Song Details
Three of the album's eleven tracks were written by Mac McAnally, and all three had been previously recorded by him as well: "Down the Road" from 1990's Simple Life, "Miracle" from 1994's Knots, and "Looking Back" from 1999's Word of Mouth. "Down the Road" was also a minor chart single for McAnally in late 1990, peaking at #70 on the Billboard country music charts. McAnally charted again with the song in 2008, this time as a duet with Kenny Chesney. "Every Fire" was previously recorded by Jason Sellers on his 1999 album A Matter of Time, and before that by Shenandoah on their 1994 album In the Vicinity of the Heart. Sellers also co-wrote the track "Makin' Hay", which Clay Davidson previously released from his 2000 debut album Unconditional.
A cover of The Beatles' "The Night Before" is also included on this album. This song was chosen by Jennings, who wanted to include "a fun cover". Initially, according to Dittrich, the band had difficulty making a satisfactory recording of the song, until McAnally began playing the song at a slightly faster tempo on his 12-string guitar, and then invited the band to join him.
Only one song was released as a single: "Feel My Way to You", the first track. Restless Heart's first Top 40 chart single since 1998's "No End to This Road", this song peaked at #29 on the Billboard country charts. No additional singles were released from the album, due to the closure of Koch Records' Nashville division in early 2005.
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