Road to Forever is the second solo studio album by Don Felder, the first since 1983. It was released on October 8, 2012.
Contributors to the album include Randy Jackson, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve Porcaro of Toto, and Tommy Shaw of Styx. It was produced by Felder along with Robin DiMaggio.
The album was conceived and written out of the pain Felder felt following the breakup of his marriage in 2000, and his dismissal from the Eagles soon after.
On December 17, 2013, the album was reissued as "Road to Forever - Extended Edition" on digital platforms. It compiled all four bonus tracks from previous editions of the album and places them before album track "Give My Life". The single "You Don't Have Me" made it to #1 and stayed in the top ten for 11 weeks on the Classic Rock Radio charts and the previous single "Wash Away" reached #4.
Track listing "Fall from the Grace of Love" - 3:47 "Girls in Black" - 3:39 "Wash Away" - 4:18 I Believe in You" - 3:58 "You Don't Have Me" - 3:47 "Money" - 4:11 "Someday" - 4:13 "Heal Me" - 7:23 "Over You" - 4:09 "Road to Forever" - 4:59 "Life's Lullaby" - 4:21 "Give My Life" - 4:04 Japanese bonus tracks "Southern Bound" - 3:57 "Can't Stop Now" - 4:25 iTunes bonus track
"Sensuality" - 3:47
Amazon bonus track "She Runs Free" - 4:01
Personnel
Production Don Felder – producer Robin DiMaggio – producer Ed Cherney – engineer, mixing Steven Miller – additional engineer Mikal Blue – recording engineer Mark Needham – recording engineer Will Briere – second engineer Brian Porizek – art direction, design Michael Helms – photography Myriam Santos – photography Charlie Brusco and Red Light Management – management
Musicians Don Felder – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars Alex Allesandroni – keyboards Michael Bearden – keyboards Robin DiMaggio – acoustic piano, keyboard programming, drums, percussion Timothy Drury – acoustic piano, string arrangements, backing vocals, keyboards (12) Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ David Paich – acoustic piano, Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ Steve Porcaro – keyboards Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar Vincent Nguini – guitar (8), backing vocals (8) Steve Lukather – guitar (10) Chris Chaney – bass Leland Sklar – bass Randy Jackson – bass (7) Bahkiti Kumalo – bass (8), backing vocals (8) Lenny Castro – percussion Bill Churchville – trombone (13), trumpet (13) Charlotte Gibson – backing vocals David Crosby – backing vocals (1) Graham Nash – backing vocals (1) Stephen Stills – backing vocals (1) Tommy Shaw – backing vocals (3, 8) Shane August – backing vocals (6, 10) Sean Holt – backing vocals (6, 8), trombone (13), trumpet (13) Leah Felder – backing vocals (10)
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