The Road Goes On Forever (The Highwaymen album) explained

The Road Goes on Forever
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Highwaymen
Cover:	The highwaymen3 last album.jpg
Recorded:	October 31–November 9, 1994
Studio:	Ocean Way, Hollywood
Length:	36:32
Label:	Liberty Capitol Nashville EMI
Producer:	Don Was
Prev Title:	Highwayman 2
Prev Year:	1990

The Road Goes on Forever is the third and final studio album by the American country music supergroup the Highwaymen. It was released on April 4, 1995, on Liberty Records and reached 45 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.The title track of this album was written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. and originally recorded on his 1989 album, West Textures.

Reissue

The album was re-released on November 8, 2005, on Capitol Nashville/EMI with bonus tracks and, in some versions, an extra DVD for the album's 10th anniversary. The DVD includes a music video for "It Is What It Is", as well as a short documentary entitled Live Forever - In the Studio with the Highwaymen.

Track listing

2005 bonus disc (DVD)

1. Live Forever – In the Studio with the Highwaymen (video)
2. "It Is What It Is" (video)

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Top Country Albums	42^[1]
ARIA Charts^[2] (Australia)	46

Personnel

The Highwaymen

• Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
• Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
• Kris Kristofferson – vocals, guitar
• Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Benmont Tench – Hammond C-3
• Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar
• Al Anderson – electric and acoustic guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Mickey Raphael – harmonica
• Robby Turner – pedal steel, dobro
• Danny Timms – piano
• Luis Resto – Wurlitzer electric piano

Technical personnel

• Produced by: Don Was
• Recorded By: Rik Pekkonen at Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA
• Assisted By: Young Dan Bosworth
• Second Assistants: Trini Alveraz and Jeff Demorris
• Additional Recording by Barry Taylor at Caravell, Branson, MO
• Mixed By: Chuck Ainlay at Record Planet, Hollywood, CA
• Assisted By: Brian Pollack
• Minister of Information: Jane Oppenheimer
• Album Production Coordinator: Carrie McConkey for The Marsha Burns Company
• Consigliere: Mart Rothbaum
• Art Direction: Sherri Halford and Buddy Jackson
• Design: B. Middleworth for Jackson Design
• Cover Photography: Frank Ockenfels
• Additional Photography: Patrick Ockenfels
• Makeup: Diane Weidenmann

Reissue Credits

• Producer: Don Was
• Reissue Producer: Rob Christie
• Remastering: Ed Cherney and Ron McMaster @ Capitol Studios, Hollywood
• Remixing: ("If He Came Back Home Again"): Don Was and Ed Cherney
• Liner Notes: Chet Flippo, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson
• Art Design: Shannon Ward for Den 45 @ EMI
• Design: Rene Neri for Den 145 @ EMI
• Photography: Frank Ockenfels, Patrick Simpson

Notes and References

1. Web site: Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 1 June 2015.
2. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.