The Road to Ensenada

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The Road To Ensenada
Studio album by Lyle Lovett
Released	June 18, 1996
Genre	Country
Label	Curb
Producer	Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1] FolkFire (favorable) [2] George Graham (favorable) [3] Music Box [4] Rolling Stone [5]
Lyle Lovett chronology
I Love Everybody (1994) The Road To Ensenada (1996) Step Inside This House (1998)

The Road To Ensenada is an album of songs recorded by Lyle Lovett and released in 1996.

At the Grammy Awards of 1997, The Road to Ensenada won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed by Lyle Lovett except as noted.

1. "Don't Touch My Hat" – 3:47
2. "Her First Mistake" – 6:28
3. "Fiona" – 4:09
4. "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)" (Lovett, Ramsey, Rogers) – 4:54
5. "Who Loves You Better" – 4:46
6. "Private Conversation" – 4:32
7. "Promises" – 3:07
8. "It Ought To Be Easier" – 4:11
9. "I Can't Love You Anymore" – 3:14
10. "Long Tall Texan" (Henry Strzelecki) – 3:27
11. "Christmas Morning" – 3:43
12. "The Road To Ensenada" – 10:12
13. "The Girl in the Corner" -- hidden at the end of track 12, following 1:30 of silence

[edit] Personnel

• 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 Findleey – Trombone, Trumpet
• Paul Franklin – Pedal Steel, 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 Markowits – Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Arnold McCuller – Background Vocals, Tenor Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Randy Newman – Vocals
• Dean Parks – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
• Herb Pedersen – Harmony Vocals
• Don Potter – Acousic Guitar, Spanish Guitar
• Matt Rollings – Piano
• Leland Sklar – Bass

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	24
1996	Top Country Albums	4

[edit] References

1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Review: The Road to Ensenada", All Music Guide
2. ^ Rich Simmons, "Various artists: Notes on New Releases", FolkFire Reviews, September/October 1996
3. ^ George Graham, "Lyle Lovett: The Road to Ensenada" (review), The Graham Weekly Album Review, 1034, 1996
4. ^ John Metzger, "Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada (Album review)", The Music Box, 3:8, November/December 1996
5. ^ Elysa Gardner, "Review: Lyle Lovett-The Road to Ensenada, Rolling Stone, 738/739, February 2, 1998