Highways & Heartaches [Original recording reissued]

Ricky Skaggs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1982
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Dcc Compact Classics
• ASIN: B00004R95X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Contemporary Country

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Country Traditionalsit Perfection, December 3, 2000

By 

Joshua Skaggs (Mountain Home AFB, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Highways & Heartaches (Audio CD)

Highways & Heartaches is truly a treasured classic. Thank goodness they have reissued it. Skaggs' vocal talent soars in all 10 tracks including the monster #1 hits Heartbroke, I Wouldn't Change You If I Could, and Highway 40 Blues. This is Ricky Skaggs at the peak of his career. Possibly his best stuff ever recorded. This album led the traditionalist movement of the 1980's, which is often neglected by many on music row!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the man's best, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Highways & Heartaches (Audio CD)

Glad to see this album back in print; it's one of Skagg's best country albums and was the one that really set his solo career flying. "Heartbroke" is a great rouser and the honky-tonk rhythm of "Don't Think I'll Cry,"the strong dollup of bluegrass in "Highway 40 Blues" and "Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die" and the interplay between Skaggs and the other players here---especially The Whites and most especially the terrific Buck White on the 88s---makes this a great country outing all around. It's a shame that Ricky Skaggs decided to pack in the country side of his music and just stick to bluegrass, but at least this album's back out on the market, where it belongs. Now, if Sony'll get WAITIN' FOR THE SUN TO SHINE back in print, life would be grand!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A country music milestone!, September 10, 2005

By 

R. Russell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Highways & Heartaches (Audio CD)

With this album, Ricky Skaggs pointed the way out of the cheesy, overly processed, disco-diseased quagmire that country music had become by the early Eighties. Using the best elements from bluegrass, traditional country and modern country, he and his band created a sound that truly jumped out of the radio. Excellent musicianship, beautiful vocal work, and memorable songs that deal with timeless and universal human situations. This music is now 23 years old, but like all great works, it doesn't sound dated in the least. A masterpiece from one of country's greatest.