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The journey began with the trip his mother took when she drove back with him to Fitzroy Crossing, from the little northwest port of Derby, where he was born. Having spent a good part of his life in outback Australia, Joel was able to draw on his experiences of living and traveling over this vast continent as a source for the twelve original songs on his debut recording.

Joel enlisted the services of internationally acclaimed pedal steel guitarist, Lucky Oceans as producer and instrumentalist. Other well known country music artists who contributed to the project included Jim Fisher, John Short, Simon Le Man, Brian Booy and Larry Spaulding. Harmony vocals were provided by Jodie Bell of the Jam Tarts, Jim Fisher and David Milroy. The engineer for the project was the well regarded Dave Upsom.

  1. One Horse Town
  2. Out On Highway One
  3. Laundro Bar Blues
  4. Can't Help Wondering
  5. She's In Love
  6. Home Fires
  7. Down Under Blues
  8. Survival
  9. Pack Of Cards
  10. I Ain't Running In Your Race
  11. Roll Big River
  12. Heart's Desire

    "Out On Highway One" has been released as a cassette and can be purchased using the Albums Order Form.

1989 Joel Smoker and the Red Dirt Band.


Highway One is the road that you take if you want to see Australia. It's a road Joel Smoker has travelled on many times.

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