The Road to Ensenada is the sixth album by Lyle Lovett, released in 1996.
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| Released | June 18, 1996 | |||
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| Label | Curb/MCA | |||
| Producer | Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
| FolkFire | Favorable [3] |
| George Graham | Favorable [4] |
| Music Box |  [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
At the Grammy Awards of 1997, The Road to Ensenada won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Track listing
editAll songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted.
- "Don't Touch My Hat" – 3:47
- "Her First Mistake" – 6:28
- "Fiona" – 4:09
- "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)" (Lovett, Willis Alan Ramsey, Alison Rogers) – 4:54
- "Who Loves You Better" – 4:46
- "Private Conversation" – 4:32
- "Promises" – 3:07
- "It Ought to Be Easier" – 4:11
- "I Can't Love You Anymore" – 3:14
- "Long Tall Texan" (Henry Strzelecki) – 3:27
- "Christmas Morning" – 3:43
- "The Road to Ensenada" – 10:12
- "The Girl in the Corner"—hidden at the end of track 12, following 1:30 of silence
Personnel
edit- Greg Adams – trumpet
- Sweet Pea Atkinson – baritone vocal
- Sir Harry Bowens – baritone vocal
- Jackson Browne – harmony vocals
- Valerie Carter – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Shawn Colvin – harmony vocals
- Luis Conte – percussion, tambourine, shaker
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Chuck Findley – trombone, trumpet
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Willie Green Jr. – bass vocal
- Gary Herbig – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Chris Hillman – harmony vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums, shaker
- Lyle Lovett – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Kate Markowitz – background vocals, harmony vocals
- Arnold McCuller – background vocals, tenor vocals, harmony vocals
- Randy Newman – duet vocal on "Long Tall Texan"
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Leland Sklar – bass
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 24 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart | 62 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Review: The Road to Ensenada", Allmusic
- ^ Scherman, Tony (21 June 1996). "The Road to Ensenada (1996)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009.
- ^ Rich Simmons, "Various artists: Notes on New Releases", FolkFire Reviews, September/October 1996
- ^ George Graham, "Lyle Lovett: The Road to Ensenada" (review), The Graham Weekly Album Review, 1034, 1996
- ^ John Metzger, "Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada (Album review)", The Music Box, 3:8, November/December 1996
- ^ Elysa Gardner, "Review: Lyle Lovett-The Road to Ensenada, Rolling Stone, 738/739, February 2, 1998[dead link]