Rise and Shine

by Randy Travis

Overview

On his second gospel album, Rise and Shine, Randy Travis professes his faith within a traditional/contemporary Nashville setting. As steel guitars keen and fiddles whine, he delivers the message clearly, in his familiar unforced, relaxed style. Aside from "Everywhere We Go," a rousing call to resist secular efforts to "take your Commandments off the schoolhouse walls," these songs generally stick to the rusticities long associated with country Christianity, with evocations of Mama and fishin', a whiff or two of brimstone, and unsubtle wordplay ("The Son/sun's gonna rise and shine"). The music is appropriately sentimental, though the slow-drag, saloon shuffle of "I'm Ready" sounds a lot more like Saturday night than Sunday morning. It adds up to a strong performance, presented with flawless studio clarity and persuasive, understated feeling. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2020
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0080688623623
Rank:	42234

Tracks

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. The Gift
13. Valley of Pain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Randy Travis   Primary Artist
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.   Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Vicki Hampton   Vocals (Background)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
John Barlow Jarvis   Piano
Kris Wilkinson   Viola
Lisa Silver   Vocals (Background)
Steve Gibson   Mandolin,Guitar (Electric)
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Lee Larrison   Violin
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Steel)
Gordon Mote   Keyboards
Eric Darken   Percussion
Gary VanOsdale   Viola
Sandra Hagee   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nina Rodriguez   Percussion
Christina Ketterling   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jakob Jorgensen   Guitar (Electric)
Pastor Matthew Hagee   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Robert Mason   Cello
Aubrey Haynie   Fiddle
Connie Ellisor   Violin
Larry Beaird   Guitar (Acoustic)
Carl Gorodetzky   Violin
Cindy Walker   Vocals (Background)
Paul Leim   Drums
Pamela Sixfin   Violin
David Davidson   Violin
Pat Flynn   Guitar (Acoustic)
Doyle Grisham   Guitar (Steel)
David Hungate   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Doug Sax   Mastering
Jason Lehning   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Robb Royer   Composer
Rob Mathes   Composer
Rivers Rutherford   Composer
Phil Naish   Composer
Randy Travis   Composer,Liner Notes
Ray Scott   Composer
Michael Curtis   Composer
Paul Overstreet   Composer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Phillip Moore   Composer
Lance Dary   Composer
Rory Lee   Composer
Doug Johnson   Composer
Katherine Petillo   Creative Director
Barry Landis   Executive Producer
P. Moore   Composer
Lauriece Hudson   Stylist
Walker Bernard   Assistant Engineer
Phillip "Mister P" Ivey   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Mark Lusk   Artist Development
Buddy Jackson   Design,Art Direction
Karinne Caulkins   Design,Art Direction
Sang Park   Assistant Engineer
Ron Avis   Composer
John Dolan   Photography
Tom McAnich   Copyist
Tammie Harris Cleek   Creative Director
Pastor Matthew Hagee   Composer
Allen Shamblin   Composer
Steve Tillisch   Engineer
Bergen White   String Arrangements
Kim Williams   Composer
Kyle Lehning   Mixing,Producer,String Engineer
Casey Wood   Mixing Assistant,Overdub Engineer,Assistant Engineer