Hittin' the Road (Outlaws album)

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Hittin' the Road
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Live album by
ReleasedNovember 9, 1993
Genre Southern rock, country rock
Length63:39
Label Shrapnel
Producer Hughie Thomasson
Outlaws chronology
Soldiers of Fortune
(1986)
Hittin' the Road
(1993)
Diablo Canyon
(1994)
Professional ratings
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Hittin' the Road is a live album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1993. (See 1993 in music).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Hittin' the Road" (Thomasson) – 4:54
  2. "There Goes Another Love Song" (Thomasson, Yoho) – 4:02
  3. "Hurry Sundown" (Thomasson) – 4:19
  4. "Waterhole" (Jones, Paul, Thomasson, Yoho) – 2:47
  5. "Hitman Blues" (Traditional) – 8:43
  6. "Evil, Wicked, Mean and Nasty" (Salem, Thomasson) – 8:06
  7. "You Are the Show" (Thomasson) – 7:08
  8. "Superficial Love" (Hicks) – 4:59
  9. "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 6:20
  10. "Green Grass and High Tides" (Thomasson) – 12:21

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Prato, Greg. Hittin' the Road at AllMusic