Pages of Life
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| Studio album by The Desert Rose Band | ||||
| Released | January 16, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Length | 40:04 | |||
| Label | MCA/Curb | |||
| Producer | Ed Seay, Paul Worley | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Toledo Blade | favorable |
| Los Angeles Times |  |
Pages of Life is the third studio album by the American country music/country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released January 16, 1990 via MCA/Curb.
Following the success of the band's previous albums The Desert Rose Band and Running, both of which entered the top 30 of the US Top Country Albums chart, and a string of hit country singles, the band's third album Pages of Life became their most successful commercially, but also their final charting studio album. The album peaked at #17 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was also the band's only album to enter the American Billboard 200 Albums Chart, where it peaked at #187. It lasted within the Top 200 for a total of four weeks. Like all of the band's albums, it did not chart in Canada. It was produced by both Paul Worley and Ed Seay who had produced all five of the band's albums, except for late 1991’s True Love, whilst only Worley produced the band's self-titled 1987 debut.
The album spawned three successful singles. The lead single "Start All Over Again" peaked at #6 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, and #3 on the Canada RPM Country Tracks chart. "In Another Lifetime" was the second single from the album, and the band's third single since 1987 to miss the top 10. It peaked at #13 in the US and #18 in Canada. "Story of Love" was the third and final single from the album, and was the band's final Top 30 single, despite the release of a compilation album, two further studio albums and six further singles up to 1993. It peaked at #10 in the US and #6 in Canada.
Six of the tracks were written by Hillman and his usual collaborator Steve Hill. "Missing You" was later re-recorded by Hillman and Pedersen for the 2005 various artists compilation Songs for Sophie: A Collings Collective. This release was recorded as a benefit to offset the medical expenses of Sophie McCreary, the ten-year-old daughter of Steve McCreary, general manager of Collings Guitars, Inc., of Austin, TX. The child had been diagnosed with early onset bipolar disorder, and the album was organized and issued by FGM Records, the recording arm of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. "Just a Memory" was the only Desert Rose Band song to feature a writing credit to the band's guitarist John Jorgenson, whilst "Darkness on the Playground" contained an anti-drug message. The album featured two remakes. "Our Baby's Gone" is a remake of Pedersen's folk song about his daughter which was originally recorded with Emmylou Harris for his 1976 album Southwest, and this song features Pedersen on lead vocal, whilst "Desert Rose", written by Hillman and Bill Wildes, originally appeared on Hillman's 1984 album Desert Rose.
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