The Road to Ensenada is the sixth album byLyle Lovett, released in 1996.

The Road to Ensenada
Studio album by Lyle Lovett
Released	June 18, 1996
Genre	Western swing[1] country rock[1] folk[1]
Label	Curb/MCA
Producer	Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams
Lyle Lovett chronology
I Love Everybody (1994) The Road to Ensenada (1996) Step Inside This House (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
FolkFire	Favorable[3]
George Graham	Favorable[4]
Music Box	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

At theGrammy Awards of 1997,The Road to Ensenada won theGrammy Award for Best Country Album.

All songs composed byLyle Lovett except as noted.

1. "Don't Touch My Hat" – 3:47
2. "Her First Mistake" – 6:28
3. "Fiona" – 4:09
4. "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)" (Lovett,Willis Alan Ramsey, Alison Rogers) – 4:54
5. "Who Loves You Better" – 4:46
6. "Private Conversation" – 4:32
7. "Promises" – 3:07
8. "It Ought to Be Easier" – 4:11
9. "I Can't Love You Anymore" – 3:14
10. "Long Tall Texan" (Henry Strzelecki) – 3:27
11. "Christmas Morning" – 3:43
12. "The Road to Ensenada" – 10:12
13. "The Girl in the Corner"—hidden at the end of track 12, following 1:30 of silence

• Greg Adams – trumpet
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – baritone vocal
• Sir Harry Bowens – baritone vocal
• Jackson Browne – harmony vocals
• Valerie Carter – background vocals, harmony vocals
• Shawn Colvin – harmony vocals
• Luis Conte – percussion, tambourine,shaker
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Chuck Findley – trombone, trumpet
• Paul Franklin –pedal steel guitar
• Willie Green Jr. – bass vocal
• Gary Herbig – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Chris Hillman – harmony vocals
• Russ Kunkel – drums, shaker
• Lyle Lovett – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
• Kate Markowitz – background vocals, harmony vocals
• Arnold McCuller – background vocals, tenor vocals, harmony vocals
• Randy Newman – duet vocal on "Long Tall Texan"
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar,Spanish guitar
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Leland Sklar – bass