Road to Forever

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Road to Forever
Road to Forever by Don Felder, album cover, Oct 2012.png
Studio album by
Released2012
Recorded2012
Genre Rock
Label Top Ten, Inc.
Producer Don Felder, Robin DiMaggio
Don Felder chronology
Airborne
(1983)
Road to Forever
(2012)
American Rock 'n' Roll
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Road to Forever is the second solo studio album by Don Felder, the first since 1983. It was released on October 8, 2012. [2]

Contents

Contributors to the album include Randy Jackson, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve Porcaro of Toto, and Tommy Shaw of Styx. It was produced by Felder along with Robin DiMaggio.

The album was conceived and written out of the pain Felder felt following the breakup of his marriage in 2000, and his dismissal from the Eagles soon after.

On December 17, 2013, the album was reissued as "Road to Forever - Extended Edition" on digital platforms. It compiled all four bonus tracks from previous editions of the album and places them before album track "Give My Life". The single "You Don't Have Me" made it to #1 and stayed in the top ten for 11 weeks on the Classic Rock Radio charts and the previous single "Wash Away" reached #4.

Track listing

  1. "Fall from the Grace of Love" - 3:47
  2. "Girls in Black" - 3:39
  3. "Wash Away" - 4:18
  4. I Believe in You" - 3:58
  5. "You Don't Have Me" - 3:47
  6. "Money" - 4:11
  7. "Someday" - 4:13
  8. "Heal Me" - 7:23
  9. "Over You" - 4:09
  10. "Road to Forever" - 4:59
  11. "Life's Lullaby" - 4:21
  12. "Give My Life" - 4:04

Japanese bonus tracks

  1. "Southern Bound" - 3:57
  2. "Can't Stop Now" - 4:25

iTunes bonus track

  1. "Sensuality" - 3:47 [3]

Amazon bonus track

  1. "She Runs Free" - 4:01

Personnel

Production

Musicians

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002416552
  2. Don Felder - Road to Forever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-04-17
  3. Don Felder – She Runs Free , retrieved 2022-08-12