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This Is Me
This Is Me
Studio album by Randy Travis
Released	April 26, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	33:40
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Singles from This Is Me
	"Before You Kill Us All"; Released: February 28, 1994; "Whisper My Name"; Released: May 30, 1994; "This Is Me"; Released: October 10, 1994; "The Box"; Released: February 6, 1995;

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[3]
Q	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[6]

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
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
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

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[2] Chicago Tribune review

[3] Entertainment Weekly review

[4] Album reviews at CD Universe

[5] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[6] Rolling Stone review

[7] Bessman, Jim (1994-03-26), "New Warner set returns Travis to country spotlite". Billboard. 106 (13):14

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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==
-# "Honky Tonky Side of Town" (Jerry Phillips, [[Troy Seals]], Eddie Setser) - 3:09
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-# "Gonna Walk That Line" ([[Jamie O'Hara (singer)|Jamie O'Hara]], [[Kieran Kane]]) - 3:19
-# "Oscar the Angel" ([[Don Schlitz]]) - 4:25
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+| length3         = 3:20
+| title4          = [[Whisper My Name]]
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+| title7          = [[This Is Me (Randy Travis song)|This Is Me]]
+| writer7         = [[Tom Shapiro]], Thom McHugh
+| length7         = 3:26
+| title8          = [[The Box (Randy Travis song)|The Box]]
+| writer8         = [[Randy Travis]], Buck Moore
+| length8         = 3:21
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v t e Randy Travis
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Storms of Life Always & Forever Old 8×10 No Holdin' Back Heroes & Friends High Lonesome Wind in the Wire This Is Me Full Circle You and You Alone A Man Ain't Made of Stone Inspirational Journey Rise and Shine Worship & Faith Passing Through Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Around the Bend Anniversary Celebration Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Volume One Greatest Hits, Volume Two The Very Best of Randy Travis I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis
Holiday albums	An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season
Notable singles	"On the Other Hand" "1982" "Diggin' Up Bones" "No Place Like Home" "Forever and Ever, Amen" "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" "Too Gone Too Long" "I Told You So" "Honky Tonk Moon" "Deeper Than the Holler" "Is It Still Over?" "Promises" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" "He Walked on Water" "A Few Ole Country Boys" "Heroes and Friends" "Point of Light" "Forever Together" "Better Class of Losers" "I'd Surrender All" "If I Didn't Have You" "Look Heart, No Hands" "An Old Pair of Shoes" "Cowboy Boogie" "Before You Kill Us All" "Whisper My Name" "This Is Me" "The Box" "Are We in Trouble Now" "Would I" "King of the Road" "Out of My Bones" "The Hole" "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" "Stranger in My Mirror" "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" "Baptism" "Three Wooden Crosses" "Where That Came From"
Other songs	"Voices That Care" "Singing the Blues" "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"
Related articles	Awards and nominations Filmography