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Track Listing
1. He's My Rock, Sword, My Shield
2. Farther Along
3. How Great Thou Art
4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
5. Shall We Gather at the River?
6. You Are Worthy of My Praise
7. Love Lifted Me
8. Softly and Tenderly
9. Sweet by and By
10. Blessed Assurance
11. I'll Fly Away
12. Turn Your Radio On
13. Open the Eyes of My Heart
14. In the Garden
15. Above All
16. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
17. We Fall Down
18. Peace in the Valley
19. Unclouded Day, The
20. Room at the Cross For You
| Details | | Producer: | Kyle Lehning | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Randy Travis (vocals, acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (acoustic & gut string guitar); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin); Larry Beaird (acoustic guitar); Jerry Douglas, Paul Franklin (dobro); Larry Franklin (fiddle); John Mock (tin whistle, concertina, bodhran); Eric Darken (percussion); Wes Hightower (background vocals).
Randy Travis was a charter member of the coterie of country artists that earned the term "New Traditionalists" in the 1980s, and he's remained true to that appellation ever since. Consequently, an album full of religious material, which might have turned into an overproduced affair in lesser hands, turns out to be a tasteful, pleasingly economical outing, based around simple, organically acoustic arrangements and plainspoken-but-heartfelt vocal performances.
It's clear from the outset--with a jazzed-up, Western-swing-style version of "He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield"--that the listener is in for a pleasant ride. And from the bluegrass feel on the old chestnut "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" to the lazy stroll of the redemptive "Peace in the Valley," Travis proves that he's able to invest spiritual standards with new life, while remaining respectful of their collective weight.
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