Inspirational Journey is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on October 24, 2000 by Word Records.[1][2] The album was originally recorded during Travis' tenure on Warner Bros. in the late 1990s, but was not released until 2000.
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| Released | October 24, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Word Records | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com | (favorable) link |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Country Weekly | (average) link |
| The Daily Vault | B link |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ link |
| People | (favorable) link |
| PopMatters | (average) link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
"Baptism" as duet with Kenny Chesney, was included on Chesney's 1999 album Everywhere We Go, but is featured on Inspirational Journey as a solo by Travis. The song charted at #75 on the Billboard country charts. "Doctor Jesus" was originally recorded by Ken Mellons on his 1994 self-titled debut album. Waylon Jennings and his wife Jessi Colter are featured on "The Carpenter."
Track listing
edit- "Shallow Water" (Tom Kimmel) – 3:43
- "Baptism" (Mickey Cates) – 4:11
- "Which Way Will You Choose?" (Ron Block) – 2:41
- "Doctor Jesus" (Tony Stampley, Justin Bolen) – 3:02
- "Drive Another Nail" (Marty Raybon, Michael A. Curtis) – 3:29
- "See Myself in You" (Tom Kimmel, Tom Prasada-Rao) – 3:54
- "Feet on the Rock" (Troy Seals, Buck Moore) – 3:10
- "Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle" (Kim Tribble, Bobby Whiteside) – 3:40
- "The Carpenter" (Randy Travis, Ron Avis, Chip Taylor) – 3:17
- featuring Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
- "Walk with Me" (Travis, Les Bohan) – 2:58
- "I Am Going" (Travis, Buck Moore) – 3:48
- "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 3:25
Personnel
edit- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Kevin Carroll - background vocals
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Jessi Colter - vocals on "The Carpenter"
- Jim Cox - keyboards
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Thom Flora - background vocals
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- Doyle Grisham - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Waylon Jennings - vocals on "The Carpenter"
- Jason Lehning - omnichord
- Paul Leim - drums
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
- Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - piano
- Calvin Settles - background vocals
- Odessa Settles - background vocals
- Shirley Settles - background vocals
- Lisa Silver - background vocals
- Hank Singer - fiddle, mandolin
- Marty Stuart - mandolin
- Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
- Randy Travis - lead vocals
- Robby Turner - steel guitar
- Cindy Richardson-Walker - background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Charts
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References
edit- ^ "Inspirational Journey by Randy Travis". Country Weekly. October 30, 2000. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Inspirational Journey". Allmusic. 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.