Looking Ahead (album)
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Looking Ahead is the fifth studio album by Billy Joe Royal
released in 1987.
Three singles from this album charted on the Country Singles chart. The first was Burned Like a Rocket
, which peaked at #10. This was followed by I Miss You Already (#14) and Old Bridges Burn Slow (#11).
The album also landed on the Country Albums chart, reaching #23.
Billy Joe Royal
Billy Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s...
released in 1987.
Three singles from this album charted on the Country Singles chart. The first was Burned Like a Rocket
Burned Like a Rocket
"Burned Like a Rocket" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
, which peaked at #10. This was followed by I Miss You Already (#14) and Old Bridges Burn Slow (#11).
The album also landed on the Country Albums chart, reaching #23.
Track listing
- "Burned Like a RocketBurned Like a Rocket"Burned Like a Rocket" is a single by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. Released in 1985, it was the first single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (G. BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
) - "Run Around Town" (B. BuieBuddy BuieBuddy Buie is a songwriter, producer, and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, The Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.-Biography:...
, G. BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
, R. Hammond) - "Old Bridges Burn Slow" (S. BrownSandy Brown (musician)Sandy Brown was a noted Scottish jazz clarinetist band leader and acoustic engineer who performed mostly New Orleans style and mainstream. He had a particular interest in African music, which was reflected in his compositions.-Biography:Brown was born in India of Scottish parents where his father...
, S. Meadows, SouthJoe SouthJoe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
) - "Good Thing"
- "Hard Times" (J. Iantosca, R. Iantosca)
- "I'm Not a Rock" (D. Goodman, J.W. RylesJohn Wesley RylesJohn Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records.Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label,...
, M. Sherrill) - "Broadwalk Angel"
- "Sad Cliches"
- "You'd Better Go" (B. BuieBuddy BuieBuddy Buie is a songwriter, producer, and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, The Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.-Biography:...
, G. BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
, R. Hammond) - "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" (M. RainwaterMarvin RainwaterMarvin Karlton Rainwater , better known as Marvin Rainwater, is an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman"...
, F. YoungFaron YoungFaron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...
) - "We've Both Got a Lot to Learn" (B. BuieBuddy BuieBuddy Buie is a songwriter, producer, and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, The Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.-Biography:...
, G. BurrGary BurrGary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
, R. Hammond) - "Another Endless Night"
Chart performance
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 21 |