Worship & Faith

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Worship & Faith
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)
StudioStepbridge Studios (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
  • Little Big Sound Studios, Westwood Studios and The Compound (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • G.E. TV (San Antonio, Texas)
Genre Country
Length67:32
Label Word Records
Producer Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Rise and Shine
(2002)
Worship & Faith
(2003)
The Very Best of Randy Travis
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Worship & Faith is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on November 11, 2003 by Word Records. The album is composed of twenty covers of traditional gospel tunes. It was recorded live in concert at the Orlando Calvary Assembly of God in Orlando, Florida, in July 2003. Worship & Faith is certified gold by the RIAA, although its only single, "Above All", failed to chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield" (Traditional) – 2:30
  2. "Farther Along" (J.R. Baxter, W.B. Stevens) – 3:39
  3. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart K. Hine) – 4:29
  4. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) – 4:37
  5. "Shall We Gather at the River?" (Robert Lowry) – 3:16
  6. "You Are Worthy of My Praise" (David Ruis) – 4:18
  7. "Love Lifted Me" (James Rowe, Howard Smith) – 3:11
  8. "Softly and Tenderly" (Will L. Thompson) – 3:19
  9. "Sweet By and By" (Sanford Filmore Bennett, Joseph Philbrock Webster) – 2:27
  10. "Blessed Assurance" (Fanny J. Crosby, Phoebe Knapp) – 3:28
  11. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) – 2:59
  12. "Turn Your Radio On" (Brumley) – 2:37
  13. "Open the Eyes of My Heart" (Paul Baloche) – 3:55
  14. "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) – 3:21
  15. "Above All" (Baloche, Lenny LeBlanc) – 4:14
  16. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (Charles Gabriel, Ada R. Habershon) – 3:08
  17. "We Fall Down" (Chris Tomlin) – 3:40
  18. "Peace in the Valley" (Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey) – 3:58
  19. "The Unclouded Day" (Josiah K. Alwood) – 2:56
  20. "Room at the Cross for You" (Ira Stanphill) – 1:30

Personnel

Choir (Tracks 6 & 17)

Production

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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