Two Lane Highway
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Two Lane Highway is the third album by American
country rock
band Pure Prairie League
, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music
). It features the song "Kansas City Southern," released on Rounder Records "Freight Train Blues: Classic Railroad Songs Vol. 4" in 2001.
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country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
band Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League, sometimes abbreviated PPL, is an American country-rock band whose roots began between 1964 and 1969 in Waverly, Ohio with Craig Fuller, George Powell, Tom McGrail, Jim Caughlan and John David Call. In 1970 McGrail named the band after a 19th century temperance union mentioned...
, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music
1975 in music
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). It features the song "Kansas City Southern," released on Rounder Records "Freight Train Blues: Classic Railroad Songs Vol. 4" in 2001.
Side A
- "Two Lane Highway" (Goshorn) - 4:04
- "Kentucky Moonshine" (Goshorn) - 2:30
- "Runner" (Powell) - 2:39
- "Memories" (Goshorn, Palmer) - 2:52
- "Kansas City Southern" (Clark) - 2:55
Side B
- "Harvest" (Goshorn) - 3:36
- "Sister's Keeper" (Powell) - 3:45
- "Just Can't Believe It" (Goshorn, Reilly) - 2:21
- "Give Us a Rise" (Hinds, Powell) - 2:27
- "I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle" (Gravenites) - 2:09
- "Pickin' to Beat the Devil" (McGrail) - 2:52
The band
- George Ed Powell - guitar/vocals
- Larry Goshorn - guitar/vocals
- John David Call - steel guitar/banjo/dobro/vocals
- Michael Connor - keyboards
- Michael Reilly - bass/vocals
- Billy Hinds - drums
Additional personnel
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- 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... - Vincent DeRosa - french horn
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- mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Johnny GimbleJohnny GimbleJohn Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....
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- vocals - Steven Edney - vocals, congas
- John Rotella - clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
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Production
- Producer: John Boylan
- Engineer: Paul Grupp
- Digital producer: Chick Crumpacker
- Digital engineer: Dick Baxter
- Mastering: Wally Traugott
- Orchestration: Jimmie Haskell
- Coordination: Marge Meoli
- Project director: Paul Williams
- Art direction: Jacqueline Murphy
- Photography: Neil Zlozower
Album
Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1975 | Pop Albums | 24 |
Singles
Billboard (North America)Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1975 | "Two Lane Highway" | Pop Singles | 97 |