Passing Through

by Randy Travis

Overview

In 2000, Randy Travis devoted himself to gospel music, and 2004's Passing Through is the fourth religious record he cut since then, but there's a difference here: instead of focusing on explicitly Christian material, Travis has collected a set of songs and stories about how faith affects life. It's inspirational music in the purest sense -- it doesn't preach, it instructs and inspires through its carefully observed tales. Musically, Passing Through is classic hardcore country, alternating between sentimental ballads and straight-ahead honky tonk and country-folk. Similarly, the songs themselves tell tales that are classic country, but the difference is that each has a subtle message or religious undercurrent to it. It all makes for a very strong album, either in contemporary Christian terms or by a purely musical yardstick, and it's further proof that Travis's traditionalist country continues to reap considerable rewards. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2004
Label:	Word Distribution / Word/Curb/Warner Bros.
UPC:	0080688634827

Tracks

1. Pick Up the Oars and Row
2. Four Walls
3. That Was Us
4. Angels
5. Running Blind
6. My Daddy Never Was
7. A Place to Hang My Hat
8. Right on Time
9. My Poor Old Heart
10. I'm Your Man
11. Train Long Gone
12. I Can See It in Your Eyes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Randy Travis   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Jarvis   Guest Artist,Piano,Wurlitzer,Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Dennis Linde   Vocals (Background)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica,Bass Harmonica
John Jorgenson   Slide Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Johnny Hiland   Guitar (Electric)
Lisa Silver   Vocals (Background)
Steve Gibson   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Gut String Guitar
Matt Rollings   Juno,Organ (Hammond)
Paul Franklin   Pedal Steel
Kyle Lehning   Guitar (Electric)
Kenny Malone   Bells,Drums,Tambourine
Larry Beaird   Guitar (Acoustic)
Cindy Walker   Vocals (Background)
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Paul Leim   Drums
Casey Wood   Tambourine,Drums (Bass)
Pat Flynn   Guitar (Acoustic)
David Hungate   Bass,Bass (Upright)
Vicki Hampton   Vocals (Background)
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Al Anderson   Soloist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Dan Dugmore   Pedal Steel,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Tony Harrell   Organ (Hammond)
Gordon Mote   Piano
Eric Darken   Percussion
Viktor Krauss   Bass (Upright)
Bryan Sutton   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Resonator)

Technical Credits

Jason Lehning   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Kyle Lehning   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Dennis Linde   Composer
Roger Ferris   Composer
Scott Baggett   Engineer
Randy Travis   Composer
Sharon Vaughn   Composer
Shawn Camp   Composer
Troy Seals   Composer
Michael Chavez   Assistant
Craig Wiseman   Composer
Casey Wood   Assistant,Overdub Engineer,Production Assistant
Jamie O'Hara   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Buck Moore   Composer
Erick Jaskowiak   Assistant
Al Anderson   Composer
Byron Hill   Composer
Steve Crowder   Assistant
Harry Stinson   Composer
Matthew Hagee   Composer
Don Rollins   Composer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Bryan Sutton   Fills
Gary Harrison   Composer
Richard Logsdon   Design
Cheryl H. McTyre   A&R
Shawn McSpaden   A&R
Roger D. Ferris   Composer
Elizabeth Travis   Stylist,Creative Director
Phillip "Mister P" Ivey   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Mark Lusk   Artist Development
Eric Swanson   Photography
Tony Lane   Composer
Brice Long   Composer
D. Vincent Williams   Composer
Pastor Matthew Hagee   Composer
Harvey McNalley   Composer