Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Always and Forever gets. Always and Forever simply stated is one of Randy Travis’s best CDs to date. Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
The nice thing about a CD like this is with this level of talent even if Contemporary Country isn’t your favorite genre you still can’t help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.
Overall Always and Forever is an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Contemporary Country collection. Truly an outstanding Contemporary Country CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.
While the entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 1 - Too Gone Too Long, track 4 - What'll You Do About Me, and track 9 - The Truth Is Lyin Next To You
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 10 - Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls. It’s a great track!
Always and Forever Release Notes:
Randy Travis originally released Always and Forever on October 25, 1990 on the Warner Bros. Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Too Gone Too Long 2. My House 3. Good Intentions 4. What'll You Do About Me 5. I Won't Need You Anymore 6. Forever And Ever, Amen 7. I Told You So 8. Anything 9. Truth Is Lyin' Next To You, The 10. Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls
Personnel: Randy Travis (vocals); Steve Gibson, Brent Mason (acoustic & electric guitars); Larry Byrom, Mark Casstevens, Russell Barenberg (acoustic guitar); Doyle Grisham (steel guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Paul Franklin (pedal dobro); Mark O'Connor (fiddle); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); "Jelly Roll" Johnson (harmonica); Dennis Burnside (keyboards); David Hungate, Jack Williams (bass); Larry Londin, James Stroud (drums); Sherri Huffman, Lisa Silver, Diane Tidwell, Dennis Locorriere, Paul Overstreet, Dennis Wilson (background vocals).
Baillie & The Boys: Kathy Baillie, Michael Brook, Alan LeBoeuf (background vocals).
Engineers: Joe Bogan, Marshall Morgan, Kyle Lehning, Kirt Odle.
Recorded at StarGem, Audio Media and Morningstar Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.
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