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Where Your Road Leads

Where Your Road Leads
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 1998
Studio
GenreCountry
Length41:20
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown and Trisha Yearwood (tracks 1-10)
Allen Reynolds (track 11)
Trisha Yearwood chronology
(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
(1997)
Where Your Road Leads
(1998)
Real Live Woman
(2000)
Singles from Where Your Road Leads
  1. "There Goes My Baby"
    Released: April 28, 1998
  2. "Where Your Road Leads"
    Released: September 7, 1998
  3. "Powerful Thing"
    Released: November 16, 1998
  4. "I'll Still Love You More"
    Released: April 26, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Where Your Road Leads is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood, released in 1998 by MCA Nashville.

The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart. The singles "There Goes My Baby", "Where Your Road Leads", "Powerful Thing" and "I'll Still Love You More" were all released from this album, peaking at #2, #18, #6 and #10, respectively, on the Billboard country music charts between 1998 and 1999. The title track was co-written by Victoria Shaw, who originally recorded it on her 1995 album In Full View. Buddy Miller provides harmony vocals on the track "Bring Me All Your Lovin'." "I'll Still Love You More" was written by Diane Warren, who also wrote Yearwood's hit from the previous year, "How Do I Live."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There Goes My Baby"Annie Roboff, Arnie Roman3:49
2."Never Let You Go Again"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims3:17
3."That Ain't the Way I Heard It"Jamie O'Hara3:48
4."Powerful Thing"Al Anderson, Sharon Vaughn2:56
5."Love Wouldn't Lie to Me"Terry Radigan, Don Schlitz3:47
6."Wouldn't Any Woman"Bob DiPiero, Michele McCord, Mark D. Sanders3:25
7."I'll Still Love You More"Diane Warren4:26
8."Heart Like a Sad Song"Roboff, Roman3:19
9."I Don't Want to Be the One"Paul Brady, Carole King4:04
10."Bring Me All Your Lovin'"Kenny Greenberg, Allison Moorer, Doyle Primm5:08
11."Where Your Road Leads" (duet with Garth Brooks)Desmond Child, Victoria Shaw3:26
12."One More Chance" (Australia/Japan bonus track)JD Souther, Jack Tempchin3:30
13."I Have A Love [Live]" (Japan bonus track) 3:43

Personnel

Musicians

As listed in liner notes.[5]

Choir on "Where Your Road Leads"

  • Lisa Cochran, Mike Eldred, Kim Fleming, Vicki Hampton, Mark Ivey, Lisa Silver, Bergen White and Dennis Wilson. Choral vocals arranged by Bergen White.

Production

  • Tony Brown – producer (1–10)
  • Trisha Yearwood – producer (1–10)
  • Allen Reynolds – producer (11)
  • Rory Kaplan – executive producer
  • Bill Neighbors – executive producer
  • Jeff Balding – recording, overdub recording
  • Mark Miller – recording
  • Steve Marcantonio – overdub recording
  • Mark Hagan – assistant engineer
  • Joe Hayden – assistant engineer
  • Duke Duczer – recording assistant
  • David Hall – recording assistant
  • Glenn Spinner – recording assistant, overdub recording assistant
  • Tim Waters – recording assistant, additional overdub recording
  • Russ Martin – additional overdub recording
  • Chuck Ainlay – mixing
  • Mark Ralston – mix assistant
  • Don Cobb – digital editing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jeff Levison – remastering
  • Ric Wilson – remastering
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Beth Middleworth – art direction, design
  • Russ Harrington – photography
  • Mary Beth Felts – make-up
  • Maria Smoot – hair stylist
  • Sheri McCoy-Hanes – stylist
  • Kragen & Co. – management

Studios

  • Recorded at Ocean Way Nashville and Jack's Tracks Recording Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Overdubbed at Ocean Way Recording and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee) and Jack's Tracks Recording Studios.
  • Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1998 "There Goes My Baby" 2 93 4
"Where Your Road Leads" (with Garth Brooks) 18 18
1999 "Powerful Thing" 6 50 1
"I'll Still Love You More" 10 65 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Trisha YearwoodWhere Your Road Leads (MCA)As Yearwood's..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.
  5. ^ Where Your Road Leads (CD liner notes). Trisha Yearwood. MCA Nashville. 1998. MCAD 70023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Trisha Yearwood – Where Your Road Leads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Trisha Yearwood – Where Your Road Leads". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Where Your Road Leads". Music Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Where Your Road Leads". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2022.