't Waste My Time" "Boondocks" "Bring It On Home" "Good as Gone" "A Little More You" "Little White Church" "Pontoon" "Tornado" "Your Side of the Bed" "Sober" "Day Drinking" "Girl Crush" "Pain Killer" "Better Man" "Happy People" "When Someone Stops Loving You" "Sugar Coat" "Wine, Beer, Whiskey"
Guest singles	"Smokin' and Drinkin'" (with Miranda Lambert) "Home Alone Tonight" (Karen Fairchild with Luke Bryan)
Other songs	"Go Tell It on the Mountain" "Life in a Northern Town" (with Sugarland and Jake Owen) "Deep River Woman" (with Lionel Richie) "Forever Country" "Rocket Man"
Tours	Pain Killer Tour The Breakers Tour
Related articles	Discography