Highways & Heartaches (Ricky Skaggs album)

Highways & Heartaches is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1982 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Highways & Heartaches
Studio album by
Released1982 (1982)
StudioAudio Media Recorders (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length36:55
LabelEpic
ProducerRicky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Family & Friends
(1982)
Highways & Heartaches
(1982)
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
(1983)
Singles from Highways & Heartaches
  1. "Heartbroke"
    Released: July 1982
  2. "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
    Released: January 17, 1983
  3. "Highway 40 Blues"
    Released: March 1983
  4. "You've Got a Lover"
    Released: July 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartbroke"Guy Clark3:16
2."You've Got a Lover"Shake Russell3:58
3."Don't Think I'll Cry"Wayland Patton2:39
4."Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die"Zeke Manners, Clark Van Ness3:58
5."Nothing Can Hurt You"John Salz4:44
6."I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"Paul Jones, Arthur Q. Smith3:02
7."Can't You Hear Me Callin'"Bill Monroe3:48
8."Highway 40 Blues"Larry Cordle3:10
9."Let's Love the Bad Times Away"Patton2:46
10."One Way Rider"Rodney Crowell5:27
Total length:36:48

Personnel

Production

  • Ricky Skaggs – producer
  • Marshall Morgan – assistant producer, engineer, mixing
  • Pat McMakin – assistant engineer
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Virginia Team – art direction, design
  • Beverly Parker – photography
  • Chip Peay Enterprises – management

Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 61

References

  1. Campbell, Al. "Highways & Heartaches review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. "Highways & Heartaches Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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