The Road to Here

Infobox Album | Name = The Road to Here
Type = studio
Artist = Little Big Town


Released = October 4, 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 52:20
Label = Equity
Producer = Wayne Kirkpatrick and Little Big Town
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:jjftxqysldse link]
* "Stylus Magazine" (A-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/little-big-town/the-road-to-here.htm link]
Last album = "Little Big Town" (2002)
This album = "The Road to Here" (2005)
Next album = "A Place to Land" (2007)
Misc =Singles
Name = The Road to Here
Type = Studio
Single 1 = Boondocks
Single 1 date = 2005
Single 2 = Bring It On Home
Single 2 date = 2006
Single 3 = Good as Gone
Single 3 date = 2006
Single 4 = A Little More You
Single 4 date = 2007

"The Road to Here" is the second album by the American country music group Little Big Town. The album was released on October 4, 2005 and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was nominated for Best Country Album and "Boondocks" was nominated for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. [ [http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx Grammy nominations] ]

Content

Singles released from the album include "Boondocks", "Bring It On Home", "Good as Gone", and "A Little More You", all of which charted in the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Bring It On Home" was the highest, at #4, and "Boondocks" reached #9 in addition to achieving a gold certification as a single. Besides these songs, an acoustic rendition of "Stay", a song from the group's self-titled debut, is included. According to the liner notes, Kimberly Roads was inspired to write "Lost" after her husband passed away.

Track listing

All songs composed by Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook and Wayne Kirkpatrick except where noted.
#"Good as Gone" - 4:12
#"Boondocks" - 4:32
#"Bones" - 3:46
#"Bring It On Home" (Greg Bieck, Tyler Hayes Bieck, Wayne Kirkpatrick) - 4:20
#"Wounded" - 3:39
#"A Little More You" - 4:25
#"Live with Lonesome" (Julian C. Bunetta, Kirkpatrick) 3:47
#"Mean Streak" - 4:33
#"Looking for a Reason" (Thad Beaty, Shelly Fairchild, Kirkpatrick) - 3:05
#"Lost" - 4:38
#"Welcome to the Family" (Jim Collins, Kirkpatrick) - 4:10
#"Fine with Me" - 3:26
#"Stay" (acoustic version) (Jason Deere, K. Fairchild, Roads, Sweet, Westbrook) - 3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.cite album-notes |title=The Road to Here |bandname=Little Big Town |year=2005 |format=CD |publisher=Equity Music Group |publisherid= 2172383]

Little Big Town

*Karen Fairchild – vocals
*Kimberly Roads – vocals
*Philip Sweet – vocals
*Jimi Westbrook – vocals

Additional musicians

*Ron Block – banjo, acoustic guitar
*Mark Childers – bass guitar on "Boondocks" and "Live with Lonesome"
*Jerry Douglas – Dobro on "Boondocks"
*Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, Dobro
*Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
*Wayne Kirkpatrick – acoustic guitar, National guitar, octave mandolin, dulcimer, piano, banjitar, mando-guitar, pencil guitar, Hammond B-4, drum machine programming
*Chris McHugh – drums
*Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar on all other tracks
*Adam Steffey – mandolin
*Jackie Street – bass guitar on "Looking for a Reason"
*Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin on "Live with Lonesome" and "Welcome to the Family", fiddle and Celtic harp on "Live with Lonesome"

ingles

Certification

*The album has certified Platinum by RIAA of selling 1,000,000 copies. [ [http://www.littlebigtown.com/news.php?title=platinum_success_on_cmt_insider&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 The Road to Here certified Platnium] ]
*"Boondocks" has certified Gold of digital download by RIAA in excess 100,000 downloads. [ [http://www.littlebigtown.com/news.php?title=boondocks_certified_by_riaa_as_gold_digi&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Boondocks certified by RIAA as Gold digital single] ]

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