Route 66 (album)

Route 66

Compilation album by

Asleep at the Wheel

Released

October 12, 1992

Recorded

1973–1979

Genre

Length

35:23

Label

Liberty

Producer

Asleep at the Wheel chronology

Swing Time
(1992)

Route 66
(1992)

The Swingin' Best of Asleep at the Wheel
(1992)

Route 66 is a compilation album by American country band Asleep at the Wheel. Released on October 12, 1992, by Liberty Records, it contains select tracks from six of the group's first seven albums, from 1973's Comin' Right at Ya to 1979's Served Live (with the exception of 1974's Asleep at the Wheel).

Background

The release of Route 66 coincided with the 66th anniversary of the titular U.S. Route 66.^[1] The band also celebrated the anniversary with a run of shows at ten cities on the road's route in May 1992.^[2] Music website AllMusic awarded Route 66 a rating of three out of five stars.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (originally released on Wheelin' and Dealin', 1976)	Bobby Troup	2:50
2.	"Miles and Miles of Texas" (originally released on Wheelin' and Dealin', 1976)	Tommy Camfield Diane Johnston	3:04
3.	"The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" (originally released on Texas Gold, 1975)	LeRoy Preston Ray Benson George Frayne	3:14
4.	"Don't Forget the Trains" (originally released on Collision Course, 1978)	Kevin Farrell	3:53
5.	"One O'Clock Jump" (originally released on Collision Course, 1978)	Count Basie	4:29
6.	"Take Me Back to Tulsa" (originally released on Comin' Right at Ya, 1973)	Bob Wills Tommy Duncan	3:40
7.	"Bump Bounce Boogie" (originally released on Texas Gold, 1975)	Preston Benson Jim Haber	3:13
8.	"Texas, Me & You" (originally released on Collision Course, 1978)	Benson	3:27
9.	"My Baby Thinks She's a Train" (originally released on The Wheel, 1977)	Preston	3:23
10.	"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" (live; originally released on Served Live, 1979)	Milt Gabler Vaughn Horton Denver Darling	4:10
Total length:			35:23

References

^ Smith, Lisa; Hoelzle, Cyndi (April 24, 1992). "New Releases" (PDF). The Gavin Report. No. 1902. San Francisco, California: Gavin Report. p. 26. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ "Asleep At The Wheel Hitting Route 66" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 16. New York City, New York: BPI Communications. April 18, 1992. p. 29. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ "Route 66 - Asleep at the Wheel: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.

External links

Route 66 at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Asleep at the Wheel
Ray Benson David Sanger Katie Shore Dennis Ludiker Connor Forsyth Josh Hoag Flavio Pasquetto Joey Colarusso Lucky Oceans LeRoy Preston Danny Levin Gene Dobkin Chris O'Connell Emily Paxton Floyd Domino Tony Garnier Richard Casanova Scott Hennige Ed Vizard Link Davis Jr. Bill Mabry Pat "Taco" Ryan Johnny Nicholas Fran Christina Spencer Starnes Dean DeMerritt Maryann Price Bobby Black Brenda Burns Falkner Evans Paul Anastasio Billy Estes Dan Tyack Michael Francis Wally Murphy Jann Browne Steve Schwelling Tom Anastasio Roy McCrory Richard Hormachea Billy Cochran Tim Alexander Larry Franklin Mike Grammar Junior Brown John Ely David Dawson Jon Mitchell Ricky Turpin David Earl Miller Cindy Cashdollar Tommy Beavers Barbara Lamb Monty Gaylord Jason Roberts Chris Booher Rosie Flores John Michael Whitby Jim Murphy Haydn Vitera Eddie Rivers Elizabeth McQueen Walt Roberts Dan Walton Jay Reynolds Emily Gimble Chloe Feoranzo
Studio albums	Comin' Right at Ya Asleep at the Wheel Texas Gold Wheelin' and Dealin' The Wheel Collision Course Framed Pasture Prime 10 Western Standard Time Keepin' Me Up Nights The Wheel Keeps on Rollin' Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Hang Up My Spurs Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo Reinventing the Wheel Willie and the Wheel (with Willie Nelson) New Routes Half a Hundred Years
Tribute albums	Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Ride with Bob: A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Live albums	Served Live Greatest Hits: Live & Kickin' Back to the Future Now: Live at Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas Live at Billy Bob's Texas Live from Austin, TX
Compilations	Swing Time Route 66 The Swingin' Best of Asleep at the Wheel
Extended plays	Better Times
Singles	"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" "Route 66 " "The House of Blue Lights " "Walk On By" "Hot Rod Lincoln" "Corrine, Corrina" "Lay Down Sally"
Other songs	"Boot Scootin' Boogie" "Cherokee Maiden" "Roly Poly"
Related articles	Band members Discography

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