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| Released | June 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 61:29 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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Anniversary Celebration is the twentieth studio album by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on June 7, 2011, by Warner Bros. Records to celebrate 25 years since the release of Travis' 1986 debut album, Storms of Life .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everything and All" (featuring Brad Paisley) | Troy Jones | 3:18 |
| 2. | "A Few Ole Country Boys" (featuring Jamey Johnson) | 3:43 | |
| 3. | "Forever and Ever, Amen" (featuring Zac Brown Band) | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "He Walked on Water" (featuring Kenny Chesney) | Allen Shamblin | 3:29 |
| 5. | "T.I.M.E." (featuring Josh Turner) | 3:24 | |
| 6. | "Love Looks Good on You" (featuring Kristin Chenoweth) | 4:02 | |
| 7. | "Better Class of Losers" / "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" (Medley) (featuring Alan Jackson) | 3:09 | |
| 8. | "More Life" (featuring Don Henley) | 4:31 | |
| 9. | "Can't Hurt a Man" (featuring Tim McGraw) |
| 2:46 |
| 10. | "Promises" (featuring Shelby Lynne) |
| 3:45 |
| 11. | "Is It Still Over?" (featuring Carrie Underwood) |
| 3:26 |
| 12. | "Road to Surrender" (featuring Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson) |
| 4:05 |
| 13. | "Diggin' Up Bones" (featuring John Anderson) |
| 3:34 |
| 14. | "Someone You Never Knew" (featuring Eamonn McCrystal) |
| 3:15 |
| 15. | "Too Much" (featuring James Otto) |
| 3:55 |
| 16. | "Didn't We Shine" (featuring George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Ray Price, Connie Smith, Joe Stampley and Gene Watson) |
| 4:08 |
| 17. | "Everything and All" | Jones | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 61:29 | ||
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [1] | 19 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] | 4 |
Randy Bruce Traywick, known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer and songwriter, as well as a film and television actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including 16 that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. Major songs of his include "On the Other Hand", "Forever and Ever, Amen", "I Told You So", "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", and "Three Wooden Crosses". Travis is noted for his baritone singing voice and influence on later generations of country singers. Nearly all of his albums were produced or co-produced by Kyle Lehning. Travis's acting roles include the television movie Wind in the Wire, the television series Matlock, and the Patrick Swayze movie Black Dog.
Always & Forever is the second studio album by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on May 4, 1987, by Warner Bros. Records. Released from this album were the singles "Too Gone Too Long", "I Won't Need You Anymore ", "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So", all of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Storms of Life is the debut studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on June 2, 1986 by Warner Records. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for American shipments of three million copies. it features the singles "On the Other Hand", "1982", "Diggin' up Bones" and "No Place Like Home". Although "On the Other Hand" charted at number 67 on the Hot Country Songs chart upon its initial release, the song reached number one on the same chart once it was re-released, following "1982" which peaked at number six. "Diggin' up Bones" also reached number one, while "No Place Like Home" peaked at number two.
Old 8×10 is the third studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on July 12, 1988 by Warner Records. The album produced the singles "Honky Tonk Moon", "Deeper Than the Holler", "Is It Still Over", and "Promises". All of these except "Promises" reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in the late 1980s. The British and German editions of the album contained the bonus track "Forever and Ever, Amen". In January 1990, Old 8×10 earned Travis three American Music Awards for 'Favorite Country Male Artist', 'Favorite Country Album', and 'Favorite Country Single'.
"It's Just a Matter of Time" is a popular song written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, and Belford Hendricks. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart in 1959 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 pop chart, the first in a string of hits for Benton that ran through 1970.
"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album Always & Forever and became Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.
"I Told You So" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis from his 1987 album, Always & Forever. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard and Canadian RPM country singles charts in June 1988. Travis had first recorded it on his 1983 album Live at the Nashville Palace under his stage name "Randy Ray". It became a local hit and one of his most requested songs at the club. In 2007, the song was covered by Carrie Underwood on her album Carnival Ride. Her version was released in February 2009 and was re-recorded and re-released in March as a duet with Travis. Underwood's and Travis' duet peaked at number two on the U.S. country charts in 2009.
No Holdin' Back is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on September 26, 1989 by Warner Records. Three singles were released from it, all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", as well as the #2 hit "He Walked on Water". "It's Just a Matter of Time" was previously a Number One hit for Brook Benton in 1959 on the R&B charts, and for Sonny James in 1970 on the country charts. Glen Campbell also had a #7-peaking rendition of the song in 1986.
Heroes & Friends is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on August 31, 1990 by Warner Records. Except for the title track, every song on this album is a duet with another recording artist. "A Few Ole Country Boys" and the title track were both released as singles from this album, peaking at numbers 8 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1990.
High Lonesome is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on August 27, 1991 by Warner Records. Four singles were released from the album: "Forever Together", "Better Class of Losers" (#2), "Point of Light" (#3), and "I'd Surrender All" (#20). All of these singles except "Point of Light" were co-written by Travis and Alan Jackson. Conversely, Travis co-wrote Jackson's 1992 #1 "She's Got the Rhythm ", from his album A Lot About Livin' .
Inspirational Journey is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on October 24, 2000 by Word Records. The album was originally recorded during Travis' tenure on Warner Bros. in the late 1990s, but was not released until 2000.
Around the Bend is the nineteenth studio album released in 2008 by American country music artist Randy Travis. The album is Travis' first mainstream country music album since 1999's A Man Ain't Made of Stone as all his other studio albums in the 2000s were composed of Christian country music. It sold 31,000 copies in its first week of release, the best opening week of Travis' career. Three singles were released from the album: "Faith in You", "Dig Two Graves" and "Turn It Around", none of which charted.
An Old Time Christmas is the fourth studio album and the first Christmas album released by country music artist Randy Travis. The album, originally released in 1989, was certified Gold by the RIAA. On November 19, 2021, Travis released a remastered deluxe edition featuring three never-before-released songs.
I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis is a compilation album released by country music artist Randy Travis in 2009. It consists of 32 songs overall in a two disc set. Two of the songs were never before released on albums. Travis' numerous number-one hits including "I Told You So", Deeper Than the Holler", "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "Three Wooden Crosses" are included on the album along with duets with country legends Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Travis' cover of Roger Miller's "King of the Road" is also included along with two tracks from his previous studio album Around the Bend.
"Forever Together" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in September 1991 as the second single from his album High Lonesome. It peaked at number 1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart. It was co-written by Travis with fellow musician, Alan Jackson while they were on tour together.
"Honky Tonk Moon" is a song written by Dennis O'Rourke, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in June 1988 as the lead off single from his album Old 8x10. It became his seventh and fifth consecutive number 1 hit in the United States. It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"A Few Ole Country Boys" is a song written by Troy Seals and Mentor Williams, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Randy Travis and George Jones. It was released in November 1990 as the first single from each singer's albums of duets, Heroes & Friends and Friends in High Places respectively. "A Few Ole Country Boys" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 4 on the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart.
The Very Best of Randy Travis is a compilation album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in 2004 via Warner Bros. Records. It includes nineteen of Travis' singles from his previous albums as well as one album track "I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk" from his 1991 album High Lonesome. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Randy Travis is an American country music singer. His albums discography comprises 22 studio albums, including two holiday albums, 17 compilation albums, and two live albums. His first six studio releases have all been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America, with the highest-certified being 1987's Always & Forever, at 5× Platinum certification for shipments of five million copies. Four more studio albums, including his first holiday album, have been certified gold, and his first two Greatest Hits packages are each certified platinum.
Randy Travis is an American country music singer. His singles discography comprises 70 singles and 36 music videos.