Rise And Shine is the latest release from Contemporary Country Superstar Randy Travis, and is another winner from this talented musician. Rise And Shine literally grabs your attention right from the very first note with Raise Him Up and won’t let go until the very last note of the very last song Valley Of Pain, which by the way is another great track.
These days it’s a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.
Listen to Rise And Shine and I believe you’ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and Randy Travis is clearly in top form. So much so that if you're even mildly into Contemporary Country music you'll enjoy this CD.
While the entire CD is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 5 - Three Wooden Crosses, track 9 - Keep Your Lure In The Water, and track 11 - Everywhere We Go.
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 3 - When Mama Prayed. Good stuff!
Rise And Shine Release Notes:
Randy Travis originally released Rise And Shine on October 15, 2002 on the Warner Bros. Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Raise Him Up 2. Rise And Shine 3. When Mama Prayed 4. I'm Ready 5. Three Wooden Crosses 6. That's Jesus 7. Pray For The Fish 8. Jerusalem's Cry 9. Keep Your Lure In The Water 10. If You Only Knew 11. Everywhere We Go 12. Gift, The 13. Valley Of Pain
Personnel: Randy Travis (vocals); Pat Flynn, Larry Beaird, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (acoustic guitar); Steve Gibson (electric guitar, mandolin); Brent Mason, John Jorgensen (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin, Doyle Grisham (steel guitar); Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Larrison Lee, David Davidson (violin); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vonasdale (viola); Robert Mason (cello); John Barlow Jarvis (piano); Gordon Mote (keyboards); David Hungate, Paul Leim (drums); Eric Darken, Nina Rodriguez (percussion);
Lisa Silver, Cindy Walker, Vicki Hampton, Wes Hightower (background vocals).
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