On a Mission is the second studio album by American country music group Trick Pony

Trick Pony

Trick Pony was an American country music group. It was formed in 1996 by Keith Burns , Ira Dean , and Heidi Newfield . The group recorded three studio albums: Trick Pony, On a Mission and R.I.D.E., released in 2001, 2002 and 2005, respectively...

. It was released in 2002 as their final album for Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

. The album's singles were "On a Mission" and "A Boy Like You", the latter of which failed to reach the Top 40 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...

 charts. "Nobody Ever Died of a Broken Heart" was recorded in 2006 by Cowboy Crush

Cowboy Crush

Cowboy Crush is an American country music band signed to Curb Records' Asylum/Curb division. The group is composed of Trenna Barnes , Debbie Johnson , Becky Priest , and Renaé Truex . Until 2006, Darla Perlozzi was also a member of the group...

, who released it as a single. Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

's hit single "Whiskey River" is also covered here.

Track listing

1. "On a Mission" (David Lee Murphy
   David Lee Murphy
   David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was...
   
   , Kim Tribble, Ira Dean) – 2:58
2. "Nobody Ever Died of a Broken Heart" (Wally Wilson
   Wally Wilson
   Wally Wilson , is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.-Career:Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts...
   
   , Kenny Greenberg, Terry Radigan) – 2:50
3. "I'm Not Thinkin' Straight Anymore" (Keith Burns, Mark Oliverius) – 3:08
4. "Love Is a Ball" (Burns, Ira Dean) – 2:37
5. "Love Be Still" (Burns, Ira Dean, Ivy Dean, Heidi Newfield
   Heidi Newfield
   Heidi Newfield is an American country music artist. She was lead singer, rhythm guitarist and harmonica player for the group Trick Pony, alongside Keith Burns and Ira Dean from 1996 until 2006, when she left in pursuit of a solo career...
   
   ) – 4:15
6. "A Boy Like You" (Tom Shapiro
   Tom Shapiro
   Tom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
   
   , Rivers Rutherford
   Rivers Rutherford
   Rivers Rutherford is an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s as a songwriter, he has penned several Number One country hits, including "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" by Brooks & Dunn, which was the Number One country song of 2001 according to Billboard...
   
   , Newfield) – 3:26
7. "Hillbilly Blues" (Murphy, Tribble, Ira Dean) – 2:38
8. "Leavin' Seems to Be the Goin' Thing" (Burns, Ira Dean, James Garrett) – 3:14
9. "Rain" (Sonny LeMaire, Joshua Ragsdale) – 4:56
10. "Whiskey River
    Whiskey River
    "Whiskey River" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Bush. He released the song in 1972 through RCA Victor and included it on his album Whiskey River...
    
    " (Johnny Bush
    Johnny Bush
    Johnny Bush, born February 17, 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas, is a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Caruso," is best-known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson's...
    
    , Paul Stroud) – 3:57
    • feat. Willie Nelson
      Willie Nelson
      Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
      
      
11. "The Devil and Me" (Karen Staley, Ira Dean) – 3:52
12. "Fast Horse" (Murphy, Tribble, Ira Dean) – 3:30

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	12
U.S. Billboard 200	91