The Road Goes On Forever (The Highwaymen album)

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.

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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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Devil's Right Hand"	Steve Earle	3:14
2.	"Live Forever"	Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver	2:49
3.	"Everyone Gets Crazy"	Kevin Welch	2:55
4.	"It Is What It Is"	Stephen Bruton, John Fleming	3:40
5.	"I Do Believe"	Waylon Jennings	3:25
6.	"The End of Understanding"	Willie Nelson	2:43
7.	"True Love Travels a Gravel Road"	Dallas Frazier, A.L. Owens	3:22
8.	"Death and Hell"	Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash	2:51
9.	"Waiting for a Long Time"	Bruton	4:20
10.	"Here Comes That Rainbow Again"	Kris Kristofferson	2:50
11.	"The Road Goes on Forever"	Robert Earl Keen	4:42

2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"If He Came Back Again"	Barry Alfonso, Craig Bickhardt	3:34
13.	"Live Forever"	Billy Joe Shaver, Eddy Shaver	2:12
14.	"I Ain't Song"	Jennings	1:56
15.	"Pick Up the Tempo"	Nelson	2:18
16.	"Closer to the Bone"	Kris Kristofferson	2:14
17.	"Back in the Saddle Again"	Gene Autry, Ray Whitley	0:50

2005 bonus disc (DVD)

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Top Country Albums	42^[4]
ARIA Charts^[5] (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

References

^ The Road Goes On Forever at AllMusic
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: highwaymen".
^ Relic, Peter (28 November 2005). "The Highwaymen - The Road Goes On Forever". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ "Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

The Road Goes On Forever at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e The Highwaymen
Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson
Studio albums	Highwayman Highwayman 2 The Road Goes On Forever
Singles	"Highwayman" "Desperados Waiting for a Train" "Silver Stallion" "Born and Raised in Black and White" "It Is What It Is"

Johnny Cash

Studio albums

1950s	Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! The Fabulous Johnny Cash Hymns by Johnny Cash Songs of Our Soil

1960s

1970s

1980s	Rockabilly Blues Classic Christmas The Baron The Adventures of Johnny Cash Johnny 99 Highwayman Rainbow Class of '55: Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming Heroes Believe in Him Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town Classic Cash Water from the Wells of Home

1990s	Highwayman 2 Boom Chicka Boom The Mystery of Life Country Christmas American Recordings The Road Goes on Forever American II: Unchained

2000–2010s	American III: Solitary Man American IV: The Man Comes Around American V: A Hundred Highways American VI: Ain't No Grave Out Among the Stars

Live albums

Soundtracks

Compilations

Songs

Television

The Johnny Cash Show

Biographies

Tribute albums

Associated acts

Family

Historical sites

Category

Waylon Jennings

Studio albums

Waylon at JD's
Folk-Country
Leavin' Town
Nashville Rebel
Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan
Love of the Common People
The One and Only
Hangin' On
Only the Greatest
Jewels
Just to Satisfy You
Waylon
Singer of Sad Songs
The Taker/Tulsa
Cedartown, Georgia
Good Hearted Woman
Ladies Love Outlaws
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
Honky Tonk Heroes
This Time
The Ramblin' Man
Dreaming My Dreams
Are You Ready for the Country
Ol' Waylon
I've Always Been Crazy
What Goes Around Comes Around
Music Man
Black on Black
It's Only Rock + Roll
Waylon and Company
Never Could Toe the Mark
Turn the Page
Sweet Mother Texas
Will the Wolf Survive
Hangin' Tough
A Man Called Hoss
Full Circle
The Eagle
Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A.
Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank
Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt
Waymore's Blues (Part II)
Right for the Time
Closing In on the Fire
Waylon Forever
Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings

Live albums

Notable singles

1960s
"Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" "The Chokin' Kind" "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" "The Days of Sand and Shovels" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
1970s
"Under Your Spell Again" with Jessi Colter "Good Hearted Woman" "Sweet Dream Woman" "You Can Have Her" "We Had It All" "You Ask Me To" "This Time" "I'm a Ramblin' Man" "Rainy Day Woman" "Dreaming My Dreams with You" "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" "Bob Wills Is Still the King" "Can't You See" "Are You Ready for the Country" "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" "I've Always Been Crazy" "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" "Amanda" "Come With Me" "I Ain't Living Long Like This"
1980s – 1990s
"Clyde" "Good Ol' Boys" "Shine" "Just to Satisfy You" with Willie Nelson "Women Do Know How to Carry On" "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" "Hold On, I'm Comin'" with Jerry Reed "The Conversation" with Hank Williams Jr. "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)" "Never Could Toe the Mark" "America" "Waltz Me to Heaven" "Drinkin' and Dreamin'" "Working Without a Net" "Will the Wolf Survive" "What You'll Do When I'm Gone" "The Broken Promise Land" "Rose in Paradise" "My Rough and Rowdy Days" "If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now" "How Much Is It Worth to Live in L.A." "Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" "Wrong" "Where Corn Don't Grow" "The Eagle"

Collaborations

Waylon & Willie
Albums: Waylon & Willie WWII Take It to the Limit Clean Shirt Singles:"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" "Take It to the Limit"
Other collaborations
Country-Folk with The Kimberlys Leather and Lace with Jessi Colter Heroes with Johnny Cash Old 97's & Waylon Jennings with Old 97's
Collaboration singles
"MacArthur Park" with The Kimberlys "Suspicious Minds" with Jessi Colter "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" with Johnny Cash "The Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" with Jessi Colter "Leave Them Boys Alone" with Hank Williams Jr. and Ernest Tubb "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" with John Anderson

Compilations

v t e Kris Kristofferson
Discography Filmography
Albums	Kristofferson The Silver Tongued Devil and I Border Lord Jesus Was a Capricorn Spooky Lady's Sideshow Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame Surreal Thing A Star Is Born Easter Island Shake Hands with the Devil To the Bone The Winning Hand Music from Songwriter Repossessed Third World Warrior A Moment of Forever The Austin Sessions This Old Road Closer to the Bone The Cedar Creek Sessions
With Rita Coolidge	Full Moon Breakaway Natural Act
Live	Live at the Philharmonic Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco
Compilation albums	Songs of Kristofferson The Essential Kris Kristofferson Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection
Songs	"For the Good Times" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" "Why Me" "Me and Bobby McGee" "Help Me Make It Through the Night" "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" "Nobody Wins" "Loving Arms" "Lover Please" "They Killed Him" "The Heart" "One Day at a Time"
See also	The Highwaymen Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson

Willie Nelson

Studio albums

1960s	...And Then I Wrote Here's Willie Nelson Country Willie: His Own Songs Country Favorites – Willie Nelson Style Make Way for Willie Nelson The Party's Over Texas in My Soul Good Times My Own Peculiar Way
1970s	Both Sides Now Laying My Burdens Down Willie Nelson and Family Yesterday's Wine The Words Don't Fit the Picture The Willie Way Shotgun Willie Phases and Stages Red Headed Stranger The Sound in Your Mind The Troublemaker To Lefty from Willie Waylon & Willie Stardust One for the Road Sings Kristofferson Pretty Paper The Electric Horseman
1980s	San Antonio Rose Honeysuckle Rose Family Bible Somewhere Over the Rainbow Always On My Mind In the Jailhouse Now WWII Pancho & Lefty Tougher Than Leather Take It to the Limit Without a Song Angel Eyes City of New Orleans Music from Songwriter Me & Paul Partners The Promiseland Island in the Sea Seashores of Old Mexico What a Wonderful World A Horse Called Music
1990s	Born for Trouble The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? Clean Shirt Across the Borderline Moonlight Becomes You Six Hours at Pedernales Healing Hands of Time Just One Love Augusta Spirit How Great Thou Art Teatro Night and Day
2000s	Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer) Milk Cow Blues Rainbow Connection The Great Divide Nacogdoches It Always Will Be Countryman You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Songbird Last of the Breed Moment of Forever Willie and the Wheel American Classic
2010s	Country Music Remember Me, Vol. 1 Heroes Let's Face the Music and Dance To All the Girls... Band of Brothers December Day Django and Jimmie Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price God's Problem Child Willie Nelson and the Boys Last Man Standing My Way Ride Me Back Home
2020s	First Rose of Spring That's Life The Willie Nelson Family A Beautiful Time I Don't Know a Thing About Love Bluegrass