Bless the Broken Road
Popular country song first recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. Co-written by Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd, and Jeff Hanna in 1994, it tells how the journey through relationship heartbreak and disappointment was an important series of lessons along the broken road to finding one’s true love. It was first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, followed by Hummon on his 1995 album All in Good Time.
"Bless the Broken Road" | |
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Song by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | |
from the album Acoustic | |
Released | 1994 |
Genre | Country, pop |
Length | 3:50 |
Label | Liberty |
Songwriter(s) | Marcus Hummon Bobby Boyd Jeff Hanna |
Producer(s) | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
"Bless the Broken Road" | |
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Song by Marcus Hummon | |
from the album All in Good Time | |
Released | September 5, 1995 |
Genre | Country |
Length | 4:09 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Marcus Hummon Bobby Boyd Jeff Hanna |
Producer(s) | Monroe Jones |
Since then, many artists have recorded the song, with Rascal Flatts' version being the highest-charting, becoming a number 1 hit on the Billboard country music charts in 2005 and earning the songwriters a Grammy Award for Best Country Song.