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Highways & Heartaches is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1982 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heartbroke"	Guy Clark	3:16
2.	"You've Got a Lover"	Shake Russell	3:58
3.	"Don't Think I'll Cry"	Wayland Patton	2:39
4.	"Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die"	Zeke Manners, Clark Van Ness	3:58
5.	"Nothing Can Hurt You"	John Salz	4:44
6.	"I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"	Paul Jones, Arthur Q. Smith	3:02
7.	"Can't You Hear Me Callin'"	Bill Monroe	3:48
8.	"Highway 40 Blues"	Larry Cordle	3:10
9.	"Let's Love the Bad Times Away"	Patton	2:46
10.	"One Way Rider"	Rodney Crowell	5:27
Total length:			36:48

Personnel

Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), mandolin (2, 4, 8), fiddle (2), electric guitar (6), mandocaster (10)
Micky Merrett – acoustic piano (1, 8, 10)
Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (2, 5)
Buck White – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Ray Flacke – electric guitars (1, 7, 8, 10), electric rhythm guitar (9)
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (1, 8, 10)
Lloyd Green – steel guitar (2, 5)
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (3, 6, 9)
Jerry Douglas – dobro (4, 7)
Béla Fleck – banjo (8)
Jesse Chambers – bass (1, 7, 10)
Joe Osborn – bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic bass (4)
Rodney Price – drums (1, 7, 10)
Jerry Kroon – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Eddie Bayers – percussion (7)
Bobby Hicks – fiddle (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
George Grantham – backing vocals (1)
Sharon White-Skaggs – backing vocals (4, 5, 6), harmony vocals (9)
The Lea Jane Singers – backing vocals (5)

Production

Ricky Skaggs – producer
Marshall Morgan – assistant producer, engineer, mixing
Pat McMakin – assistant engineer
Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Virginia Team – art direction, design
Beverly Parker – photography
Chip Peay Enterprises – management

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Billboard 200^[4]	61

References

^ Campbell, Al. "Highways & Heartaches review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ "Highways & Heartaches Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[allmusic-1] Campbell, Al. "Highways & Heartaches review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[2] "Highways & Heartaches Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Ricky_Skaggs-3] "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Ricky_Skaggs-4] "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

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Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums	That's It Sweet Temptation Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Family & Friends Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son Solid Ground Life Is a Journey Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Mosaic Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Collaborative albums	Second Generation Bluegrass One Way Track Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Soldier of the Cross History of the Future The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours
Live albums	Live in London Live at the Charleston Music Hall Cluck Ol' Hen
Compilation albums	Favorite Country Songs Super Hits
Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"
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