Life's Highway (Jeannie Seely album)

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Life's Highway
Jeannie Seely--Life's Highway.jpg
Studio album by
Jeannie Seely
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
StudioHilltop Studio
Genre
Length42:28
Label OMS
Producer
  • Hugh Moore
  • Billy Troy
Jeannie Seely chronology
Been There...Sung That!
(1999)		Life's Highway
(2003)		 Vintage Country: Old But Treasured
(2011)

Life's Highway is a studio album by American country artist Jeannie Seely. It was released on November 18, 2003, by OMS Records. It was co-produced by Hugh Moore and Billy Troy. Life's Highway was Seely's fourteenth studio recording and first album in several years to be released outside her own record label. The album received critical acclaim for its blend of the country, bluegrass and folk music genres.

Contents

Background and content

Life's Highway was recorded at the Hilltop Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were co-produced by Hugh Moore and Billy Troy. It was Seely's first album in almost ten years to not be self-produced. [3] Although considered by some to be a bluegrass-styled project, Seely did want to call it that. "Simply out of respect for the true bluegrass artists, I wouldn't even venture to call it that. You know, I don't pretend to be able to do (bluegrass)," she said. [2] Other writers considered the record to be an acoustic project, which Seely agreed with. [4] [2] The album included notable bluegrass musicians, including Sharon and Cheryl White of the group The Whites. Jesse McReynolds is also featured on the album playing the mandolin. [4]

The album contained 13 tracks that were all newly recorded by Seely. [1] Four tracks were new recordings by Seely. The additional songs were cover versions of recordings previously made successful by other music artists. The title track was a cover of the number one single by Steve Wariner. The fifth track, "The River", was a cover of the single originally made a hit by Garth Brooks. The eighth track, "It's a Heartache", was made most popular as a pop hit by Bonnie Tyler. [3] The latter Seely considered to be among her favorites on the album. "In fact, to me that's the airplay cut on the album because I can see that getting people's attention and the uniqueness of it," Seely commented in a 2003 interview. [2]

Release and critical reception

Life's Highway was first released on November 18, 2003, by OMS Records in a compact disc format. [3] The album was later released to digital retailers. [5]

Following its release, the album received critical acclaim from many industry writers. [6] Bob Mitchell of the Louisville Music News gave the album a positive response in his 2004 review. He believed the album to resemble country rather than bluegrass music. "Overall, this recording lacks the earthy intensity and drive that characterizes authentic traditional Bluegrass. But, make no mistake, Life's Highway is enjoyable and features some of country and bluegrass's finest musicians," Mitchell commented. [4] The album also received a positive response from John Lupton of Country Standard Time in 2003. Lupton called the record "chuck top full of bluegrass talent." [2]

Track listing

Life's Highway [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."Life's Highway"
 Steve Wariner 3:53
2."The Next Voice You Hear" Cindy Walker Hank Snow 3:26
3."Fast Movin' Train"
  • Bennie Boling
  • Billy Troy
Jeannie Seely2:50
4."I'll Be All Smiles Tonight" A.P. Carter Carter Family 4:00
5."The River"
Garth Brooks3:14
6."I've Got My Baby on My Mind" Sanger D. Shafer Connie Smith 2:42
7."The Good Ol' Days" Dolly Parton Dolly Parton3:34
8."It's a Heartache"
 Bonnie Tyler 3:47
9."If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" Dallas Frazier Connie Smith2:32
10."Rose Upon the Riverbank"
  • Bob O'Donnell, Jr.
  • Troy
Jeannie Seely3:08
11."Roarin' and Runnin'"Jeannie SeelyJeannie Seely3:36
12."Cry Myself to Sleep" Paul Kennerley The Judds 3:27
13."Call of Kentucky"SeelyJeannie Seely2:19

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Life's Highway and from Allmusic. [3] [7]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesNovember 18, 2003Compact discOMS [3]
UnknownMusic download [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lupton, John. "Jeannie Seely travels life's highways". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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