Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am

Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am
Studio album by Randy Travis
Released	October 1, 2013
Genre	Country
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Anniversary Celebration (2011) Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am (2013) Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am (2014)
Singles from Influence, Vol 1: The Man I Am
"Tonight I'm Playin' Possum" Released: June 11, 2013

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[1]

Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am is the twenty-first studio album and the first covers album by country music star Randy Travis, and was released on October 1, 2013, by Warner Bros. Records Nashville.

Track listing

1. "Someday We'll Look Back" (Merle Haggard) - 3:26
2. "Big Butter and Egg Man" (Percy Venable) - 3:23
3. "What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana" (Dave Kirby) - 3:28
4. "Ever-Changing Woman" (Kirby, Curly Putman) - 2:55
5. "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 3:46
6. "Thanks a Lot" (Eddie Miller, Don Sessions) - 2:42
7. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 3:29
8. "My Mary" (Jimmie Davis, Stuart Hamblen) - 3:09
9. "Saginaw, Michigan" (Bill Anderson, Don Wayne) - 3:10
10. "I'm Always on a Mountain (When I Fall)" (Chuck Howard) - 3:21
11. "You Asked Me To" (Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver) - 3:40
12. "Why Baby Why" (Darrell Edwards, George Jones) - 2:40
13. "Tonight I'm Playin' Possum" (with Joe Nichols) (Keith Gattis, Travis) - 3:42

Personnel

• Bill Cook - bass guitar, upright bass, background vocals
• Lance Dary - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• David Davidson - violin
• Joe Van Dyke - keyboards
• Connie Ellisor - violin
• Steve Gibson - electric guitar, gut string guitar, mandolin
• Jim Grosjean - viola
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• Steve Hinson - dobro, steel guitar
• Robb Houstan - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Jon Mark Ivey - background vocals
• David Johnson - fiddle
• Kyle Lehning - Wurlitzer
• Joe Manuel - acoustic guitar
• Rick Wayne Money - electric guitar, tic tac bass guitar
• Joe Nichols - duet vocals on "Tonight I'm Playing Possom"
• Carole Rabinowitz - cello
• Herb Shucher - drums
• Lisa Silver - background vocals
• Pam Sixfin - violin
• Kira Small - background vocals
• Randy Travis - lead vocals
• Alan Umstead - violin
• Bergen White - background vocals
• Kris Wilkinson - viola

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [2]	120
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3]	19

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Influence, Vol. 1: The Man I Am – Randy Travis". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2014.
2. "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
3. "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.