Always & Forever (Randy Travis album)
Released April 4, 1987
Recorded 1986 at StarGem and Audio Media – Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 30:33
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Kyle Lehning
Always & Forever is the second studio album by country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on April 4, 1987 by Warner Bros. Records. Released from this album were the singles “Too Gone Too Long”, “I Won’t Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)”, “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “I Told You So”, all of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It is comedian Jimmy Pardo’s second-favorite album of 1987, just behind Don Dixon’s Romeo at Julliard.
The track “What’ll You Do About Me” has been covered by several artists, including single releases by Steve Earle, The Forester Sisters and Doug Supernaw. “I Told You So” was covered by Carrie Underwood as a duet with Travis on her 2007 album Carnival Ride, from which it was released as a single in January 2009.
Track listing
“Too Gone Too Long” (Gene Pistilli) – 2:24
“My House” (Al Gore, Paul Overstreet) – 2:54
“Good Intentions” (Marvin Coe, Merle Haggard, Randy Travis) – 3:37
“What’ll You Do About Me” (Dennis Linde) – 2:38
“I Won’t Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)” (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals) – 3:08
“Forever and Ever, Amen” (Overstreet, Don Schlitz) – 3:31
“I Told You So” (Travis) – 3:40
“Anything” (Ronny Scaife, Phil Thomas) – 2:41
“The Truth Is Lyin’ Next to You” (Susan Longacre, Kent Robbins) – 3:24
“Tonight We’re Gonna Tear Down the Walls” (Jim Sales, Travis) – 2:38
Production
Engineer Outboard Gear Service: Studio Equipment Rental (co owner: Pamela M Jones)
Personnel
Baillie & The Boys – background vocals
Russ Barenberg – acoustic guitar
Michael Brooks – background vocals
Dennis Burnside – keyboards
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Paul Franklin – pedabro
Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
Sherilyn Huffman – background vocals
David Hungate – bass guitar
Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
Dennis Locorriere – background vocals
Larrie Londin – drums
Terry McMillan – percussion, harmonica
Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Mark O’Connor – fiddle
Paul Overstreet – background vocals
Lisa Silver – background vocals
James Stroud – drums
Diane Tidwell – background vocals
Randy Travis – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Jack Williams – bass guitar
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
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