Highways and Honky Tonks
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Highways & Honky Tonks is the fourth album by Heather Myles
, and the first with her new record company Rounder Records
. There is a cover of the old Charley Pride
song "Kiss an Angel Good Morning," and Merle Haggard
drops in for a guest appearance on the duet "No One Is Gonna Love You Better." Myles wrote ten of the twelve songs herself.
Heather Myles
Heather Myles is a country singer. Her honky tonk singing is in the Bakersfield sound-style and has been likened by many to that of Dwight Yoakam. She has had her songs featured in a major feature film....
, and the first with her new record company Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
. There is a cover of the old Charley Pride
Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
song "Kiss an Angel Good Morning," and Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
drops in for a guest appearance on the duet "No One Is Gonna Love You Better." Myles wrote ten of the twelve songs herself.
Track listing
- "You're Gonna Love Me One Day" (Heather Myles) – 3:16
- "Kiss an Angel Good MorningKiss an Angel Good Morning"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin" is the title of a song written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and became his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts...
" (Ben Peters) – 2:34 - "You've Taken Me Places I Wish I'd Never Been" (Heather Myles) – 2:24
- "Broken Heart for Sale" (Heather Myles) – 3:01
- "True Love" (Heather Myles) – 3:55
- "No One Is Gonna Love You Better" [with Merle Haggard] (Heather Myles) – 3:16
- "Playin' Every Honky Tonk in Town" (Heather Myles) – 2:40
- "Mr. Lonesome" (Heather Myles) – 2:38
- "Rock at the End of My Rainbow" (Heather Myles) – 2:30
- "Who Did You Call Darlin'?" (Heather Myles) – 3:03
- "Love Me a Little Bit Longer" (Heather Myles) – 3:23
- "I'll Be There" (If You Ever Want Me)" (Ray Price/Rusty Gabbard) – 2:15