I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis
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I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis is a compilation album released by country music artist Randy Travis
in 2009
. It consists of 32 songs overall in a two disc set. Two of the songs were never before released on albums. Travis' numerous number one hits including "I Told You So
", Deeper Than the Holler
", "Forever and Ever, Amen
" and "Three Wooden Crosses
" are included on the album along with duets with country legends Tammy Wynette
and George Jones
. Travis' cover of Roger Miller
's "King of the Road
" is also included along with two tracks from his previous album Around the Bend
.
"Turn It Around", which was also featured on Around the Bend was the album's startup single.
, which marked a return to mainstream country music, Travis released I Told You So concurrently with his compilation of Gospel music
, Three Wooden Crosses:The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis. I Told You So continued Travis' reachieved chart success, peaking at number 3 on country album charts and number 16 on U.S. charts during its debut week.
A week prior to the album's release, Travis appeared on American Idol
with country
singer Carrie Underwood
to sing a duet of the title track, "I Told You So." The pair had previously released the duet to radio, which peaked at Number one on Canadian charts, number two on U.S. Country charts and reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100
. Four days prior to the release, Travis appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform the album's single "Turn It Around" as well as his signature song, "Forever and Ever, Amen." "Turn It Around" was previously featured on Around the Bend.
The song describes situations that the vocalist believes proves that "Love's [still] Alive and Well." Mentioned, is the opening of a store door by a white boy for an elderly black woman, and a homeless man who puts money in a collection plate at church
.
instrumentals and a rhythmatic solo guitar opening. In the song, the vocalist pleads for a woman to come back after a fight. The chorus goes as follows:
The song is a call for a woman to "turn it around" and head back home, presumably in her car. The speaker continues with the song's title by stating that in regards to his "life" he'll "turn it around" to benefit the other.
s of people and comments that whomever he is referring to, "ain't right." For example, he sings:
Each statement is followed by an electric guitar note. It also refers to religious elements, citing the collection plate at a Christian
church. The chorus concludes:
including "Diggin' Up Bones" , "1982" , "On the Other Hand" and "No Place Like Home", all of which with the exception of "1982" were written or co-written by singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet
. "Whisper My Name", Travis' final American Number one of the 1990s, was also mentioned in the review. Allmusic lauded the new traditional
approach of Travis, which it cites as making "him still seem relevant and current even after all these years."
Roughstock.com also wrote a favorable review of the album. It assessed the two new tracks of the album, "Love's Alive and Well" and "You Ain't Right" as probable "future singles." The writer criticized Warner Bros. Records
' decision to leave off Travis' major hit "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
", and was dismayed by the absence of songs during Travis' tenor with DreamWorks
. However, the reviewer concludes that the album "is still a great introduction into one of the most influential Country singers of the last 30 years and he, not George Strait
or Garth Brooks
, was the first multi-platinum Country star. So it's fair to say that without Randy Travis we'd not have Country music as we now know it, an equally popular music format."
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...
in 2009
2009 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2009.-Events:*August — After 36 years of using the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart as the basis of its program, American Country Countdown begins using the Mediabase chart....
. It consists of 32 songs overall in a two disc set. Two of the songs were never before released on albums. Travis' numerous number one hits including "I Told You So
I Told You So (Randy Travis song)
Carrie Underwood released a cover version of the song on her 2007 album Carnival Ride. It was the fifth and final single released from the album. Her version of the song was featured on the album Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2...
", Deeper Than the Holler
Deeper Than the Holler
"Deeper Than The Holler" is a single released by American country music singer Randy Travis and written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. The second single released from Travis's 1988 album, Old 8x10, the song was his eighth Number One single, and his sixth consecutive.-Content:"Deeper Than the...
", "Forever and Ever, Amen
Forever and Ever, Amen
"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a single released in 1987 by country music artist Randy Travis, written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S...
" and "Three Wooden Crosses
Three Wooden Crosses
"Three Wooden Crosses" the title of a song written by Kim Williams and Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Randy Travis. The first single released in November 2002 from his 2002 album, Rise and Shine, it became Travis' sixteenth Number One single, and his first...
" are included on the album along with duets with country legends Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
and George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
. Travis' cover of Roger Miller
Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
's "King of the Road
King of the Road (song)
"King of the Road" is a 1964 song written and originally recorded by country singer Roger Miller.The lyrics tell of a hobo who despite being poor revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously as the "king of the road"...
" is also included along with two tracks from his previous album Around the Bend
Around the Bend (album)
Around the Bend is the title of an album released in 2008 by American country music artist Randy Travis. The album is Travis' first mainstream country music album since 1999's A Man Ain't Made of Stone, all his other albums in the 2000s were composed of Christian country music. It sold 31,000...
.
"Turn It Around", which was also featured on Around the Bend was the album's startup single.
Context
Following his Grammy-nominated, high charting, studio album Around the BendAround the Bend
Around the Bend is a 2004 road movie written and directed by Jordan Roberts. The film is inspired by the relationship between Roberts and the absentee father he barely knew.-Main cast:*Michael Caine – Henry Lair*Jonah Bobo – Zach Lair...
, which marked a return to mainstream country music, Travis released I Told You So concurrently with his compilation of Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
, Three Wooden Crosses:The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis. I Told You So continued Travis' reachieved chart success, peaking at number 3 on country album charts and number 16 on U.S. charts during its debut week.
A week prior to the album's release, Travis appeared on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
with country
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...
singer Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
to sing a duet of the title track, "I Told You So." The pair had previously released the duet to radio, which peaked at Number one on Canadian charts, number two on U.S. Country charts and reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. Four days prior to the release, Travis appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform the album's single "Turn It Around" as well as his signature song, "Forever and Ever, Amen." "Turn It Around" was previously featured on Around the Bend.
Content
"I Told You So" is made up of songs recorded by Travis from 1985 to 2009, including ten different album cuts from Travis' seventeen studio albums. Two other songs are also included, one of which was never released, and another, which was released only for EP. "Turn It Around" was released as the album's single but was also featured on Around the Bend.Love's Alive and Well
"Love's Alive and Well" was previously featured on Travis' 2005 EP Four Walls along with "Three Wooden Crosses", "Four Walls" and "Not Your Cross To Bear." The cover art for the EP is the same as "I Told You So" except for the album title, which is found going left to right rather than up and down.The song describes situations that the vocalist believes proves that "Love's [still] Alive and Well." Mentioned, is the opening of a store door by a white boy for an elderly black woman, and a homeless man who puts money in a collection plate at church
Church service
In Christianity, a church service is a term used to describe a formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing seventh-day Sabbatarianism. The church service is the gathering together of Christians to be...
.
Turn It Around
"Turn It Around" was released to radio stations on March 12, 2009. Like the two previous releases from Around the Bend, the song received very little airplay. It is up-tempo with guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
instrumentals and a rhythmatic solo guitar opening. In the song, the vocalist pleads for a woman to come back after a fight. The chorus goes as follows:
"It's safe to say I've underestimated how strong you are, apparently girl you got what it takes to break my heart, you're everything I need I know, right now I want to hold you close, but all that I can do is pray that you'll come home..."
The song is a call for a woman to "turn it around" and head back home, presumably in her car. The speaker continues with the song's title by stating that in regards to his "life" he'll "turn it around" to benefit the other.
You Ain't Right
"You Ain't Right" is the last track and the latest song recorded by Travis to be featured on the album. The song begins with an electric guitar solo. In the song, the singer describes different anti-social behaviorAnti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is behaviour that lacks consideration for others and that may cause damage to society, whether intentionally or through negligence, as opposed to pro-social behaviour, behaviour that helps or benefits society...
s of people and comments that whomever he is referring to, "ain't right." For example, he sings:
"If you're thirty without a job, and you're still living with your mom, you ain't right..."
Each statement is followed by an electric guitar note. It also refers to religious elements, citing the collection plate at a Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
church. The chorus concludes:
"Lord knows you're not alone, we're all a little wrong, but you ain't right"
Reception
Allmusic gave the album a favorable review, arguing that the essential tracks were the songs from Travis' album Storms of LifeStorms of Life
Storms of Life is the debut album by country music star Randy Travis, and was released on June 6, 1986 by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for American shipments of three million copies, it features the singles "On the Other Hand" Storms of Life is the...
including "Diggin' Up Bones" , "1982" , "On the Other Hand" and "No Place Like Home", all of which with the exception of "1982" were written or co-written by singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet
Paul Overstreet
Paul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
. "Whisper My Name", Travis' final American Number one of the 1990s, was also mentioned in the review. Allmusic lauded the new traditional
Neotraditional country
Neotraditional country, also known as "new traditional" country, is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a 'traditional' country vocal style. Neotraditional country artists often dress in the fashions of the country music scene of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s...
approach of Travis, which it cites as making "him still seem relevant and current even after all these years."
Roughstock.com also wrote a favorable review of the album. It assessed the two new tracks of the album, "Love's Alive and Well" and "You Ain't Right" as probable "future singles." The writer criticized Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
' decision to leave off Travis' major hit "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
"Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" is the title of a song written by Hugh Prestwood and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. Originally released in January 1990, the song was the second track released from Travis' 1989 album, No Holdin' Back...
", and was dismayed by the absence of songs during Travis' tenor with DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
. However, the reviewer concludes that the album "is still a great introduction into one of the most influential Country singers of the last 30 years and he, not George Strait
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
or Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
, was the first multi-platinum Country star. So it's fair to say that without Randy Travis we'd not have Country music as we now know it, an equally popular music format."
Disc one
- "Diggin' Up BonesDiggin' Up Bones"Diggin' Up Bones" is a song recorded by country music artist Randy Travis. It was the third single to his 1986 album Storms of Life. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada.-Chart positions:...
" (Al Gore, Paul OverstreetPaul OverstreetPaul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
, Nat Stuckey) - 3:01 - "Forever and Ever, AmenForever and Ever, Amen"Forever and Ever, Amen" is a single released in 1987 by country music artist Randy Travis, written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was Travis's third No. 1 single on the U.S...
" (Overstreet, 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...
) - 3:33 - "I Told You SoI Told You So (Randy Travis song)Carrie Underwood released a cover version of the song on her 2007 album Carnival Ride. It was the fifth and final single released from the album. Her version of the song was featured on the album Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2...
" (Randy Travis) - 3:40 - "He Walked on WaterHe Walked on Water"He Walked on Water" is a country music song written by Allen Shamblin and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis on his 1989 album No Holdin' Back, from which it was released as the third and final single...
" (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...
) - 3:25 - "Promises" (John Lindley, Randy Travis) - 4:00
- "Three Wooden CrossesThree Wooden Crosses"Three Wooden Crosses" the title of a song written by Kim Williams and Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Randy Travis. The first single released in November 2002 from his 2002 album, Rise and Shine, it became Travis' sixteenth Number One single, and his first...
" (Kim Williams, Doug Johnson) - 3:21 - "Deeper Than the HollerDeeper Than the Holler"Deeper Than The Holler" is a single released by American country music singer Randy Travis and written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. The second single released from Travis's 1988 album, Old 8x10, the song was his eighth Number One single, and his sixth consecutive.-Content:"Deeper Than the...
" (Overstreet, Schlitz) - 3:40 - "On the Other HandOn the Other Hand"On the Other Hand" is a country music song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. First recorded by Keith Whitley on his 1985 album L.A. to Miami, it was later released as a single by Randy Travis. It was the lead-off single to his 1986 album Storms of Life, and it peaked at #67 in the United...
" (Overstreet, Schlitz) - 3:07 - "Too Gone Too Long" (Gene Pistilli) - 2:27
- "We're Strangers Again" (Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, Leona Williams) - 2:48- duet with Tammy WynetteTammy WynetteVirginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
- duet with Tammy Wynette
- "Look Heart, No HandsLook Heart, No Hands"Look Heart, No Hands" is the title of a country music song written by Trey Bruce and former Amazing Rhythm Aces member Russell Smith. It was recorded by Randy Travis as a new single for his 1992 album Greatest Hits, Volume 2, from which it was released as a single in November 1992...
" (Trey BruceTrey BruceTrey Bruce is an American country music songwriter. Bruce has co-written three songs that became Number One singles on the Billboard country charts: "Look Heart, No Hands", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" and "Whisper My Name" by Randy Travis, and "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" by Diamond Rio...
, Russell SmithRussell Smith (singer)Russell Smith is an American country music singer-songwriter. Formerly the lead singer of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, Smith launched a solo country music career in 1984. He was signed by Epic Records in 1988, who released his debut album, This Little Town, the following year...
) - 3:10 - "19821982 (song)"1982" is a single by American country music singer Randy Travis. Released as the second single from his 1986 album Storms of Life. It peaked at #6 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and #5 in Canada...
" (Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman) - 2:58 - "Better Class of Losers" (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...
, Travis) - 2:41 - "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)"I Won't Need You Anymore " is the title of a single released by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was co-written by Max D. Barnes and Troy Seals. It was the second single released from his album, Always & Forever. It became his third number 1 hit...
" (Max D. BarnesMax D. BarnesMax D. Barnes was a country music singer and songwriter.As a songwriter, Barnes composed many familiar songs of the '80s and '90s, receiving 42 songwriter awards in his career...
, Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
) - 3:11 - "Faith in You" (Tom DouglasTom Douglas (songwriter)Thomas Stevenson "Tom" Douglas is an American country music songwriter. Active since the early 1990s, he has written Top Ten hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye and others....
, Joe HenryJoe HenryJoseph Lee "Joe" Henry is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Henry's musical style spans several genres, including alt. country, rock, jazz and folk.- Early years :...
, Matt RollingsMatt RollingsMatt Rollings is an American composer, musician and record producer. He plays piano, organ, and keyboards.Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country...
) - 3:46 - "Love's Alive and Well" (Steve Jones, John Scott SherrillJohn Scott SherrillJohn Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...
) - 3:18- previously released under the Four Walls EP
Disc two
- "Honky Tonk MoonHonky Tonk Moon"Honky Tonk Moon" is the title of a song written by Dennis O'Rourke and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was the lead off single released from his album, Old 8x10. It became his seventh and fifth consecutive #1 hit in the United States. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot...
" (Dennis O'Rourke) - 2:50 - "Would I" (Mark Winchester) - 2:25
- "It's Just a Matter of TimeIt's Just a Matter of Time (Brook Benton song)"It's Just a Matter of Time" is a popular song written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard rhythm & blues chart in 1959 and peaked at No...
" (Brook BentonBrook BentonBrook Benton was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.He made a comeback in 1970...
, Belford Hendricks, Clyde OtisClyde OtisClyde Otis, born in Prentiss, Mississippi, , was an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaboration with singer Brook Benton, and for being one of the first African American A&R executive for a major label.According to the music licensing organization Broadcast Music Inc., Otis is...
) - 3:57 - "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...
" (Jackson, Travis) - 3:05 - "No Place Like Home" (Overstreet) - 4:07
- "A Few Ole Country BoysA Few Ole Country Boys"A Few Ole Country Boys" is the title of a recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It is a duet with country musician George Jones and was written by Troy Seals and Mentor Williams. It was the first single released from his album of duets, Heroes & Friends...
" (Seals, Mentor Williams) - 3:39- duet with George JonesGeorge JonesGeorge Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
- duet with George Jones
- "Is It Still Over?Is It Still Over?"Is It Still Over?" is the title of a song co-written by Ken Bell and Larry Henley and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in January 1989 as the third single from his album, Old 8x10. It became his ninth as well as his seventh consecutive #1 hit in the United...
" (Ken Bell, Larry Henley) - 3:12 - "Whisper My NameWhisper My Name"Whisper My Name" is the title of a country music song written by Trey Bruce. It was recorded by Randy Travis on his 1994 album This Is Me. It was released in June 1994 as the album's second single, it became a Number One country hit for him in both the United States and Canada.-Content:"Whisper My...
" (Bruce) - 3:08 - "Before You Kill Us AllBefore You Kill Us All"Before You Kill Us All" is the title of a song written by Max T. Barnes and Keith Follesé, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis...
" (Barnes, Keith FolleséKeith FolleséKeith Follesé is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California...
) - 3:20 - "Heroes and FriendsHeroes and Friends"Heroes and Friends" is the title of a song co-written by recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was written with Don Schlitz. It was the second and final single released from his album of duets, Heroes & Friends and his only song on the album that was not a duet. The song opens...
" (Schlitz, Travis) - 3:13 - "This Is MeThis Is Me (Randy Travis song)"This Is Me" is the title of a song written by Tom Shapiro and Thom McHugh, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in October 1994 as the third single from his 1994 album, This Is Me. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in...
" (Thom McHugh, Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
) - 3:25 - "King of the RoadKing of the Road- Music :* "King of the Road" , a 1965 song by Roger Miller* King of the Road , an album by Fu Manchu* King of the Road, an EP by The Proclaimers- Other uses :* King of the Road , a contest sponsored by Thrasher magazine...
" (Roger MillerRoger MillerRoger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
) - 3:49 - "The BoxThe Box (Randy Travis song)"The Box" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in February 1995 as the fourth and final single from his 1994 album, This Is Me. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 1995...
" (Buck A. Moore, Travis) - 3:22 - "Are We in Trouble Now" (Mark KnopflerMark KnopflerMark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
) - 4:21 - "Turn It Around" (Noah GordonNoah Gordon (singer)Noah Adrian Gordon is an American country music singer and songwriter. He had been a musician since childhood, playing mandolin and drums in his parents' band, and he began playing drums for Randy Travis at age ten....
, Matt KennonMatt KennonMatthew Carl Ferguson is an American country music singer and songwriter known professionally as Matt Kennon. He has co-written a song for Randy Travis and has released one album for BamaJam Records. This album includes the top 40 hit "The Call".-Biography:Matthew Carl Ferguson was born in...
) - 3:00 - "You Ain't Right" (Kelley Lovelace, Phil O'Donnell, Tim Owens) - 3:30
- previously unreleased
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
21 |
| Canadian Country Albums | 11 |