Heather Myles - Highways and Honky Tonks

Myles is not a groundbreaker in her mining of Bakersfield and honky-tonk styles, but as classicists go she's pretty good. This is an improvement over her previous studio album (Untamed), due mostly to the better material (most of it self-penned); her vocals sound more confident and assertive as well. "You're Gonna Love Me One Day," with its Buddy Holly-ish vocal lines, would have obvious hit potential if country radio would throw its corporate consultants out the window; "Broken Heart for Sale," with its sad steel guitar, is a ballad throwback to the best aspects of the early-'60s Nashville sound. As a lyricist, Myles trots out standard honky-tonk phrases, but overall the execution and sincerity here are at a pretty high level. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bernie Becker Mastering, Mixing Bob Gothar Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Brantley Kearns Vocals (Background) E.K. Waller Photography Elijah Bradford Assistant Engineer Francisco Gonzalez Design Gary Brandin Guitar (Steel) Heather Myles Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Vocals Jon Weisberger Liner Notes Keith Rosier Bass (Upright) Kelly McGuire Vocals (Background) Larry Mitchell Drums Marty Rifkin Guitar (Steel), Mandolin, Dobro Merle Haggard Vocals, Performer Michael Dumas Mixing, Arranger, Producer, Engineer Nick Killian Pre-Production Engineer Pete Anderson Guitar Ray Kennedy Mixing, Bass Scott Joss Fiddle Skip Edwards Organ, Piano Taras Prodaniuk Bass