Worship & Faith

by Randy Travis

Overview

This may be Randy Travis' second gospel album in three years, but that doesn't make it redundant. Travis, like George Jones, Merle Haggard, and George Strait, could sing the back of a can of peas and make it sound inspired. When the material he takes on is the absolute core of country gospel and public domain spirituals, the result is nothing less than soul-stirring, powerful, honest, and truly beautiful. Here Travis takes on the reverential hymns such as "How Great Thou Art," "Peace In The Valley," "Room at the Cross For You," and "In The Garden," and makes them sound fresh and new. They are startling in their intensity and bare bones homage. In addition, the great nuggets of country gospel, such as "The Unclouded Day," "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," and "I'll Fly Away," are taken back to the country church where they came from. From the bluesy, honky tonk alleyway, Travis sings songs from the cannon like "He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield," and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee." He reports from the dancefloor as the barroom clock is crossing over from Saturday night into Sunday morning. This is direct, unfiltered, hard-line gospel at its best, by a master. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/2003
Label:	Word Distribution
UPC:	0080688627324
Rank:	74624

Tracks

1. He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
2. Farther Along
3. How Great Thou Art
4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
5. Shall We Gather at the River?
6. You Are Worthy of My Praise
7. Love Lifted Me
8. Softly and Tenderly
9. Sweet By and By
10. Blessed Assurance
11. I'll Fly Away
12. Turn Your Radio On
13. Open the Eyes of My Heart
14. In the Garden
15. Above All
16. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
17. We Fall Down
18. Peace in the Valley
19. The Unclouded Day
20. Room at the Cross for You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Randy Travis   Primary Artist
Mac Powell   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Tony Harrel   Accordion,Harmonium
Sharese "Reecy" Jackson   Alto (Vocals)
Paige Lackey Martin   Soprano (Vocal)
Krystle Ochsner   Soprano (Vocal)
Billy Davis   Vocals (Background)
Cynthia Matthews   Alto (Vocals)
Christina Ketterling   Vocals (Background)
Typharee Fitzgerald   Alto (Vocals)
Pastor Matthew Hagee   Vocals (Background)
Shannon Sanders   Tenor (Vocal)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
John Anderson   Vocals
Jason Eskridge   Tenor (Vocal)
Jerry Douglas   Dobro
Nirva Dorsaint   Soprano (Vocal)
Brent Mason   Soloist,Guitar (Acoustic),Gut String Guitar
David Angell   Violin
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Joy Lynn White   Vocals (Background)
Eric Darken   Percussion,Handclapping
Bryan Sutton   Banjo,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Liana Manis   Vocals (Background)
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson   Harmonica
Craig Watkins   Tenor (Vocal)
Sandra Hagee   Vocals (Background)
Mark Lusk   Guitar (Acoustic)
John Mock   Bodhran,Concertina,Tin Whistle
Paul Franklin   Dobro
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Larry Beaird   Guitar (Acoustic)
Chip Davis   Vocals (Background)
Dennis Crouch   Bass (Acoustic)
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band   Hammer Dulcimer
David Davidson   Violin
Casey Wood   Handclapping

Technical Credits

Fanny Crosby   Composer
Robin Albers   Assistant
Sanford Fillmore Bennett   Composer
Robin Abeles   Assistant
Jesse Randall Baxter   Composer
Jordan Lehning   Overdub Engineer
Casey Wood   Overdub Engineer,Production Assistant,Engineer,Assistant,String Engineer
Charles H. Gabriel   Composer
James Rowe   Composer
Shannon Sanders   Choir Arrangement
Doug Sax   Mastering
Jason Lehning   Vocal Engineer,Overdub Engineer
Lenny LeBlanc   Composer
Joseph Philbrick Webster   Composer
Howard Smith   Composer
Robert Lowry   Composer
Phoebe Knapp   Composer
Don Hart   String Arrangements
Randy Travis   Arranger,Liner Notes
Josiah K. Alwood   Composer
Stuart K. Hine   Composer
Charles Austin Miles   Composer
Albert E. Brumley   Composer
C. Austin Miles   Composer
David Ruis   Composer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Will L. Thompson   Composer
Richard Logsdon   Design
Cheryl H. McTyre   A&R
Ron Lowry   Composer
Elizabeth Travis   Stylist,Wardrobe,Creative Director,Creative Coordinator
Marlin Eubanks   Assistant
Shawn McSpadden   A&R
Phillip "Mister P" Ivey   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Mark Harrier   Vocal Engineer
Mark Lusk   Artist Development
Eric Swanson   Photography
Paul Baloche   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Michael Chavez   Engineer,Assistant
Kyle Lehning   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,String Engineer
Ira Forest Stanphill   Composer
Chris Tomlin   Composer