The Long Way Home (Terri Clark album)

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The Long Way Home
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2009
Genre Country
Length42:34
Label BareTrack, Capitol Nashville/EMI Canada
Producer Terri Clark
Terri Clark chronology
Terri Clark Live: Road Rage
(2009)
The Long Way Home
(2009)
Roots and Wings
(2011)
Singles from The Long Way Home
  1. "Gypsy Boots"
    Released: June 28, 2009
  2. "If You Want Fire"
    Released: September 8, 2009
  3. "A Million Ways to Run"
    Released: January 2010
  4. "You Tell Me"
    Released: May 10, 2010
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The Long Way Home is the seventh studio album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. The album was released on September 1, 2009 to Canada first before getting an American release on October 20. The album was Clark's first officially released since 2005's Life Goes On. During that time, Clark left her first label, Mercury Nashville, and signed with BNA, recording what was supposed to be her seventh album My Next Life. After only two singles ("Dirty Girl" and "In My Next Life") were released, she left the label and the album was shelved. The album was released through Capitol Records Nashville/EMI Canada and BareTrack Records.

Contents

The album received critical acclaim. Four singles were released, none of which charted on the US Hot Country Songs chart. The album's first two singles however, "Gypsy Boots" and "If You Want Fire", were both top ten Canadian country hits. "The One You Love" was originally released on her fifth studio album, Pain to Kill , but was re-recorded for The Long Way Home to include Vince Gill on background vocals. Clark previously recorded ‘Tough with Me’ and ‘Gypsy Boots’ in 2007 for her unreleased debut for BNA records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy Boots"Terri Clark, Jon Randall, Leslie Satcher 3:51
2."If You Want Fire"Clark, Tom Shapiro, Jimmy Ritchey4:38
3."A Million Ways to Run"Clark4:19
4."What Happens in Vegas (Follows You Home)"Clark, Maia Sharp 3:10
5."Merry Go Round"Clark, Shapiro, Bobby Pinson 3:42
6."The One You Love" (featuring Vince Gill) Gary Burr, Clark3:23
7."Poor Girls Dream"Clark, Shapiro, Jim Collins 3:06
8."If I Could Be You"Clark, Karyn Rochelle 4:18
9."Tough with Me"Clark, Shapiro, Collins3:34
10."You Tell Me" (duet with Johnny Reid)Burr, Clark4:07
11."Gypsy Boots" (acoustic version)Clark, Randall, Satcher4:27

Personnel

Chart performance

'Album

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 15
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 44
Singles
YearSinglePeak positions
CAN
2009"Gypsy Boots"92
"If You Want Fire"85
2010"A Million Ways to Run"
"You Tell Me" (featuring Johnny Reid)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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