Highway 101 (album)
Highway 101 is the self-titled debut studio album by American country music band Highway 101. It saw the group shoot straight to the top of the country music charts with two singles hitting the #1 spot on the Billboard Country charts, another rising to #2, and a fourth song at #4. The album itself was a #7 Country album. The #1 hits were "Somewhere Tonight" and "Cry, Cry, Cry." Also, "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" rose to #2, and "The Bed You Made for Me" did almost as well, reaching #4. Track 4, "Woman Walk the Line" was redone by country singer Trisha Yearwood for her sophomore effort, released in 1992.
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| Released | July 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:10 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Paul Worley | |||
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| Singles from Highway 101 | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" | Mary W. Francis, Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Bridge Across Forever" | Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Somewhere Tonight" | Harlan Howard, Rodney Crowell | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Woman Walk the Line" | Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Good Goodbye" | Paulette Carlson, Bob DiPiero, Pat McManus | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Cry, Cry, Cry" | John Scott Sherrill, Don Devaney | 2:28 |
| 7. | "Are You Still Mine" | Carlson | 3:30 |
| 8. | "One Step Closer" | Scott "Cactus" Moser, Curtis Stone | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Someone Believed" | Johnny Pierce, Joanne Christy, Paul Solomon | 3:44 |
| 10. | "The Bed You Made for Me" | Carlson | 3:28 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1987 | "The Bed You Made for Me" | 4 | 8 |
| "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" | 2 | 1 | |
| "Somewhere Tonight" | 1 | 1 | |
| 1988 | "Cry, Cry, Cry" | 1 | 1 |
Personnel
Highway 101
- Paulette Carlson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Cactus Moser – drums, background vocals
- Curtis Stone – bass guitar, background vocals
- Jack Daniels – electric guitar, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dennis Burnside – piano
- John Hobbs – piano
- Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar
- Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Paul Worley – electric guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
References
- Ruhlmann, William. "Highway 101 — Highway 101". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- "Highway 101 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
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