The Dirt Road is the eighth studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1992, it features the singles "The Dirt Road" and "Some Girls Do", both of which charted in the Top 5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1992. "The Walk", a single from their previous album Buick, is also reprised here.

The Dirt Road
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 6, 1992 (1992-01-06)
Recorded1991
StudioScruggs Sound Studio and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee); Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Sheffield, Alabama).
GenreCountry
Length36:18
LabelCurb/Capitol
ProducerRandy Scruggs
Mark Miller
Sawyer Brown chronology
Buick
(1991)
The Dirt Road
(1992)
Cafe on the Corner
(1992)
Singles from The Dirt Road
  1. "The Walk"
    Released: June 25, 1991
  2. "The Dirt Road"
    Released: November 18, 1991
  3. "Some Girls Do"
    Released: March 4, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dirt Road"Mark Miller, Gregg Hubbard2:53
2."Some Girls Do"Miller3:12
3."Another Trip to the Well"Miller, Hubbard4:00
4."Time and Love"Miller, Randy Scruggs3:18
5."Ruby Red Shoes"Miller, Hubbard3:00
6."Fire in the Rain"Miller, Butch D. Myers3:03
7."Burnin' Bridges (On a Rocky Road)"Miller2:55
8."Sometimes a Hero"Miller, Hubbard3:47
9."Ain't That Always the Way"Miller, Hubbard2:40
10."When Twist Comes to Shout"Miller, Hubbard, Terry McMillan3:19
11."The Walk"Miller3:43

Personnel

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Sawyer Brown

  • Mark Miller – lead vocals
  • Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Duncan Cameron – lead guitars, dobro, mandolin, steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Scholten – bass
  • Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

Production

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  • Mark Miller – producer
  • Randy Scruggs – producer
  • Steve Melton – recording
  • Ron "Snake" Reynolds – recording, mixing (2-11)
  • Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording, mixing (1)
  • Jay Johnson – assistant remix engineer
  • Milan Bogdan – digital editing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Buddy Jackson – art direction, design
  • Chaim Mekel – photography

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 12
U.S. Billboard 200 68
Canadian RPM Country Albums 8

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. The Dirt Road at AllMusic
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Sawyer Brown – The Dirt Road". Recording Industry Association of America.