Highways & Heartaches (Ricky Skaggs album)
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Highways & Heartaches is the fifth studio album by American country music
artist Ricky Skaggs
. It was released in 1982 via Epic Records
. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
. It was released in 1982 via Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
- "HeartbrokeHeartbroke (Ricky Skaggs song)"Heartbroke" is a 1982 single written by Guy Clark and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Heartbroke" was Ricky Skaggs' third number one on the country chart...
" (Guy ClarkGuy ClarkGuy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
) – 3:17 - "You've Got a LoverYou've Got a Lover"You've Got a Lover" is a single by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. Released in July 1983, it was the fourth single from his album Highways & Heartaches. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart performance:...
" (Shake Russell) – 3:58 - "Don't Think I'll Cry" (Wayland Patton) – 2:39
- "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die" (Zeke MannersZeke MannersLeo "Zeke" Manners was an American country musician.-Biography:Manners was born in San Francisco but raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Fairfax High School and learned to play fiddle, banjo, and piano. He played in a traveling revue for a time before joining several Western swing groups...
, Clark VanNess) – 3:58 - "Nothing Can Hurt You" (John Salz) – 4:44
- "I Wouldn't Change You If I CouldI Wouldn't Change You If I Could"I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" is the title of a song written by Paul Jones and Arthur Q. Smith and recorded by Ricky Skaggs, as well as Reno & Smiley and Jim Eanes. "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" was Ricky Skaggs' fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one...
" (Paul Jones, Arthur Q. Smith) – 3:02 - "Can't You Hear Me Callin'" (Bill MonroeBill MonroeWilliam Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...
) – 3:48 - "Highway 40 BluesHighway 40 Blues"Highway 40 Blues" is a 1983 single written by Larry Cordle and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Highway 40 Blues" became Ricky Skaggs' fifth number one on the country chart and his fifth consecutive number one. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...
" (Larry CordleLarry CordleLarry Cordle was born in eastern Kentucky and is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Cordle is most famous for his song "Murder on Music Row", which was recorded by George Strait and Alan Jackson and received the CMA Award for Song of the Year in 2000.-Career:Cordle has written...
) – 3:11 - "Let's Love the Bad Times Away" (Patton) – 2:46
- "One Way Rider" (Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
) – 5:27
Chart performance
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 61 |