The Road to Ensenada
| The Road to Ensenada | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 18, 1996 | |||
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| Label | Curb/MCA | |||
| Producer | Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
| FolkFire | Favorable [3] |
| George Graham | Favorable [4] |
| Music Box |  [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
The Road to Ensenada is the sixth album by Lyle Lovett, released in 1996.
At the Grammy Awards of 1997, The Road to Ensenada won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Track listing
[edit]All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted.
- "Don't Touch My Hat" – 3:47
- "Her First Mistake" – 6:28
- "Fiona" – 4:09
- "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)" (Lovett, Willis Alan Ramsey, Alison Rogers) – 4:54
- "Who Loves You Better" – 4:46
- "Private Conversation" – 4:32
- "Promises" – 3:07
- "It Ought to Be Easier" – 4:11
- "I Can't Love You Anymore" – 3:14
- "Long Tall Texan" (Henry Strzelecki) – 3:27
- "Christmas Morning" – 3:43
- "The Road to Ensenada" – 10:12
- "The Girl in the Corner"—hidden at the end of track 12, following 1:30 of silence
Personnel
[edit]- Greg Adams – trumpet
- Sweet Pea Atkinson – baritone vocal
- Sir Harry Bowens – baritone vocal
- Jackson Browne – harmony vocals
- Valerie Carter – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Shawn Colvin – harmony vocals
- Luis Conte – percussion, tambourine, shaker
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Chuck Findley – trombone, trumpet
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Willie Green Jr. – bass vocal
- Gary Herbig – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Chris Hillman – harmony vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums, shaker
- Lyle Lovett – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Kate Markowitz – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Arnold McCuller – background vocals, tenor vocals, harmony vocals
- Randy Newman – duet vocal on "Long Tall Texan"
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Leland Sklar – bass
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 24 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart | 62 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Review: The Road to Ensenada", Allmusic
- ^ Scherman, Tony (21 June 1996). "The Road to Ensenada (1996)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009.
- ^ Rich Simmons, "Various artists: Notes on New Releases", FolkFire Reviews, September/October 1996
- ^ George Graham, "Lyle Lovett: The Road to Ensenada" (review), The Graham Weekly Album Review, 1034, 1996
- ^ John Metzger, "Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada (Album review)", The Music Box, 3:8, November/December 1996
- ^ Elysa Gardner, "Review: Lyle Lovett-The Road to Ensenada, Rolling Stone, 738/739, February 2, 1998[dead link]
