Love Is a Long Road is the third studio album by Canadian country music group High Valley. It was released on June 12, 2012 by Open Road Recordings in Canada and by Centricity Music in the United States.[1][2] It includes the single "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" and the group's debut US release, "Love You for a Long Time".
| Love Is a Long Road | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 12, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:50 | |||
| Label | Open Road (Canada) Centricity (US) | |||
| Producer | Phil O'Donnell Jeremy Spillman | |||
| High Valley chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Love Is a Long Road | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let It Be Me" | Phil Barton, Jared Crump, Brad Rempel | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Love Is a Long Road" | Crump, Rempel, Fred Wilhelm | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | Rempel, Danny Wells | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Not That Long Ago" | Tim James, Phil O'Donnell, Rempel | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Trying to Believe" | Travis Meadows, Rempel | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Love You for a Long Time" | Crump, Rempel, Ben Stennis | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Never Took Her Dancing" | Rob Crosby, Brett Jones, Allen Shamblin | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Home Sweet You" | O'Donnell, Rempel, Jeremy Spillman | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Right Here Beside Her" | Neal Coty, Rempel, Brian G. White | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Dirt Rich" | O'Donnell, Rempel, Spillman | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Porches" | O'Donnell, Rempel, Spillman | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Back Half Acre" | Kelley Lovelace, Rivers Rutherford | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 42:50 | ||
Personnel
editHigh Valley
edit- Brad Rempel – vocals
- Bryan Rempel – bass guitar, vocals
- Curtis Rempel – beat box, vocals
Additional musicians
edit- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
- Tony Harrell – accordion
- Jim Hoke – harmonica
- Josh Matheny – dobro
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Phil O'Donnell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion
- John Osborne – acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, hi-string guitar, mandolin
- Jeremy Spillman – organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer
- Bryan Sutton – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Oran Thornton – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
Chart performance
editSingles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [3] |
CAN [4] |
US Country Airplay [5] | ||
| 2012 | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | — | 91 | — |
| "Let It Be Me" | — | 89 | — | |
| "Love You for a Long Time" | 13 | 91 | 56 | |
| 2013 | "Trying to Believe" | 21 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
References
edit- ^ Murray, Tom (June 11, 2012). "High Valley focus on family, farming and faith". Leader-Post. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Michelin, Lana (June 8, 2012). "Five years in, High Valley is in high gear". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
External links
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