Fast Lanes and Country Roads

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"Fast Lanes and Country Roads"
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Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album Get to the Heart
B-side "You Only You"
ReleasedNovember 25, 1985
Genre Country
Length3:36
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Roger Murrah, Steve Dean
Producer(s) Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"Angel in Your Arms"
(1985)
"Fast Lanes and Country Roads"
(1985)
"When You Get to the Heart"
(1986)

"Fast Lanes and Country Roads" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Steve Dean, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album Get to the Heart . The song reached number 4 on the Billboard hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Roger Alan Murrah is a songwriter and independent music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama.

Barbara Mandrell American country music singer and actress

Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer, musician, and actress. She is known for a long series of country hits in the 1970s and 1980s as well as her own prime-time variety TV show on NBC that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of that period. She gave her last concert at the Grand Ole Opry House on October 23, 1997. She then retired from performing music. Mandrell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Although retired, Mandrell is still a member of the Grand Ole Opry; an honor she has held since 1972.

<i>Get to the Heart</i> 1985 studio album by Barbara Mandrell

Get to the Heart is the eighteenth studio album by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in August 1985 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was Mandrell's first solo studio release since 1984's Clean Cut, and spawned three singles between 1985 and 1986.

Chart performance

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 214.
  2. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.