Where the Fast Lane Ends

Where the Fast Lane Ends is the 12th country studio album by the American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, released via MCA Records in 1987, the album features the singles "This Crazy Love" and "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)".

Where the Fast Lane Ends
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1987 (1987-02-10)
GenreCountry
LabelMCA
ProducerJimmy Bowen
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Seasons
(1986)
Where the Fast Lane Ends
(1987)
Heartbeat
(1987)
Singles from Seasons
  1. "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"
    Released: February 21, 1987
  2. "This Crazy Love"
    Released: June 13, 1987

This was the group's last album to feature William Lee Golden, who left the group for a solo career, until 1997. It was also the group's first album produced by Jimmy Bowen, who replaced Ron Chancey.

People magazine's Ralph Novak and Mary Shaugnessy gave the album a negative review, calling it "listless" and saying that "It Takes a Little Rain" was the only "pleasant" song on it.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Crazy Love"Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks3:01
2."A Little Love Can Go a Long Way"Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter4:26
3."Whatever It Takes"Alan RayScott, Arnie Roman4:26
4."Love Has a Mind of Its Own"Dallas Frazier4:03
5."Is This Any Way for Us to Say Goodbye"Shaney Dolan, Casey Kelly3:52
6."Where the Fast Lane Ends"Fred Koller, Sonny Throckmorton4:28
7."It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"Murrah, Hicks, Steve Dean3:55
8."Looking for Love"Dave Hurray4:30
9."A Little Late to Say Goodbye"Murrah, John Schweers3:12
10."Rainbow at Midnight" (featuring Patti LaBelle)Danny Tate, Tom Kimmel4:55

Personnel

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The Oak Ridge Boys

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  • Duane Allen - lead vocals
  • Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
  • William Lee Golden - baritone vocals
  • Richard Sterban - bass vocals

Additional musicians

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Chart performance

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14

References

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  1. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Where the Fast Lane Ends : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.