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The Road Not Taken (album)

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The Road Not Taken was the second album released by 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

  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

Year Type Label Catalogue
1989 Cassette Columbia/CBS FCT-44468
1989 CD Columbia/CBS CK-44468

Personnel

Shenandoah
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Robert Byrne - production, engineering
  • Pete Greene - engineering
  • Rick Hall - production, engineering
  • M. C. Rather - engineering
  • Alan Schulman - engineering

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
Canadian RPM Country Albums 10