Keys to the Highway

Keys to the Highway is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell, released in 1989 by Columbia Records (see 1989 in country music). It peaked at number 15 on the Top Country Albums chart. The songs, "Many a Long & Lonesome Highway", "If Looks Could Kill", "My Past Is Present", "Now That We're Alone" and "Things I Wish I'd Said" were released as singles. The last single failed to reach the top 40.

Track listing All songs written by Rodney Crowell except when noted

Personnel The Dixie Pearls Eddie Bayers – drums Barry Beckett – piano, organ Rodney Crowell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Hank DeVito – steel guitar, acoustic guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar Jim Hanson – bass guitar, background vocals Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Vince Santoro – drums, background vocals Steuart Smith – electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Guest musicians Rosanne Cash – background vocals Ashley Cleveland – background vocals Vince Gill – background vocals Mark O'Connor – fiddle, mandolin Harry Stinson – background vocals

Technical Tony Brown – production Donivan Coward – overdubbing Rodney Crowell – production, arrangement The Dixie Pearls – arrangement John Guess – mixing Glen Hardin – orchestra arrangement, conduction Steve Marcantonio – engineering, mixing Glenn Meadows – mastering Steuart Smith – arrangement

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peak position

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 30

Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1989 "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" 3 1 1990 "If Looks Could Kill" 6 4 "My Past Is Present" 22 12 "'Now That We're Alone" 17 13 1991 "Things I Wish I'd Said" 72 —

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