Gospel has always been central to Randy Travis’ music, and this 20-song collection ranks among his best sets of inspirational material: beloved hymns, classic spirituals and gospel standards, performed in a laidback, twangy acoustic setting. Listening to the record, it’s not hard to find yourself transported to a back-porch hymn sing, and though the album is relentlessly easygoing, Travis’ warmth for this material is unmistakable; several songs—“I’ll Fly Away”, “The Unclouded Day”—pick up the spritely feel of bluegrass.
- Alan Jackson
- Willie Nelson & Bobbie Nelson
- Diamond Rio
- Ronnie Milsap
- The Oak Ridge Boys