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{{Infobox album |
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| Name = This Is Me |
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| name = This Is Me |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[Randy Travis]] |
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| Cover = randytravisthisisme.jpg |
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| cover = randytravisthisisme.jpg |
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| released = April 26, 1994 |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]] |
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| length = 33:40 |
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| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] - {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r202311|pure_url=yes}} link] |
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]] |
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*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' '''A-''' [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,302037,00.html link] |
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| producer = [[Kyle Lehning]] |
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| prev_title = [[Wind in the Wire]] |
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| This album = '''''This Is Me'''''<br />(1994) |
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| prev_year = 1993 |
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| Next album = ''[[Full Circle (Randy Travis album)|Full Circle]]''<br />(1996) |
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| next_title = [[Full Circle (Randy Travis album)|Full Circle]] |
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| next_year = 1996 |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = This Is Me |
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| type = Studio |
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| single1 = [[Before You Kill Us All]] |
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| single1date = February 28, 1994 |
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| single2 = [[Whisper My Name]] |
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| single2date = May 30, 1994 |
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| single3 = [[This Is Me (Randy Travis song)|This Is Me]] |
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| single3date = October 10, 1994 |
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| single4 = [[The Box (Randy Travis song)|The Box]] |
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| single4date = February 6, 1995 |
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{{Album ratings |
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'''''This Is Me''''' is an album by [[country music]] star [[Randy Travis]], and was released on April 26, 1994 by [[Warner Music Group|Warner Bros.]]. Producer Kyle Lehning, Travis, and A&R Martha Sharp considered more than 1,000 songs before settling on the final ten.<ref>Bessman, Jim (1994-03-26), "New Warner set returns Travis to country spotlite". ''Billboard''. '''106''' (13):14</ref> The tracks "Before You Kill Us All", "Whisper My Name", "This Is Me", and "The Box" were all released as singles, peaking at #2, #1, #5, and #8, respectively, on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country music charts. "Small Y'all" was later recorded by [[George Jones]] on his 1998 album ''[[It Don't Get Any Better Than This]]''. |
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|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r202311|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' |
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|rev2score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-06-30/features/9406300054_1_randy-travis-star-runaway-train Chicago Tribune review]</ref> |
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|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |
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|rev4score = A−<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080905014448/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,302037,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref> |
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|rev5 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' |
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|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1101287&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]</ref> |
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|rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]] |
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|rev3score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=randy+travis Robert Christgau Consumer Guide]</ref> |
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|rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080604143927/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/randytravis/albums/album/116090/review/5941731/this_is_me Rolling Stone review]</ref> |
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'''''This Is Me''''' is the ninth studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Randy Travis]], released on April 26, 1994, by [[Warner Music Group|Warner Bros.]] Producer Kyle Lehning, Travis, and A&R Martha Sharp considered more than 1,000 songs before settling on the final ten.<ref>Bessman, Jim (1994-03-26), "New Warner set returns Travis to country spotlite". ''Billboard''. '''106''' (13):14</ref> The tracks "Before You Kill Us All", "Whisper My Name", "This Is Me", and "The Box" were all released as singles, peaking at #2, #1, #5, and #8, respectively, on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country music charts. "Small Y'all" was later recorded by [[George Jones]] on his 1998 album ''[[It Don't Get Any Better Than This]]''. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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# "Honky Tonky Side of Town" (Jerry Phillips, [[Troy Seals]], Eddie Setser) - 3:09 |
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{{Track listing |
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# "[[Before You Kill Us All]]" ([[Max T. Barnes]], [[Keith Follesé]]) - 3:24 |
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# "That's Where I Draw the Line" ([[Trey Bruce]], Roger Brown) - 3:20 |
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# "[[Whisper My Name]]" (Bruce) - 3:11 |
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| total length = |
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# "Small Y'all" ([[Bobby Braddock]]) - 2:55 |
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# "Runaway Train" ([[Larry Gatlin]], Jerry Steve Smith) - 3:22 |
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| title1 = Honky Tonky Side of Town |
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# "[[This Is Me (Randy Travis song)|This Is Me]]" ([[Tom Shapiro]], Thom McHugh) - 3:26 |
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| writer1 = Jerry Phillips, [[Troy Seals]], Eddie Setser |
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# "[[The Box (Randy Travis song)|The Box]]" (Randy Travis, Buck Moore) - 3:23 |
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| length1 = 3:09 |
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# "Gonna Walk That Line" ([[Jamie O'Hara (singer)|Jamie O'Hara]], [[Kieran Kane]]) - 3:19 |
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# "Oscar the Angel" ([[Don Schlitz]]) - 4:25 |
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| title2 = [[Before You Kill Us All]] |
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| writer2 = [[Max T. Barnes]], [[Keith Follesé]] |
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| length2 = 3:24 |
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| title3 = That's Where I Draw the Line |
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| writer3 = [[Trey Bruce]], Roger Brown |
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| length3 = 3:20 |
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| title4 = [[Whisper My Name]] |
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| writer4 = Bruce |
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| length4 = 3:11 |
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| title5 = Small Y'all |
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| writer5 = [[Bobby Braddock]] |
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| length5 = 2:55 |
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| title6 = Runaway Train |
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| writer6 = [[Larry Gatlin]], Jerry Steve Smith |
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| length6 = 3:22 |
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| title7 = [[This Is Me (Randy Travis song)|This Is Me]] |
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| writer7 = [[Tom Shapiro]], Thom McHugh |
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| length7 = 3:26 |
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| title8 = [[The Box (Randy Travis song)|The Box]] |
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| writer8 = [[Randy Travis]], Buck Moore |
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| length8 = 3:21 |
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| title9 = Gonna Walk That Line |
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| writer9 = [[Jamie O'Hara (singer)|Jamie O'Hara]], [[Kieran Kane]] |
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| length9 = 3:19 |
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| title10 = Oscar the Angel |
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| writer10 = [[Don Schlitz]] |
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| length10 = 4:25 |
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}} |
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==Personnel== |
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* Dennis Burnside - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] |
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* [[Larry Byrom]] - [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitar]], [[slide guitar]] |
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* Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar |
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* Bruce Dees - background vocals |
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* [[Jerry Douglas]] - [[dobro]] |
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* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] - [[steel guitar]] |
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* Steve Gibson - electric guitar |
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* Doyle Grisham - steel guitar |
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* Jim Hoke - [[soprano saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]] |
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* Sherilyn Huffman - background vocals |
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* [[David Hungate]] - [[bass guitar]] |
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* Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar |
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* [[Paul Leim]] - [[drums]] |
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* [[Larrie Londin]] - drums |
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* [[Brent Mason]] - electric guitar |
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* [[Suzi Ragsdale]] - background vocals |
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* Tom Roady - [[percussion]] |
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* [[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] - [[piano]] |
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* Kayton Robbins - steel guitar |
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* [[John Wesley Ryles]] - background vocals |
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* [[Darrell Scott]] - background vocals |
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* Lisa Silver - background vocals |
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* Hank Singer - [[fiddle]] |
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* Jay Spell - [[electric piano]] |
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* [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] - drums |
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* Verlon Thompson - background vocals |
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* [[Randy Travis]] - lead vocals |
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* Dianne Vanette - background vocals |
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* Cindy Richardson-Walker - background vocals |
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* [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]] - electric guitar |
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* [[Biff Watson]] - acoustic guitar |
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* Dennis Wilson - background vocals |
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* Curtis Young - background vocals |
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{{div col end}} |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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Revision as of 06:23, 14 July 2024
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Released | April 26, 1994 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:40 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
Randy Travis chronology | ||||
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Singles from This Is Me | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
This Is Me is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis, released on April 26, 1994, by Warner Bros. Producer Kyle Lehning, Travis, and A&R Martha Sharp considered more than 1,000 songs before settling on the final ten.[7] The tracks "Before You Kill Us All", "Whisper My Name", "This Is Me", and "The Box" were all released as singles, peaking at #2, #1, #5, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard country music charts. "Small Y'all" was later recorded by George Jones on his 1998 album It Don't Get Any Better Than This.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Honky Tonky Side of Town" | Jerry Phillips, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 3:09 |
2. | "Before You Kill Us All" | Max T. Barnes, Keith Follesé | 3:24 |
3. | "That's Where I Draw the Line" | Trey Bruce, Roger Brown | 3:20 |
4. | "Whisper My Name" | Bruce | 3:11 |
5. | "Small Y'all" | Bobby Braddock | 2:55 |
6. | "Runaway Train" | Larry Gatlin, Jerry Steve Smith | 3:22 |
7. | "This Is Me" | Tom Shapiro, Thom McHugh | 3:26 |
8. | "The Box" | Randy Travis, Buck Moore | 3:21 |
9. | "Gonna Walk That Line" | Jamie O'Hara, Kieran Kane | 3:19 |
10. | "Oscar the Angel" | Don Schlitz | 4:25 |
Personnel
- Dennis Burnside - keyboards
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Bruce Dees - background vocals
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Doyle Grisham - steel guitar
- Jim Hoke - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Sherilyn Huffman - background vocals
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar
- Paul Leim - drums
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Suzi Ragsdale - background vocals
- Tom Roady - percussion
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Kayton Robbins - steel guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Darrell Scott - background vocals
- Lisa Silver - background vocals
- Hank Singer - fiddle
- Jay Spell - electric piano
- Harry Stinson - drums
- Verlon Thompson - background vocals
- Randy Travis - lead vocals
- Dianne Vanette - background vocals
- Cindy Richardson-Walker - background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 59 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Bessman, Jim (1994-03-26), "New Warner set returns Travis to country spotlite". Billboard. 106 (13):14