"Nowhere Road" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Steve Earle. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from the album Exit 0. The song reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Earle wrote this song with Reno Kling.

"Nowhere Road"
Single by Steve Earle
from the album Exit 0
B-side"I Ain't Ever Satisfied"
ReleasedJune 13, 1987
Length2:50
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Steve Earle, Reno Kling
Producer(s)Tony Brown, Emory Gordy Jr., Richard Bennett
Steve Earle singles chronology
"I Ain't Ever Satisfied"
(1987)
"Nowhere Road"
(1987)
"Sweet Little '66"
(1987)

Music video

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The music video was directed by Jim Hershleder and premiered in mid-1987.

Chart performance

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7

Covers

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"Nowhere Road" was recorded by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson for inclusion as a bonus track on the 20th anniversary reissue of their album Wanted! The Outlaws in 1996.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 113.
  2. ^ "Steve Earle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Mooney, Thomas (2018). "15 Rare Gems from Waylon Jennings". Wide Open Country.