The Road to Ensenada is the sixth album by Lyle Lovett, released in 1996.

The Road to Ensenada
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 1996
Genre
LabelCurb/MCA
ProducerLyle Lovett & Billy Williams
Lyle Lovett chronology
I Love Everybody
(1994)
The Road to Ensenada
(1996)
Step Inside This House
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA [2]
FolkFireFavorable [3]
George GrahamFavorable [4]
Music Box [5]
Rolling Stone [6]

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

Track listing

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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, Willis Alan Ramsey, Alison 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

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 24
Canadian RPM Top Albums 23
UK Albums Chart 62

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Review: The Road to Ensenada", Allmusic
  2. ^ Scherman, Tony (21 June 1996). "The Road to Ensenada (1996)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009.
  3. ^ Rich Simmons, "Various artists: Notes on New Releases", FolkFire Reviews, September/October 1996
  4. ^ George Graham, "Lyle Lovett: The Road to Ensenada" (review), The Graham Weekly Album Review, 1034, 1996
  5. ^ John Metzger, "Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada (Album review)", The Music Box, 3:8, November/December 1996
  6. ^ Elysa Gardner, "Review: Lyle Lovett-The Road to Ensenada, Rolling Stone, 738/739, February 2, 1998[dead link]