The Road to Here
The Road to Here is the second studio album by the American country music group Little Big Town. The album was released on October 4, 2005 on Equity Records and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for Best Country Album and "Boondocks" was nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 52:20 | |||
| Label | Equity | |||
| Producer | Wayne Kirkpatrick, Little Big Town | |||
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| Singles from The Road to Here | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Stylus Magazine | A-[2] |
Content
Singles released from the album include "Boondocks", "Bring It On Home", "Good as Gone", and "A Little More You", all of which charted in the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Bring It On Home" was the highest, at number 4, and "Boondocks" reached number 9 in addition to achieving a gold certification as a single.[4] Besides these songs, an acoustic rendition of "Stay", a song from the group's self-titled debut, is included. According to the liner notes, Kimberly Roads was inspired to write "Lost" after her husband died.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook, and Wayne Kirkpatrick except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Good as Gone" | Fairchild | 4:12 | |
| 2. | "Boondocks" | Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Bones" | Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook | 3:46 | |
| 4. | "Bring It On Home" | Greg Bieck, Tyler Hayes Bieck, Kirkpatrick | Sweet | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Wounded" | Roads | 3:39 | |
| 6. | "A Little More You" | Westbrook | 4:25 | |
| 7. | "Live with Lonesome" | Julian C. Bunetta, Kirkpatrick | Fairchild | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Mean Streak" | Roads | 4:33 | |
| 9. | "Looking for a Reason" | Thad Beaty, Shelly Fairchild, Kirkpatrick | Fairchild | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Lost" | Westbrook | 4:38 | |
| 11. | "Welcome to the Family" | Jim Collins, Kirkpatrick | Sweet, Westbrook | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Fine with Me" | Westbrook | 3:26 | |
| 13. | "Stay" (acoustic version) | Jason Deere, K. Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook | Roads, Fairchild | 3:47 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[5]
Little Big Town
- Karen Fairchild – vocals
- Kimberly Roads – vocals
- Philip Sweet – vocals
- Jimi Westbrook – vocals
Additional musicians
- Ron Block - banjo (tracks 1, 2, 5, 11), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 5, 7)
- Mark Childers - bass guitar (tracks 2, 7)
- Jerry Douglas - Dobro (track 2)
- Dan Dugmore - Dobro (tracks 4, 10), steel guitar (tracks 4, 8)
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick - acoustic guitar (all tracks except 9), National guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 12), octave mandolin (tracks 2, 5), dulcimer (track 3), piano (track 4), banjitar (tracks 6, 9, 12), mando-guitar (track 8), pencil guitar (track 8), Hammond B4 Organ (track 10), programming (track 10), mandolin (tracks 12, 13)
- Chris McHugh - drums (all tracks except 13)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (all tracks except 2, 7, 9, 13)
- Adam Steffey - mandolin (track 1)
- Jackie Street - bass guitar (track 9)
- Jonathan Yudkin - mandolin (tracks 7, 11), fiddle (track 7), Celtic harp (track 7)
Technical
- Kristin Barlowe - photography
- "JB" - engineering, mixing (track 3 only)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick - producer
- Little Big Town - producer
- Glenn Spinner - engineering
- Aaron Swehart - engineering
- David Zaffiro - mixing (except track 3)
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 51 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Country | US | ||
| 2005 | "Boondocks" | 9 | 46 |
| 2006 | "Bring It On Home" | 4 | 58 |
| "Good as Gone" | 18 | — | |
| 2007 | "A Little More You" | 20 | 101 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum |
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References
- Ruhlmann, William. "The Road to Here review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- Inskeep, Thomas. "Little Big Town - The Road to Here - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- Grammy nominations
- Boondocks certified by RIAA as Gold digital single
- The Road to Here (CD). Little Big Town. Equity Music Group. 2005. 2172383.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "American album certifications – Little Big Town – The Road to Here". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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