Highway 101, Volume 2
Encyclopedia
Highway 101² is the second studio album by the American country music band Highway 101
. It accounted for four singles on the Hot Country Songs
: "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" at #1, "All the Reasons Why" at #5, "Honky Tonk Heart" at #6, and their cover of Dire Straits
' "Setting Me Up" at #7. The album itself reached #8 on Top Country Albums.
Highway 101
Highway 101 is an American country music band founded by Paulette Carlson , Jack Daniels , Curtis Stone and Scott "Cactus" Moser . With Carlson as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and charted ten consecutive Top Ten hits on the Hot Country Songs...
. It accounted for four singles on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
: "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" at #1, "All the Reasons Why" at #5, "Honky Tonk Heart" at #6, and their cover of Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band active from 1977 to 1995, composed of Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers .Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, blues, and came closest...
' "Setting Me Up" at #7. The album itself reached #8 on Top Country Albums.
Track listing
- "Honky Tonk HeartHonky Tonk Heart"Honky Tonk Heart" is a single by American country music group Highway 101. Released in May 1989, it was the fourth single from their album Highway 101². The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1989....
" (Jim PhotogloJim PhotogloJim Photoglo, born James G. Photoglo, who also performed simply as Photoglo, is an American pop singer from Inglewood, California. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, "We Were Meant to Be Lovers" and "Fool in Love with You" .After his career as a pop star...
, Russell SmithRussell Smith (singer)Russell Smith is an American country music singer-songwriter. Formerly the lead singer of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Smith launched a solo country music career in 1984. He was signed by Epic Records in 1988, who released his debut album, This Little Town, the following year...
) — 3:24 - "Road to Your Heart" (Wendy Waldman, Josh LeoJosh LeoJosh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee.Leo was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1973, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and subsequently became a guitarist of the short-lived Eddie Boy Band...
, Jim PhotogloJim PhotogloJim Photoglo, born James G. Photoglo, who also performed simply as Photoglo, is an American pop singer from Inglewood, California. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, "We Were Meant to Be Lovers" and "Fool in Love with You" .After his career as a pop star...
) — 3:29 - "Feed This Fire" (Hugh PrestwoodHugh PrestwoodHugh Prestwood is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in country music. His first hit as a songwriter was "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recorded in 1978 by Judy Collins. Prestwood also wrote "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", a Number One for Randy Travis in 1990, and a song for...
) — 2:56 - "Setting Me UpSetting Me Up"Setting Me Up" is a song written by Mark Knopfler. It was originally recorded by British rock group Dire Straits on their self-titled debut album but not released as a single. Ken Tucker in Rolling Stone described the song as a "heavenly number" combining humor with bitterness, despite having a...
" (Mark KnopflerMark KnopflerMark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
) — 3:49 - "Somewhere Between Gone and Goodbye" (Matraca BergMatraca BergMatraca Maria Berg is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and has charted in the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard country charts with "Baby, Walk On" and "The Things You Left...
, Ronnie Samoset) — 3:42 - "There Goes My Love" (Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
) — 2:08 - "Desperate Road" (Rick Giles, Richard "Spady" Brannan) — 3:29
- "All the Reasons WhyAll the Reasons Why"All the Reasons Why" is a single by American country music group Highway 101. Released in September 1988, it was the second single from their album Highway 101². The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in January 1989....
" (Paulette CarlsonPaulette CarlsonPaulette Tenae Carlson is a country singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder and lead vocalist for the country band Highway 101...
, Beth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen ChapmanBeth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
) — 3:35 - "Long Way Down" (Chapman) — 4:02
- "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" Just Say Yes" is the title of a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, and Dennis Robbins and recorded by Highway 101. " Just Say Yes" was Highway 101's third number one on the country chart. The song spent one week at that position and twenty weeks on the chart...
" (Bob DiPieroBob DiPieroBob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
, John Scott SherrillJohn Scott SherrillJohn Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...
, Dennis RobbinsDennis RobbinsDennis Robbins is an American musician who first made himself known as a guitarist in the band The Rockets. After his departure from The Rockets, he began a career in country music, recording two major-label albums and several singles of his own, in addition to writing hit singles for Shenandoah...
) — 3:42
Album
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1988 | "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" | 1 | 1 |
| "All the Reasons Why" | 5 | * | |
| 1989 | "Setting Me Up" | 7 | 4 |
| "Honky Tonk Heart" | 6 | 5 |