This Is Me (Randy Travis album)
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| Studio album by Randy Travis | ||||
| Released | April 26, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A-[3] |
| Q | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone | |
This Is Me is an album by country music star Randy Travis, and was 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
- "Honky Tonky Side of Town" (Jerry Phillips, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) - 3:09
- "Before You Kill Us All" (Max T. Barnes, Keith Follesé) - 3:24
- "That's Where I Draw the Line" (Trey Bruce, Roger Brown) - 3:20
- "Whisper My Name" (Bruce) - 3:11
- "Small Y'all" (Bobby Braddock) - 2:55
- "Runaway Train" (Larry Gatlin, Jerry Steve Smith) - 3:22
- "This Is Me" (Tom Shapiro, Thom McHugh) - 3:26
- "The Box" (Randy Travis, Buck Moore) - 3:21
- "Gonna Walk That Line" (Jamie O'Hara, Kieran Kane) - 3:19
- "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 Liem - drums
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Suzy 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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