Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am

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Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 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
  1. "Tonight I'm Playin' Possum"
    Released: June 11, 2013
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Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am is the twentieth 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.

Contents

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

Chart performance

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

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