The Long Way is the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was his only release for the Audium Entertainment label, and its only single ("POW 369", also recorded by Darryl Worley on his 2002 album I Miss My Friend) failed to enter the Billboard country music charts.
The album's last three tracks are new re-recordings of songs previously included on Stone's earlier albums: "More Love" from the 1994 album of the same name, "Born in the Dark" from 1995's Faith in Me, Faith in You, and "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" from his 1991 self-titled debut album.
Track listing
"I'm Losing You" (Monty Criswell, Tim Schoepf) – 3:19
"The Long Way" (Criswell, Billy Yates) – 3:43
"One Heartache at a Time" (Gary Burr, Cynthia Weil) – 3:53
"Poor Man's Blvd." (Doug Stone, Chet Hinesley) – 3:41
"POW 369" (Steven Dale Jones) – 3:26
"Bone Dry" (Will Robinson, Jimmy Yeary) – 3:27
"Lying to Myself" (Stone, Scott Shevel, Jimmy Devine, Lisa Zanghi) – 4:10
"More Love" (Burr, Stone) – 3:25
"Born in the Dark" (Hinesley) – 2:54
"I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) – 3:24
Personnel
Mark Beckett - drums
Rick Brothers - drums
Wesley Buttrey - drums
Timotheo Gonzalez - harmonica
Buddy Hyatt - piano, strings
Dionna Brooks-Jackson - background vocals
Curtis Jay - bass guitar
Mike Johnson - dobro, pedabro, steel guitar
Dan Justice - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Seidina Reed - background vocals
Rusty Van Sickle - background vocals
Doug Stone - lead vocals