High Lonesome (Randy Travis album)
High Lonesome is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis, released on August 27, 1991. Four singles were released from the album: "Forever Together" (#1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts), "Better Class of Losers" (#2), "Point of Light" (#3), and "I'd Surrender All" (#20). All of these singles except "Point of Light" were co-written by Travis and Alan Jackson. Conversely, Travis co-wrote Jackson's 1992 #1 "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)", from his album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love).
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| Released | August 27, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | The Nightingale, Nashville Tracks 2 & 4 The Soundshop, Nashville Tracks 1, 3 & 10 Groundstar Lab, Nashville Tracks 5 - 9 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | A- link |
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Track listing
- "Let Me Try" (Chuck Cannon, Allen Shamblin) - 4:03
- "Oh, What a Time to Be Me" (Randy Travis, Don Schlitz) - 3:35
- "Heart of Hearts" (Mike Henderson, Kevin Welch) - 2:41
- "Point of Light" (Schlitz, Thom Schuyler) - 3:34
- "Forever Together" (Travis, Alan Jackson) - 3:06
- "Better Class Of Losers" (Travis, Jackson) - 2:41
- "I'd Surrender All" (Travis, Jackson) - 3:36
- "High Lonesome" (Gretchen Peters) - 3:27
- "Allergic to the Blues" (Jackson, Jim McBride) - 2:28
- "I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk with Jesus" (Schlitz, Travis)- 2:42
- featuring Take 6
Personnel
- Russ Barenberg – acoustic guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Dennis Burnside – piano
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Carol Chase – background vocals
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Sherilyn Huffman – background vocals
- David Hungate – bass guitar, emulator, trombone, trumpet
- Kyle Lehning – Wurlitzer
- Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar
- Paul Leim – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Brent Mason – six-string bass guitar, electric guitar
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
- Lisa Silver – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – drums
- Take 6 – background vocals on "I'm Gonna Have a Little Talk with Jesus"
- Randy Travis – lead vocals
- Dianne Vanette – background vocals
- Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- John Willis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 43 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 61 |
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