Nowhere Road (song)

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"Nowhere Road"
Single by Steve Earle
from the album Exit 0
B-side "I Ain't Ever Satisfied"
ReleasedJune 13, 1987
Length2:50
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Steve Earle, Reno Kling
Producer(s) Tony Brown, Emory Gordy Jr., Richard Bennett
Steve Earle singles chronology
"I Ain't Ever Satisfied"
(1987)
"Nowhere Road"
(1987)
"Sweet Little '66"
(1987)

"Nowhere Road" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from the album Exit 0 . The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] Earle wrote this song with Reno Kling.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Hershleder and premiered in mid-1987.

Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks7

Covers

"Nowhere Road" was recorded by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson for inclusion as a bonus track on the 20th anniversary reissue of their album Wanted! The Outlaws in 1996. [3]

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 113.
  2. "Steve Earle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. Mooney, Thomas (2018). "15 Rare Gems from Waylon Jennings". Wide Open Country.