Highway 101 (album) explained

Highway 101
Type:Album
Artist:Highway 101
Cover:Highway101Highway101.jpg
Released:July 1987
Genre:Country
Length:33:10
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Paul Worley
Next Title:101²
Next Year:1988

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.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[1] 39
Chart (1988)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 14

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US CountryCAN Country
1987"The Bed You Made for Me"48
"Whiskey, If You Were a Woman"21
"Somewhere Tonight"11
1988"Cry, Cry, Cry"11

Personnel

Highway 101

Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987. Billboard. May 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988. Billboard. May 29, 2021.