HIGHWAYMEN, THE
OUTLAWS IN SCANDINAVIA
COMPACT DISC
Item no. :UNCD061 Barcode :0823564036830 Artist :HIGHWAYMEN, THE Product type :Compact Disc Label :UNICORN Release Date :10 February 2023
• STUNNING 1992 CONCERT IN THE SWEDISH CAPITAL
• Between 1985 and 1995, The Highwaymen recorded three major label albums: two on Columbia Records and one for Liberty. Their
Columbia works produced three chart singles, including their number one, signature tune, the Jimmy Webb composition
‘Highwayman’, in 1985.
• During this time, the members of the group - Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings - provided the voice
and dramatisation for the Louis L'Amour Collection, a four-CD box set of seven of the author’s stories, published by the HighBridge
Company, although the four were not credited as "The Highwaymen" in this work.
• Besides the four formal members of the group, one other vocal artist appeared on a Highwaymen recording: Johnny Rodriguez, who
provided Spanish vocal on ‘Deportee’, a Woody Guthrie composition, from the album Highwayman. The four starred in one movie
together: the 1986 film Stagecoach.
• Their eponymous debut album was released in 1985, then in 1990, the quartet reunited for a second effort, titled Highwayman 2, which
reached #4 on the country album chart. The Lee Clayton-penned song ‘Silver Stallion’ was the first single and made the country Top
40. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration. Highwayman 2 was produced again by Chips
Moman and six of the songs were written or co-written by members of the group.
• In support of their sophomore effort, the group performed 35 concerts in 1990, all across the US. In ’91 they played in Australia and
New Zealand - with eight shows in all across Australasia. In 1992, The Highwaymen performed another eight shows in their home
country, before travelling to Europe for a short jaunt. Germany and the UK were blessed with five shows a-piece, while Belgium,
Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden got one each. Whether France and Italy – the third and fourth biggest European
economies – were a little miffed by missing out, is not recorded.
• The Swedish concert, which took place on 3 April at Stockholm’s Globe Arena, is of particular significance. Not only was it perhaps the
very finest performance of the Euro-leg, it was also recorded for live radio broadcast
• Never before released, this show is now featured in full on this new CD.
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TRACKLIST
1 Highwaymen 3:00
2 Folsom Prison Blues
3 Help Me Make It Through The Nigh 2:57
4 Band Intros 1:20
5 Sunday Morning Coming Down 4:20
6 Best Of All Possible Worlds 3:48
7 Desperado Waiting For A Train 4:20
8 Ring Of Fire 2:55
9 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way 2:20
10 Me And Bobby McGee 3:42
11 Trouble Man 2:41
12 Crazy 3:23
13 Ghost Riders In The Sky 3:16
14 Don’t Take Your Guns To Town 3:06
15 I’ve Always Been Crazy 3:30
16 Night Life 4:14
17 On The Road Again 2:41
