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Track Listing
1. Heroes And Friends
2. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
3. Birth Of The Blues
4. All Night Long
5. Human Race, The
6. Shopping For Dresses
7. Waiting On The Light To Change
8. Few Ole Country Boys, A
9. Walk Our Own Road
10. We're Strangers Again
11. Smokin' The Hive
12. Come See About Me
13. Happy Trails
14. Heroes And Friends [Reprise]
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Randy Travis, Willie Nelson, B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Tammy Wynette, Clint Eastwood, Conway Twitty, Roy Rogers (vocals); Chet Atkins (gut-string guitar, background vocals); Mark O'Connor (fiddle); Jerry Douglas (piano); David Hungate (bass); Carlos Vega (drums).
As the most prominent "New Traditionalist," Randy Travis had the foresight to see that country music's future required looking into its past. On HEROES & FRIENDS the North Carolina native pays tribute to his influences with a set of duets. Some choices are obvious and fit like a glove (George Jones, Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin), while others are a bit more surprising. Luckily, even B.B. King and Clint Eastwood slide easily into Travis's warm, inviting, musical niche. Throughout, the sound is quintessential Travis: a spare rhythm section, weeping steel, tinkling piano, all providing the perfect bed for the singer's rich vocals.
Industry Reviews
3 Stars - ...Never a distinct personality in his own right, Travis can still make an ordinary number sound profound and lovely...
Q (09/01/1995)
Q Included in Q's list of the Fifty Best Albums of 1990.
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