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1990 studio album by Randy Travis
Heroes & Friends is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis . It was released on August 31, 1990 by Warner Records . Except for the title track (which is reprised at the end), every song on this album is a duet with another recording artist. "A Few Ole Country Boys" (a duet with George Jones ) and the title track were both released as singles from this album, peaking at numbers 8 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs ) charts in 1990.
"We're Strangers Again" was originally recorded by Merle Haggard and Leona Williams on their 1983 album Heart to Heart . The version here, a duet between Travis and Tammy Wynette , was later included on Wynette's Best Loved Hits album, from which it was released as a single in late 1991.
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) Duet partner 1. "Heroes and Friends " Randy Travis , Don Schlitz n/a 2:09 2. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind " Dolly Parton Dolly Parton 2:46 3. "The Birth of the Blues " Lew Brown , Buddy DeSylva , Ray Henderson Willie Nelson 2:38 4. "All Night Long" Johnny Gimble , Bob Wills Merle Haggard 3:04 5. "The Human Race" Tim Mensy , Jimmy Phillips, Gene DobbinsVern Gosdin 2:27 6. "Shopping for Dresses" Merle Haggard, "Little" Jimmy Dickens Loretta Lynn 3:00 7. "Waiting on the Light to Change" Gary Nicholson , Richard Leigh B.B. King 2:44 8. "A Few Ole Country Boys " Troy Seals , Mentor Williams George Jones 3:37 9. "Walk Our Own Road" Bernie Nelson, Lisa Palas Kris Kristofferson 2:44 10. "We're Strangers Again" Haggard, Leona Williams Tammy Wynette 2:45 11. "Smokin' the Hive" Byron Hill , J. Remington WildeClint Eastwood 2:23 12. "Come See About Me" Conway Twitty Conway Twitty 2:46 13. "Happy Trails " Dale Evans Roy Rogers 2:13 14. "Heroes and Friends (Reprise)" Travis, Schlitz n/a 1:56
Personnel [ edit ]
Randy Travis – vocals
Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (1, 5-10, 12), electric piano (2), Wurlitzer electric piano (10)
Shane Keister – organ (1, 9), acoustic piano (8)
Barry Beckett – acoustic piano (3, 4)
Kyle Lehning – Wurlitzer electric piano (6)
Randy Goodrum – acoustic piano (11)
Mike Lawler – synthesizer (12), banjo (12)
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano (13)
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar (1-4, 6-8, 10)
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1, 3-10, 12, 13)
Steve Gibson – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 12, 13), 12-string guitar (1, 9), mandolin (2)
Chet Atkins – gut-string guitar (2)
Willie Nelson – guitar solo (3), vocals (3)
Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar (5, 12)
Brent Rowan – electric guitar (5)
B.B. King – lead guitar (7), vocals (7)
Brent Mason – electric guitar (9, 13)
Dean Parks – electric guitar (11)
Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (11)
Jerry Douglas – dobro (2, 5, 8)
Doyle Grisham – steel guitar (1-10, 12, 13)
Gary Carter – steel guitar (5)
Jay Dee Maness – steel guitar (11)
David Hungate – bass (1, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Jack Williams – bass (2-5, 8, 12, 13)
Bob Glaub – bass (11)
Larrie Londin – drums (1, 5-7, 9, 12, 13)
Paul Leim – drums (2, 8, 10)
Eddie Bayers – drums (3, 4)
Carlos Vega – drums (11)
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (1, 5, 7)
Mickey Raphael – harmonica (3)
Terry McMillan – harmonica (11), percussion (12)
Mark O'Connor – fiddle (1, 6, 8, 10, 11)
David Johnson – fiddle (4)
Tom Rutledge – fiddle (4)
Denis Solee – clarinet (3)
Dolly Parton – vocals (2)
Merle Haggard – vocals (4)
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (4)
Vern Gosdin – vocals (5)
Loretta Lynn – vocals (6)
Sheri Huffman – backing vocals (6-8, 10, 11, 13)
Lisa Silver – backing vocals (6-8, 10, 11, 13)
Diane Vanette – backing vocals (6-8, 10, 11, 13)
George Jones – vocals (8)
Kris Kristofferson – vocals (9)
Tammy Wynette – vocals (10)
Clint Eastwood – vocals (11)
Conway Twitty – vocals (12)
Roy Rogers – vocals (13)
Choir on "Heroes and Friends"
Production [ edit ]
Lib Hatcher – executive producer, concept and direction, art direction, additional photography
Martha Sharp – A&R direction
Kyle Lehning – producer, recording, overdub recording, mixing
Joseph Bogan – recording
Tom Knox – recording, overdub recording, recording assistant, additional overdub recording, mix assistant
Marshall Morgan – recording
Elliot Scheiner – recording
Steve Bishir – recording assistant, additional overdub recording
Dan Bosworth – recording assistant
Robert Charles – recording assistant, additional overdub recording
John Condon – recording assistant, production coordinator
Chrissy Follman – recording assistant
Scott Gunter – recording assistant
Brad Jones – recording assistant
Patrick Kelly – recording assistant
Keith Odle – recording assistant, additional overdub recording
Kirt Odle – recording assistant
Gary Paczosa – recording assistant
Carry Summers – recording assistant, additional overdub recording
Lou Carto – additional overdub recording
Doug Sax – mastering
Alan Yoshida – mastering
The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
Laura LiPuma – art direction
Richard Logsdon – illustration
Jeff Katz – front cover photography
Tim Campbell – additional photography
Beth Gwinn – additional photography
Alan L. Mayor – additional photography
Kevin Winter – additional photography
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Heroes & Friends at AllMusic
^ Hurst, Jack (October 4, 1990). "Randy Travis Heroes and Friends (Warner)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 24, 2013 .
^ Nash, Alanna (October 12, 1990). "Country" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 24, 2013 .
^ Lewis, Randy (September 16, 1990). "** 1/2 RANDY TRAVIS "Heroes and Friends" Warner Bros" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 24, 2013 .
^ "Randy Travis - Heroes and Friends CD Album" . CD Universe . Retrieved April 24, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "CG: Randy Travis" . RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013 .
^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved December 26, 2020 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991" . Billboard . Retrieved December 26, 2020 .
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