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Track Listing
1. Diggin' up Bones
2. On the Other Hand
3. Forever and Ever, Amen
4. Too Gone Too Long
5. I Told You So - (single remix)
6. I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)
7. Honky Tonk Moon
8. Deeper Than the Holler
9. Is It Still Over?
10. It's Just a Matter of Time - (country single mix)
11. Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart - (single remix)
12. He Walked on Water
13. Heroes and Friends - (long single edit)
14. Forever Together
15. Better Class of Losers
16. I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk
17. If I Didn't Have You
18. Look Heart, No Hands
19. Whisper My Name
20. Three Wooden Crosses
Album Notes
Personnel: Randy Travis (vocals); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Steve Gibson (electric guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Mark O'Connor (fiddle); Bobby Wood (keyboards); Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Larry Londin (drums).
Recording information: 1985 - 2002.
Randy Travis emerged in the 1980s at the forefront of country's New Traditionalist movement, with a sound that recalled classic country balladeers George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Lefty Frizzell. His pure, honest approach to heart-wrenching saloon songs resonated with country audiences in a major way, making him a star. This 20-song collection is a single-disc distillation of Travis's long, fruitful career, and is the perfect place to start exploring his work.
While there are some up-tempo honky-tonk numbers here, it's the slow-burn ballad that is Travis's stock in trade, and there's no shortage of those. From the tormented would-be philanderer of "On the Other Hand" (his first big hit) to the jilted lover of the heartbroken lament "It's Just a Matter of Time," Travis inhabits every song completely, with a voice deeper than anything this side of Tennessee Ernie Ford and full of unadorned emotion. The fact that Travis's career weathered the changes in the country scene long enough to merit an anthology such as this is a mark of both his enduring appeal and his substantive, unpretentious artistry.
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