The Road Not Taken (album)
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| Released | January 31, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Fame Recording Studios; Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Producer | Robert Byrne Rick Hall | |||
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| Singles from The Road Not Taken | ||||
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The Road Not Taken is the second studio album by American country music group Shenandoah and their most successful album to date. Of the six singles released from 1988 to 1990, all charted within the top ten and three of those, "The Church on Cumberland Road", "Sunday in the South", and "Two Dozen Roses" were number 1 songs on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts. Also included on the disc is "She Doesn't Cry Anymore", a single from the band's self-titled debut from 1987.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunday in the South" | Jay Booker | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Two Dozen Roses" | Robert Byrne, Mac McAnally | 3:42 |
| 3. | "See If I Care" | Walt Aldridge, Byrne | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Mama Knows" | Tony Haselden, Tim Mensy | 3:22 |
| 5. | "She Doesn't Cry Anymore" | Byrne, Will Robinson | 3:38 |
| 6. | "The Road Not Taken" | Rick Bowles, Byrne | 3:56 |
| 7. | "The Church on Cumberland Road" | Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, Dennis Robbins | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Changes" | Billy Henderson, Billy Maddox | 3:41 |
| 9. | "She's All I've Got Going" | McAnally | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Hard Country" | Bowles, Byrne | 3:10 |
Release history
[edit]| Year | Type | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Cassette | Columbia/CBS | FCT-44468 |
| 1989 | CD | Columbia/CBS | CK-44468 |
Personnel
[edit]- Shenandoah
- Marty Raybon (vocals, rhythm guitar)
- Jim Seales (lead guitar)
- Stan Thorn (keyboards)
- Ralph Ezell (bass guitar)
- Mike McGuire (drums)
- Additional musicians
- Walt Aldridge
- Wayne Bridges
- Robert Byrne
- Vassar Clements
- Bill Darnell
- Paul Franklin
- Owen Hale
- Bill Hinds
- Lenny LeBlanc
- Mac McAnally
- Steve Nathan
- Hershey Reeves
- Milton Sledge
- John Willis
- Technical
- Robert Byrne - production, engineering
- Pete Greene - engineering
- Rick Hall - production, engineering
- M. C. Rather - engineering
- Alan Schulman - engineering
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Shenandoah Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Shenandoah – The Road Not Taken". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
