Where the Fast Lane Ends
1987 studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
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Released | February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Singles from Seasons | ||||
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Where the Fast Lane Ends is the 12th country studio album by the American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, released via MCA Records in 1987, the album features the singles "This Crazy Love" and "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)".
This was the group's last album to feature William Lee Golden, who left the group for a solo career, until 1997. It was also the group's first album produced by Jimmy Bowen, who replaced Ron Chancey.
People magazine's Ralph Novak and Mary Shaugnessy gave the album a negative review, calling it "listless" and saying that "It Takes a Little Rain" was the only "pleasant" song on it.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Crazy Love" | Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks | 3:01 |
2. | "A Little Love Can Go a Long Way" | Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter | 4:26 |
3. | "Whatever It Takes" | Alan RayScott, Arnie Roman | 4:26 |
4. | "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" | Dallas Frazier | 4:03 |
5. | "Is This Any Way for Us to Say Goodbye" | Shaney Dolan, Casey Kelly | 3:52 |
6. | "Where the Fast Lane Ends" | Fred Koller, Sonny Throckmorton | 4:28 |
7. | "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" | Murrah, Hicks, Steve Dean | 3:55 |
8. | "Looking for Love" | Dave Hurray | 4:30 |
9. | "A Little Late to Say Goodbye" | Murrah, John Schweers | 3:12 |
10. | "Rainbow at Midnight" (featuring Patti LaBelle) | Danny Tate, Tom Kimmel | 4:55 |
Personnel
The Oak Ridge Boys
- Duane Allen - lead vocals
- Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
- William Lee Golden - baritone vocals
- Richard Sterban - bass vocals
Additional musicians
- Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
- Larry Byrom - electric guitar
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards
- Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion
- Patti LaBelle - super vocals on "Rainbow at Midnight"
- Mat Morse - synclavier programming
- Skip SoRelle - synclavier programming
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar, synthesizer
- Joe Walsh - electric guitar and slide guitar on "Rainbow at Midnight"
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 14 |
References
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Where the Fast Lane Ends : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
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- Duane Allen
- William Lee Golden
- Richard Sterban
- Ben James
- Joe Bonsall
- Steve Sanders
- Y'all Come Back Saloon
- Room Service
- The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived
- Together
- Fancy Free
- Bobbie Sue
- American Made
- Deliver
- Step On Out
- Seasons
- Where the Fast Lane Ends
- Heartbeat
- Monongahela
- American Dreams
- Unstoppable
- The Journey
- Common Thread
- A Gospel Journey
- The Boys Are Back
- It's Only Natural
- Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits 2
- Greatest Hits 3
- Christmas
- "Y'all Come Back Saloon"
- "You're the One"
- "I'll Be True to You"
- "Cryin' Again"
- "Come On In"
- "Sail Away"
- "Dream On"
- "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight"
- "Trying to Love Two Women"
- "Heart of Mine"
- "Beautiful You"
- "Elvira"
- "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free"
- "Bobbie Sue"
- "So Fine"
- "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)"
- "Thank God for Kids"
- "American Made"
- "Love Song"
- "Ozark Mountain Jubilee"
- "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes"
- "Everyday"
- "Make My Life with You"
- "Little Things"
- "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"
- "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"
- "Juliet"
- "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone"
- "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"
- "This Crazy Love"
- "Time In"
- "True Heart"
- "Gonna Take a Lot of River"
- "Bridges and Walls"
- "Beyond Those Years"
- "An American Family"
- "No Matter How High"
- "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"
- "Lucky Moon"
- "Change My Mind"
- "Seven Nation Army"
- "Same Ole Me" (with George Jones)
- "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell)
- "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall)
- "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)