High Lonesome (Randy Travis album)

High Lonesome is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on August 27, 1991 by Warner Records. 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" (#20). All of these singles except "Point of Light" were co-written by Travis and Alan Jackson. Conversely, Travis co-wrote Jackson's 1992 #1 "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)", from his album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love).

High Lonesome
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 1991
RecordedThe Nightingale, Nashville Tracks 2 & 4
The Soundshop, Nashville Tracks 1, 3 & 10
Groundstar Lab, Nashville Tracks 5 - 9
GenreCountry
Length31:53
LabelWarner Records
ProducerKyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Heroes & Friends
(1990)
High Lonesome
(1991)
Greatest Hits, Volume One
(1992)
Singles from High Lonesome
  1. "Point of Light"
    Released: April 29, 1991
  2. "Forever Together"
    Released: September 9, 1991
  3. "Better Class of Losers"
    Released: December 9, 1991
  4. "I'd Surrender All"
    Released: March 23, 1992
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Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Try"Chuck Cannon, Allen Shamblin4:03
2."Oh, What a Time to Be Me"Randy Travis, Don Schlitz3:35
3."Heart of Hearts"Mike Henderson, Kevin Welch2:41
4."Point of Light"Schlitz, Thom Schuyler3:34
5."Forever Together"Travis, Alan Jackson3:06
6."Better Class of Losers"Travis, Jackson2:41
7."I'd Surrender All"Travis, Jackson3:36
8."High Lonesome"Gretchen Peters3:27
9."Allergic to the Blues"Jackson, Jim McBride2:28
10."I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk with Jesus" (featuring Take 6)Schlitz, Travis2:42

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Randy Travis – High Lonesome". Music Canada. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Randy Travis – High Lonesome". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 11, 2021.