Hits and Highways Ahead by Lee Roy Parnell

Hits and Highways Ahead

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Hits and Highways Ahead

Features

1. She Won't Be Lonely Long - Lee Roy Parnell, McDill, Bob

2. Heart's Desire - Lee Roy Parnell, Parnell, Lee Roy

3. Love Without Mercy - Lee Roy Parnell, Pfrimmer, Don

4. On the Road - Lee Roy Parnell, McDill, Bob

5. Long Way to Fall - Lee Roy Parnell, Parnell, Lee Roy

6. A Little Bit of You - Lee Roy Parnell, Bruce, Trey

7. I'm Holding My Own - Lee Roy Parnell, Arata, Tony

8. What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am?) - Lee Roy Parnell, Carmichael, Al

9. When a Woman Loves a Man - Lee Roy Parnell, Luna, Mark

10. Tender Moment - Lee Roy Parnell, Parnell, Lee Roy

11. If the House Is Rockin' - Lee Roy Parnell, Nicholson, Gary

12. John the Revelator - Lee Roy Parnell, Traditional

Reader Reviews
Considering he has been recording - and making the country charts - for the past decade, the media has never given Leroy Parnell his due (certainly no where near the level of attention of fellow Arista Nashville flagship artist Alan Jackson and Garth you know who). Hopefully a bit more respect will go Parnell's way with the release of this retrospective Hits and Highways Ahead. As advertised, the emphasis of this collection is on the hits. We get all eight of Parnell's top ten charters (released between 1992 and 1996) and a diverse lot they are. "Heart's Desire" offers a nice blend of R & B meets Southern Rock, while "What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am" and "Tender Moment" put the toe-tapping into overdrive. In contrast, the blue-eyed soul of "Love Without Mercy" and the proud "I'm Holding My Own" provide a few poignant moments. We even get a reminder of vintage Jackson Browne with Parnell's signature song "On The Road." The Highways Ahead refers to the two new tracks. The up-tempo road saga "She Won't Be Lonely Long" and the gentle self-penned love song "Long Way To Fall" are acceptable, but not up to the standard of the previous hits. While heart-felt, they painfully reveal how Parnell's generic voice is unable to elevate an average song to something special. After all, it's his slide-guitar playing, not his singing, that is in frequent demand for Nashville sessions. Far more effective are the last two selections on the disk: the raucous "If The House Is Rockin'" (a Parnell concert favorite) and the soul-stirring "John The Revelator" (originally released on the gospel collection Peace In The Valley). While neither was ever released as a single - let alone became hits - they nicely display the extremes of Parnell's character without ever appearing self-indulgent. Ultimately, Hits and Highways Ahead manages to consistently entertain and at the same time reveal quite a bit of what makes the artist tick. Considering that the artist is an old pro like Leroy Parnell, this isn't much of a surprise.

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