On the Road (Lee Roy Parnell album)

On the Road
Studio album by Lee Roy Parnell
Released	October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)
Recorded	Soundshop Recording Studios (Nashville), Midtown Tone & Volume and Recording Arts (Nashville) & The Castle Recording Studios (Franklin, TN)
Genre	Country
Length	38:50
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Lee Roy Parnell chronology
Love Without Mercy (1992) On the Road (1993) We All Get Lucky Sometimes (1995)

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On the Road is the third studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released October 26, 1993 via Arista Nashville. The album produced four singles for Parnell, all of which charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs: the title track at #6, "I'm Holding My Own" at #3, a cover of the Hank Williams song "Take These Chains from My Heart" at #17, and "The Power of Love" at #51.

Track listing

1. "On the Road" (Bob McDill) – 4:38
2. "Country Down to My Soul" (Lee Roy Parnell, Cris Moore) – 3:11
3. "The Power of Love" (Don Cook, Gary Nicholson) – 3:39
4. "I'm Holding My Own" (Tony Arata) – 4:16
5. "They Don't Know You" (Parnell, Nicholson) – 3:42
6. Straight Shooter" (Parnell, Nicholson) – 4:43
7. "Take These Chains from My Heart" (Fred Rose, Hy Heath) – 3:22
   • duet with Ronnie Dunn
8. "Wasted Time" (Parnell, Nicholson) 4:50
9. "Straight and Narrow" (Parnell, Tony Haselden) – 3:31
10. "Fresh Coat of Paint" (Parnell, Rory Michael Bourke, Moore) – 2:54

Production

• Produced & Mixed By Scott Hendricks
• Engineered By Scott Hendricks, John Kunz & Mark Capps
• Mastered By Hank Williams
• Project Assistant: John Kunz
• Project Administrator: Ramona Simmons

Personnel

• Drums: Lonnie Wilson
• Congas, Cymbals: Terry McMillan
• Bass Guitar: Glenn Worf
• Piano, Wurlitzer: John Barlow Jarvis
• Hammond Organ: Reese Wynans
• Acoustic Guitar: Billy Joe Walker Jr.
• Electric Guitar: Lee Roy Parnell, John Jorgenson, James Pennebaker
• Slide Guitar: Lee Roy Parnell
• Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
• Mandolin: John Jorgenson
• Harmonica: Rob Parnell
• Lead Vocals: Lee Roy Parnell
• Backing Vocals: Joy Lynn White, Jonell Mosser, Jimmy Hall, Steve Mackey, Russell Smith, Dennis Wilson, Harry Stinson
• Guest Vocals: Ronnie Dunn on "Take These Chains from My Heart"

Chart performance