Keys to the Highway

1989 studio album by Rodney Crowell

Keys to the Highway is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell, released in 1989 by Columbia Records (see 1989 in country music). It peaked at number 15 on the Top Country Albums chart. The songs, "Many a Long & Lonesome Highway", "If Looks Could Kill", "My Past Is Present", "Now That We're Alone" and "Things I Wish I'd Said" were released as singles. The last single failed to reach the top 40.

Track listing

All songs written by Rodney Crowell except when noted

Personnel

Musicians

The Dixie Pearls

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Barry Beckett – piano, organ
• Rodney Crowell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Hank DeVito – steel guitar, acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Jim Hanson – bass guitar, background vocals
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Vince Santoro – drums, background vocals
• Steuart Smith – electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Guest musicians

• Rosanne Cash – background vocals
• Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
• Vince Gill – background vocals
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin
• Harry Stinson – background vocals

Technical

• Tony Brown – production
• Donivan Coward – overdubbing
• Rodney Crowell – production, arrangement
• The Dixie Pearls – arrangement
• John Guess – mixing
• Glen Hardin – orchestra arrangement, conduction
• Steve Marcantonio – engineering, mixing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Steuart Smith – arrangement

Chart performance

Singles

Sources

1. AOL Music Profile for "Keys to the Highway"
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5. "Rodney Crowell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
6. "Rodney Crowell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.