Inspirational Journey
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| 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 |
Inspirational Journey was released on 31 October in the year 2000,[1][2] and is the thirteenth studio album from American country music artist Randy Travis. His first album of gospel music, it also marked his return to Warner Bros. Records (by way of Word Records). The album was originally cut during Travis's tenure on Warner Bros. in the late 1990s but was not released until 2000.
"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 although Chesney was not credited. "Doctor Jesus" was originally recorded by Ken Mellons on his 1995 album Where Forever Begins. Waylon Jennings and his wife Jessi Colter are featured on "The Carpenter."
Track listing
- "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
- 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
- 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
Chart performance
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 34 [3] |
References
- ^ "Inspirational Journey by Randy Travis". Country Weekley. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Inspirational Journey". Allmusic. 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Randy Travis". Billboard. 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2014.