Walking Distance (album)

Walking Distance is an album by the Texas-based folk singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen.^[3] It was released in the United States in 1998 on Arista Records.^[4]

Walking Distance
Studio album by Robert Earl Keen
Released	October 27, 1998
Genre	Folk
Length	43:53
Label	Arista
Producer	Gurf Morlix, Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen chronology
Picnic (1997) Walking Distance (1998) Gravitational Forces (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]

The album peaked at No. 149 on the Billboard 200.^[5]

Critical reception

The Washington Post opined that "he's still a shaky singer but few folks are writing narrative songs as good as these."^[6] Entertainment Weekly called Keen "a gifted wordsmith, an indifferent melodist, and a flat-out non-singer."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Earl Keen, except where noted

1. "Down That Dusty Trail" – 3:39
2. "Travelin' Light" – 3:53 (Peter Case, Bob Neuwirth)
3. "Feelin' Good Again" – 3:17
4. "That Buckin' Song" – 2:19
5. "I'll Be Here For You" – 4:05
6. "Billy Gray" – 4:34 (Norman Blake)
7. "Theme: Road To No Return" / "Carolina" – 8:14
8. "New Life In Old Mexico" – 4:18
9. "Still Without You" / "Conclusion: Road To No Return" – 5:13
10. Silent Track – 1:00
11. "Happy Holidays Y'all" – 3:21

References

1. "Walking Distance - Robert Earl Keen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Scherman, Tony. "Walking Distance". EW.com.
3. Smith, William Michael. "Robert Earl Keen". Houston Press.
4. "Robert Earl Keen Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
5. "Robert Earl Keen". Billboard.
6. "ROBERT EARL KEEN 'Walking Distance' Arista". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

External links

• "Holiday Coping" by Neal Conan from NPR's Talk of the Nation December 18, 2002 (includes Keen's in-studio performance)