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The Road You Leave Behind
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Wikipedia article
"'The Road You Leave Behind'" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from his album 'Gettin' Out the Good Stuff'. The song peaked at number 5 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 12 on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks chart.
Content
Murphy described the song as "a real good kind of 'do the right thing' song," saying that its subject matter made it different from the content of his first album.
Critical reception
Larry Flick, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it "one of those philosophical life-lesson kinds of songs, but Murphy's vocal honesty keeps it from sounding preachy or schmaltzy."'Billboard', July 27, 1996
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and made its debut on Country Music Television on August 8, 1996.
Chart positions
"The Road You Leave Behind" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 3, 1996.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:David Lee Murphy songs
Category:Songs written by David Lee Murphy
Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Michael Salomon
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