Highways & Dance Halls
Highways & Dance Halls is the third studio album by American country music artist Ty England. Released in 1999 as his only album for Capitol Nashville, it is also the only album which he recorded under his birth name of Tyler England.
Content
The tracks "My Baby No Está Aquí No More", "She Don't Care About Me", and "I'd Rather Have Nothing" were later recorded by Garth Brooks on his album The Lost Sessions.Additionally, "Travelin' Soldier" — originally cut in 1996 by its writer, Bruce Robison — would become a Number One country hit in 2003 when the Dixie Chicks released it. Also included is a re-recording of England's 1995 hit "Should've Asked Her Faster", featuring Steve Wariner as a guest musician.Critical reception
Giving it 3 out of 5 stars, Maria Konicki Dinoia of Allmusic wrote that "What England does lack is vocal enthusiasm, but he makes up for it in originality. Produced by his college buddy Garth Brooks, Highways & Dancehalls is a verifiable reprieve from the bubble gum music we've gotten used to hearing on radio".Track listing
- "My Baby No Está Aquí No More" – 2:44
- "She's Gonna Miss Me When He's Gone" – 3:43
- "She Don't Care About Me" – 2:56
- "I Drove Her to Dallas" – 3:33
- "Blame It on Mexico" – 2:58
- "Forever" – 3:42
- "Too Many Highways" – 3:37
- "Collect from Wichita" – 4:36
- "I'd Rather Have Nothing" – 4:05
- "I Knew I Loved You" – 3:19
- "Travelin' Soldier" – 5:29
- "Should've Asked Her Faster" – 3:23
- *featuring Steve Wariner
Personnel
From Highways & Dance Halls liner notes.;Musicians
- Sam Bacco - percussion
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Garth Brooks - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Sam Bush - mandolin
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Mike Chapman - bass guitar
- Jerry Douglas - Dobro
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar, background vocals
- Wayne Kirkpatrick - background vocals
- Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- The Nashville String Machine - strings
- Bruce Robison - steel guitar, background vocals
- Milton Sledge - drums, percussion
- Wayne Toups - accordion
- Steve Wariner - electric guitar, background vocals
- Bobby Wood - keyboards
- Andrea Zonn - background vocals
- Garth Brooks - production
- Dennis Burnside - string arrangements, conducting
- Eric Conn - digital editing
- Carlos Grier - digital editing
- Mark Miller - recording
- Denny Purcell - mastering
- Glenn Spinner - additional vocal recording