Summary
The Road to Here is the second studio album by the American country music group Little Big Town. The album was released on October 4, 2005 on Equity Records and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for Best Country Album and "Boondocks" was nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]
| The Road to Here | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 52:20 | |||
| Label | Equity | |||
| Producer | Wayne Kirkpatrick, Little Big Town | |||
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| Singles from The Road to Here | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[2] |
Content edit
Singles released from the album include "Boondocks", "Bring It On Home", "Good as Gone", and "A Little More You", all of which charted in the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Bring It On Home" was the highest, at number 4, and "Boondocks" reached number 9 in addition to achieving a gold certification as a single.[4] Besides these songs, an acoustic rendition of "Stay", a song from the group's self-titled debut, is included. According to the liner notes, Kimberly Roads was inspired to write "Lost" after her husband died.[5]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, and Wayne Kirkpatrick except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Good as Gone" | Fairchild | 4:12 | |
| 2. | "Boondocks" | Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Bones" | Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Bring It On Home" | Greg Bieck, Tyler Hayes Bieck, Kirkpatrick | Sweet | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Wounded" | Roads | 3:39 | |
| 6. | "A Little More You" | Westbrook | 4:25 | |
| 7. | "Live with Lonesome" | Julian C. Bunetta, Kirkpatrick | Fairchild | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Mean Streak" | Roads | 4:33 | |
| 9. | "Looking for a Reason" | Thad Beaty, Shelly Fairchild, Kirkpatrick | Fairchild | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Lost" | Westbrook | 4:38 | |
| 11. | "Welcome to the Family" | Jim Collins, Kirkpatrick | Sweet, Westbrook | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Fine with Me" | Westbrook | 3:26 | |
| 13. | "Stay" (acoustic version) | Jason Deere, K. Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook | Roads, Fairchild | 3:47 |
Personnel edit
As listed in liner notes.[5]
Little Big Town edit
- Karen Fairchild – vocals
- Kimberly Roads – vocals
- Philip Sweet – vocals
- Jimi Westbrook – vocals
Additional musicians edit
- Ron Block - banjo (tracks 1, 2, 5, 11), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5, 7)
- Mark Childers - bass guitar (tracks 2, 7)
- Jerry Douglas - Dobro (track 2)
- Dan Dugmore - Dobro (tracks 4, 10), steel guitar (tracks 4, 8)
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 9), National guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 12), octave mandolin (tracks 2, 5), dulcimer (track 3), piano (track 4), banjitar (tracks 6, 9, 12), mando-guitar (track 8), pencil guitar (track 8), Hammond B4 Organ (track 10), programming (track 10), mandolin (tracks 12, 13)
- Chris McHugh - drums (all tracks except 13)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (all tracks except 2, 7, 9, 13)
- Adam Steffey - mandolin (track 1)
- Jackie Street - bass guitar (track 9)
- Jonathan Yudkin - mandolin (tracks 7, 11), fiddle (track 7), Celtic harp (track 7)
Technical edit
- Kristin Barlowe - photography
- "JB" - engineering, mixing (track 3 only)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick - producer
- Little Big Town - producer
- Glenn Spinner - engineering
- Aaron Swehart - engineering
- David Zaffiro - mixing (except track 3)
Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum |
References edit
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "The Road to Here review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Inskeep, Thomas. "Little Big Town - The Road to Here - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Grammy nominations
- ^ Boondocks certified by RIAA as Gold digital single
- ^ a b The Road to Here (CD). Little Big Town. Equity Music Group. 2005. 2172383.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Little Big Town Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Little Big Town – The Road to Here". Recording Industry Association of America.