Where the Fast Lane Ends

Where the Fast Lane Ends is the thirteenth album by The Oak Ridge Boys, released via MCA Records in 1987. It features guest appearances by Joe Walsh and Patti LaBelle, and the hits "This Crazy Love" and "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)".

Where the Fast Lane Ends
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10)
Genre	Country
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Seasons (1986) Where the Fast Lane Ends (1987) Heartbeat (1987)
Singles from Seasons
"It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" Released: February 21, 1987 "This Crazy Love" Released: June 13, 1987

This was the group's last album to include William Lee Golden for ten years. It was also the group's first album produced by Jimmy Bowen, who replaced their longtime producer Ron Chancey.

People magazine's Ralph Novak and Mary Shaugnessy gave the album a negative review, calling it "listless" and saying that "It Takes a Little Rain" was the only "pleasant" song on it.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Crazy Love"	Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks	3:01
2.	"A Little Love Can Go a Long Way"	Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter	4:26
3.	"Whatever It Takes"	Alan Roy Scott, Arnie Roman	4:26
4.	"Love Has a Mind of Its Own"	Paul Williams	4:03
5.	"Is This Any Way for Us to Say Goodbye"	Shayne Dolan, Casey Kelly	3:52
6.	"Where the Fast Lane Ends"	Fred Koller, Sonny Throckmorton	4:28
7.	"It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"	Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks, Steve Dean	3:55
8.	"Looking for Love"	Dave Murray	4:30
9.	"A Little Late to Say Goodbye"	Roger Murrah, John Schweers	3:12
10.	"Rainbow at Midnight" (featuring Patti LaBelle and Joe Walsh)	Danny Tate, Tom Kimmel	4:55

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

• Duane Allen - lead vocals
• Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
• William Lee Golden - baritone vocals
• Richard Sterban - bass vocals

Additional musicians

• Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
• Larry Byrom - electric guitar
• David Hungate - bass guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards
• Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion
• Patti LaBelle - super vocals on "Rainbow at Midnight"
• Mat Morse - synclavier programming
• Skip SoRelle - synclavier programming
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar, synthesizer
• Joe Walsh - electric guitar and slide guitar on "Rainbow at Midnight"

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	14