The Road Goes On Forever (The Highwaymen album)

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The Road Goes on Forever
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Studio album by The Highwaymen
Released	April 4, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Country; Outlaw Country
Length	36:32
Label	Liberty/Capitol Nashville/EMI
Producer	Don Was
The Highwaymen chronology

The Road Goes on Forever is the third and final studio album released by American country supergroup The Highwaymen. It was first released on April 4, 1995 on Liberty Records, then on November 8, 2005 the album was re-released on Capitol Nashville/EMI with bonus tracks and, in some versions, an extra DVD for the album's 10th anniversary. The DVD includes a music video for "It Is What It Is", as well as a short documentary entitled Live Forever - In the Studio with the Highwaymen.

The title track of this album was written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. and originally recorded on his 1989 album, West Textures.

Track listing

Disc 1 (CD)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Devil's Right Hand"	Steve Earle	3:14
2.	"Live Forever"	Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver	2:49
3.	"Everyone Gets Crazy"	Kevin Welch	2:55
4.	"It Is What It Is"	Stephen Bruton, John Fleming	3:40
5.	"I Do Believe"	Waylon Jennings	3:25
6.	"The End of Understanding"	Willie Nelson	2:43
7.	"True Love Travels a Gravel Road"	Dallas Frazier, A.L. Owens	3:22
8.	"Death and Hell"	Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash	2:51
9.	"Waiting for a Long Time"	Bruton	4:20
10.	"Here Comes That Rainbow Again"	Kris Kristofferson	2:50
11.	"The Road Goes on Forever"	Robert Earl Keen	4:42

2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"If He Came Back Again"	Barry Alfonso, Craig Bickhardt	3:34
13.	"Live Forever"	Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver	2:12
14.	"I Ain't Song"	Jennings	1:56
15.	"Pick Up the Tempo"	Nelson	2:18
16.	"Closer to the Bone"	Kris Kristofferson	2:14
17.	"Back in the Saddle Again"	Gene Autry, Ray Whitley	0:50

Disc 2 (DVD)

Live Forever – In the Studio with the Highwaymen (video)
"It Is What It Is" (video)

Personnel

The Highwaymen

Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
Kris Kristofferson – vocals, guitar
Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

Kenny Aronoff – drums
Benmont Tench – Hammond C-3
Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar
Al Anderson – electric and acoustic guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Robby Turner – pedal steel, dobro
Danny Timms – piano
Luis Resto – Wurlitzer electric piano

Technical personnel

Produced by: Don Was
Recorded By: Rik Pekkonen at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA
Assisted By: Young Dan Bosworth
Second Assistants: Trini Alveraz and Jeff Demorris
Additional Recording by Barry Taylor at Caravell, Branson, MO
Mixed By: Chuck Ainlay at Record Planet, Hollywood, CA
Assisted By: Brian Pollack
Minister of Information: Jane Oppenheimer
Album Production Coordinator: Carrie McConkey for The Marsha Burns Company
Consigliere: Mart Rothbaum
Art Direction: Sherri Halford and Buddy Jackson
Design: B. Middleworth for Jackson Design
Cover Photography: Frank Ockenfels
Additional Photography: Patrick Ockenfels
Makeup: Diane Weidenmann

Reissue Credits

Producer: Don Was
Reissue Producer: Rob Christie
Remastering: Ed Cherney and Ron McMaster @ Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Remixing: ("If He Came Back Home Again"): Don Was and Ed Cherney
Liner Notes: Chet Flippo, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson
Art Design: Shannon Ward for Den 45 @ EMI
Design: Rene Neri for Den 145 @ EMI
Photography: Frank Ockenfels, Patrick Simpson

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	42^[3]

References

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Studio albums	Highwayman Highwayman 2 The Road Goes On Forever
Singles	"Highwayman" "Desperados Waiting for a Train" "Silver Stallion" "It Is What It Is"

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The Road Goes On Forever (The Highwaymen album)

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Disc 1 (CD)

Disc 2 (DVD)

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