This Is Me (Randy Travis album)
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This Is Me is an album by country music
star Randy Travis
, and was released on April 26, 1994 by Warner Bros.
. Producer Kyle Lehning, Travis, and A&R Martha Sharp considered more than 1,000 songs before settling on the final ten. The tracks "Before You Kill Us All", "Whisper My Name", "This Is Me", and "The Box" were all released as singles, peaking at #2, #1, #5, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard
country music charts. "Small Y'all" was later recorded by George Jones
on his 1998 album It Don't Get Any Better Than This
.
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...
star 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...
, and was released on April 26, 1994 by Warner Bros.
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. Producer Kyle Lehning, Travis, and A&R Martha Sharp considered more than 1,000 songs before settling on the final ten. The tracks "Before You Kill Us All", "Whisper My Name", "This Is Me", and "The Box" were all released as singles, peaking at #2, #1, #5, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country music charts. "Small Y'all" was later recorded by 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....
on his 1998 album It Don't Get Any Better Than This
It Don't Get Any Better Than This
It Don't Get Any Better Than This is an album by American country music singer George Jones. This album was released on April 7, 1998 on the MCA Nashville Records label. This album was Jones's final album with MCA Nashville Records. The album's title track was used as the theme song to Jones's talk...
.
Track listing
- "Honky Tonky Side of Town" (Jerry Phillips, 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...
, Eddie Setser) - 3:09 - "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...
" (Max T. BarnesMax T. BarnesMax T. Barnes is a country music singer, songwriter, studio musician, and producer. He is the son of songwriter Max D. Barnes. He has written songs on albums that have sold over 20 million records. He currently writes for Ray Stevens Music publishing and lives in Hendersonville,...
, 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...
) - 3:24 - "That's Where I Draw the Line" (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...
, Roger Brown) - 3:20 - "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) - 3:11 - "Small Y'all" (Bobby BraddockBobby BraddockRobert Valentine Braddock is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit...
) - 2:55 - "Runaway Train" (Larry GatlinLarry GatlinLarry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...
, Jerry Steve Smith) - 3:22 - "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...
" (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...
, Thom McHugh) - 3:26 - "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...
" (Randy Travis, Buck Moore) - 3:23 - "Gonna Walk That Line" (Jamie O'HaraJamie O'Hara (singer)Jamie O'Hara is an American country music artist. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Kieran Kane comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One single "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You"...
, Kieran KaneKieran KaneKieran Kane is an American country music artist, as well as the owner of Dead Reckoning Records, an independent record label. Between 1986 and 1990, he and Jamie O'Hara comprised The O'Kanes, a duo which charted seven singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number...
) - 3:19 - "Oscar the Angel" (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...
) - 4:25
Chart performance
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 59 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |