High Lonesome (Randy Travis album)
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High Lonesome is the title of an album released in 1991 by American country music
artist Randy Travis
. It was released on August 27, 1991. Four singles were released from the album. "Forever Together" (#1 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts), "Better Class of Losers" (#2), "Point of Light" (#3), and "I'd Surrender All" reached number 20. All of these singles except "Point of Light" were co-written by Travis and country singer Alan Jackson
. Conversely, Travis co-wrote Jackson's 1992 Number One hit "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
" from his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Randy Travis
Randy Travis
Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
. It was released on August 27, 1991. Four singles were released from the album. "Forever Together" (#1 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts), "Better Class of Losers" (#2), "Point of Light" (#3), and "I'd Surrender All" reached number 20. All of these singles except "Point of Light" were co-written by Travis and country singer Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
. Conversely, Travis co-wrote Jackson's 1992 Number One hit "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)
"She's Got the Rhythm " is the title of a country music song co-written by American singers Randy Travis and Alan Jackson. Jackson recorded the song on his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' , and released it in late 1992 as that album's lead-off single...
" from his 1992 album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)
A Lot About Livin' is the third studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 9, 1992, and produced the singles "Chattahoochee", "She's Got the Rhythm ", "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", " You Can't Have It All" and "Mercury Blues"...
.
Track listing
- "Let Me Try" (Chuck CannonChuck CannonCharles Marion "Chuck" Cannon, Jr. is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year...
, Allen ShamblinAllen ShamblinAllen Shamblin is a country music songwriter who was born in Tennessee, and was brought up in Texas.After graduating from Sam Houston State University he worked in Austin as a real estate appraiser. In 1987, he quit his job and moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a song writer. He supported...
) - 4:03 - "Oh, What a Time to Be Me" (Randy Travis, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) - 3:35 - "Heart of Hearts" (Michael Henderson, Kevin WelchKevin WelchKevin Welch is an American country music artist. He has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and released eight studio albums...
) - 2:41 - "Point of LightPoint of Light"Point of Light" is the title of a song co-written by Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was the lead-off single released from his album, High Lonesome. It was his twenty-first single overall...
" (Schlitz, Thom SchuylerThom SchuylerThom Schuyler is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "Long Line of Love" for Michael Martin Murphey.In 1983, Schuyler signed to Capitol Records and...
) - 3:34 - "Forever TogetherForever Together"Forever Together" is the title of a single released by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was the second single released from his album, High Lonesome. It peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart...
" (Travis, Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
) - 3:06 - "Better Class Of LosersBetter Class of Losers"Better Class of Losers" is the title of a song co-written and released by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in December 1991 as the third single from his 1991 CD, High Lonesome, it peaked at #2 in both the United States and Canada...
" (Travis, Jackson) - 2:41 - "I'd Surrender AllI'd Surrender All"I'd Surrender All" is the title of a song co-written and released by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in March 1992 as the fourth and final single from his 1991 album, High Lonesome, it peaked at #20 in the United States and #13 Canada. Travis co-wrote this with Alan...
" (Travis, Jackson) - 3:36 - "High Lonesome" (Gretchen PetersGretchen PetersGretchen Peters is a singer-songwriter in the folk/country genre. She was born in New York and raised in Boulder, Colorado, but moved to Nashville in the late 1980s...
) - 3:27 - "Allergic to the Blues" (Jackson, Jim McBride) - 2:28
- "I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk with Jesus" (Schlitz, Travis)- 2:42
- featuring Take 6Take 6Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two...
- featuring Take 6
Chart performance
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 43 |