Highway 101 (album)
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Highway 101 was the self-titled debut album of the American country music
band Highway 101
. It saw the group shoot straight to the tops 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 at #4.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band Highway 101
Highway 101 (band)
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 saw the group shoot straight to the tops of the country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk 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 at #4.
Track listing
- "Whiskey, If You Were a WomanWhiskey, If You Were a Woman"Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" is the title of a song written by Mary W. Francis, Johnny MacRae and Bob Morrison, and recorded by the American country music band Highway 101. It was the second single from the band's self-titled debut album....
" (Mary W. Francis, Johnny MacRae, Bob Morrison) – 3:00 - "Bridge Across Forever" (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) – 3:11 - "Somewhere TonightSomewhere Tonight"Somewhere Tonight" is the title of a song written by Rodney Crowell and Harlan Howard and recorded by Highway 101. "Somewhere Tonight" was Highway 101's third country hit and the first of four number ones on the country chart. The single went to Number One on Hot Country Singles, spending two...
" (Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
, Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
) – 3:15 - "Woman Walk the Line" (Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisEmmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Paul KennerleyPaul KennerleyPaul Kennerley is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the American contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James...
) – 4:06 - "Good Goodbye" (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...
, 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...
, Pat McManus) – 3:09 - "Cry, Cry, Cry" (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...
, Don Devaney) – 2:28 - "Are You Still Mine" (Carlson) – 3:30
- "One Step Closer" (Scott "Cactus" Moser, Curtis Stone) – 2:55
- "Someone Believed" (Johnny Pierce, Joanne Christy, Paul Solomon) – 3:44
- "The Bed You Made for MeThe Bed You Made for Me"The Bed You Made for Me" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music band Highway 101. Written by then-lead singer Paulette Carlson, it was the first single from the band's self-titled debut album...
" (Carlson) – 3:28
Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 7 |
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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| 1987 | "The Bed You Made for Me" | 4 | 8 |
| "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" | 2 | 1 | |
| "Somewhere Tonight" | 1 | 1 | |
| 1988 | "Cry, Cry, Cry" | 1 | 1 |
Highway 101
- Paulette Carlson – lead vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Cactus Moser – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Curtis Stone – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Jack Daniels – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals
Additional musicians
- Larry ByromLarry ByromLarry Byrom is an American guitarist who has written, recorded, and toured with acts like Steppenwolf, Ratchell, Neil Young, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Eddie Rabbit and Tanya Tucker.- References :...
- Dennis Burnside
- John Hobbs
- Jay Dee Maness
- Tommy Spurlock
- Harry Stinson
- Dennis Wilson
- Paul Worley
- Curtis Young