Passing Through (Randy Travis album)

Passing Through
Studio album by Randy Travis
Released	November 09, 2004 (2004-11-09)
Recorded	September 2001–June 2004
Studio	Sound Emporium, The Compound, The Electric Sandbox and Cartee Day Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Stepbridge Studios (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Genre	Country
Length	42:28
Label	Word
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
The Very Best of Randy Travis (2004) Passing Through (160) Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
CCM Magazine	B+ [3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Christianity Today	[5]
Cross Rhythms	[6]
People	[7]

Passing Through is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on November 9, 2004, by Word Records. The album produced two singles on the Billboard country charts: "Four Walls" at No. 46 and "Angels" at No. 48. "That Was Us" was previously recorded by Tracy Lawrence on his 2001 album of the same name.

Recording

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 11 were recorded in September 2001 at the Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville. The rest of the songs were recorded in June 2004 at Cartee Day Studios in Nashville. According to the liner notes, 20 songs were recorded for this album. ^[8]

Track listing

1. "Pick Up the Oars and Row" (Jamie O'Hara) – 2:50
2. "Four Walls" (Don Rollins, Harry Stinson, D. Vincent Williams) – 3:42
3. "That Was Us" (Craig Wiseman, Tony Lane) – 3:25
4. "Angels" (Harvey McNalley, Buck Moore, Troy Seals) – 3:46
5. "Running Blind" (Roger D. Ferris) – 2:52
6. "My Daddy Never Was" (Lane) – 3:56
7. "A Place to Hang My Hat" (Shawn Camp, Byron Hill, Brice Long) – 3:15
8. "Right On Time" (Al Anderson, Sharon Vaughn) – 3:58
9. "My Poor Old Heart" (Camp, Gary Harrison) – 2:46
10. "I'm Your Man" (Randy Travis) – 3:27
11. "Train Long Gone" (Dennis Linde) – 3:56
12. "I Can See It in Your Eyes" (Travis, Pastor Matthew Hagee) – 4:17

Personnel

• Randy Travis – lead vocals
• John Barlow Jarvis – Wurlitzer electric piano (1), acoustic piano (2, 3, 11), Hammond B3 organ (3, 6)
• Tony Harrell – Hammond B3 organ (2, 4)
• Gordon Mote – acoustic piano (4, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• Matt Rollings – Roland Juno-60 (12), Hammond B3 organ (12)
• Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar (1–3, 6, 11)
• John Jorgenson – electric guitar (1–3, 6), electric slide guitar (11)
• Kyle Lehning – Hammertone electric guitar (2), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), electric guitar (11)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar (4, 7, 9, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (9, 10), gut-string guitar (12)
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (4, 6, 7, 9), resonator guitar (8)
• Al Anderson – acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (8), acoustic guitar solo (8)
• Johnny Hiland – electric guitar (12)
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (1–3, 5, 6), acoustic guitar (11), electric guitar (11)
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (4, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• David Hungate – bass guitar (1–4, 6, 7, 9–12), upright bass (5)
• Viktor Krauss – upright bass (8)
• Paul Leim – drums (1–7, 9–12)
• Kenny Malone – drums (8), bells (8), tambourine (8)
• Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
• Casey Wood – bass drum (6), tambourine (11)
• Larry Franklin – fiddle (1, 4, 5, 7, 9–11)
• Charlie McCoy – bass harmonica (5), harmonica (5)
• Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1–7, 9, 10)
• Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 4, 8, 10)
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals (2, 4, 8, 10)
• Cindy Walker – backing vocals (2, 4, 8, 10)
• Dennis Linde – backing vocals (11)
• Liana Manis – backing vocals (12)

Production

• Shawn McSpadden – A&R direction
• Kyle Lehning – producer, mixing, vocal recording (1–3, 6, 11)
• Jason Lehning – recording (1–7, 9–12), vocal recording (4, 5, 7–10, 12)
• Scott Baggett – recording (8)
• Casey Wood – production assistant, mix assistant, recording assistant (1–7, 9–12), overdub recording (4, 5, 7–10, 12)
• Erick Jaskowiak – recording assistant (1–3, 6, 11)
• Steve Crowder – recording assistant (4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Michael Chavez – vocal recording assistant
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Cheryl H. McTyre – A&R administration
• Mark Lusk – artist development
• Elizabeth Travis – creative director, stylist, management
• Richard Logsdon – design
• Eric Swanson – photography
• Phillip Ivey – hair, make-up

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200 [9] 127 US Christian Albums (Billboard) [10] 6 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 23

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 65

Awards

On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards. ^[13]

References

1. About.com review
2. AllMusic review
3. Carlozo, Louis R. (December 2004). "In Review: Randy Travis: Passin' Thru (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.)" (PDF). CCM Magazine . Salem Publishing. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
4. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
5. Breimeier, Russ (November 2004). "Randy Travis: Passing Through". Christianity Today. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
6. Brassington, Dave (January 20, 2005). "Review: Passing Through - Randy Travis". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
7. People review
8. Passing Through (CD). Randy Travis. Warner Bros. Records/Word. 2004. 886348.
9. "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
10. "Randy Travis Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
11. "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
13. 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards on About.com; Jones, Kim