| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/rounder | | UPC: 00011661314726 | | Release Date: 9/1/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 60194856 | | Item#: MT4HKY | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. You're Gonna Love Me One Day ~ Heather Myles |  | | 2. Kiss An Angel Good Morning ~ Heather Myles | | | 3. You've Taken Me Places I Wish I've Never Been ~ Heather Myles | | | 4. Broken Heart For Sale ~ Heather Myles | | | 5. True Love ~ Heather Myles | | | 6. No One Is Gonna Love You Better - (with Merle Haggard) ~ Heather Myles | | | 7. Playin' Every Honky Tonk In Town ~ Heather Myles | | | 8. Mr. Lonesome ~ Heather Myles | | | 9. Rock At The End Of My Rainbow ~ Heather Myles | | | 10. Who Did You Call Darlin' ~ Heather Myles | | | 11. Love Me A Little Bit Longer ~ Heather Myles | | | 12. I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me ~ Heather Myles | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Heather Myles (vocals, acoustic guitar); Merle Haggard (vocals); Bob Gothar (acoustic & electric guitars); Pete Anderson (guitar); Marty Rifkin (steel guitar, dobro, mandolin); Gary Brandin (steel guitar); Scott Joss (fiddle); Skip Edwards (piano, organ); Keith Rosier (acoustic bass); Taras Prodaniuk, Ray Kennedy (bass); Larry Mitchell (drums); Brantley Kearns, Irene McCullough, Kelly McGuire (background vocals). | | Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California and The Bradley Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Includes liner notes by Jon Weisberger. | | Myles is not a groundbreaker in her mining of Bakersfield and honky-tonk styles, but as classicists go she's pretty good. This is an improvement over her previous studio album (Untamed), due mostly to the better material (most of it self-penned); her vocals sound more confident and assertive as well. "You're Gonna Love Me One Day," with its Buddy Holly-ish vocal lines, would have obvious hit potential if country radio would throw its corporate consultants out the window; "Broken Heart for Sale," with its sad steel guitar, is a ballad throwback to the best aspects of the early-'60s Nashville sound. As a lyricist, Myles trots out standard honky-tonk phrases, but overall the execution and sincerity here are at a pretty high level. ~ Richie Unterberger | | HIGHWAYS & HONKY TONKS is like an open window letting in some fresh air and sunshine on the overly formulaic '90s country music scene. Myles pays homage to the traditions of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard (Myles' duet partner on "No One is Gonna Love You Better") and Loretta Lynn, without ever sounding anachronistic or self-conscious. Like Dwight Yoakam, she manages to make the classic country approach seem contemporary without sacrificing it on the altar of overproduction. There's a hint of Buddy Hollyish rock & roll here and there a la Monte Warden (whose fans could do worse than to check out this disc), but this is no pop crossover. As the title implies, Myles is honky tonk at heart, and a fair songwriter to boot. |
Producer: Michael Dumas |
Engineer: Michael Dumas |
Musical Guests | | Merle Haggard | | Pete Anderson | | Scott Joss |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/01/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1998 | | Catalog ID : 613 147 | | Label : Rounder Select | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00011661314726 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (9/25/98, p.107)
- "Myles not only has a memorable voice, but she writes a mean tune....Gram Parsons' name is often invoked; in Myles' case, comparison with the great '70s avatar of country rock is justified." - Rating: A- |
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