Always & Forever (Randy Travis album)

Always & Forever

Studio album by Randy Travis

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

Randy Travis chronology

Storms of Life
(1986)

Always & Forever
(1987)

Old 8×10
(1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B^[3]

Always & Forever is the second 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.

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
Russell 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

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Albums	16
US Billboard Top Country Albums	1
US Billboard 200	19

Reception

On episode #1515 of the award-winning podcast Never Not Funny, comedian Jimmy Pardo revealed this album as his #2 favorite album of 1987, behind Don Dixon's Romeo at Juilliard. Pardo admits, however, that he has never seen Travis in concert.^[4]

References

↑ Always & Forever at AllMusic
↑ Hochman, Steve (May 3, 1987). "Hollow Homage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Randy Travis". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
↑ Pardo, Jimmy (November 13, 2014). "Never Not Funny 1515". Earwolf Studios. Retrieved 2014-11-13.

Preceded by Hillbilly Deluxe by Dwight Yoakam	Top Country Albums number-one album June 20, 1987 – August 29, 1987	Succeeded by Born to Boogie by Hank Williams, Jr.
Preceded by Born to Boogie by Hank Williams, Jr.	Top Country Albums number-one album September 5, 1987 – November 7, 1987	Succeeded by Greatest Hits Volume Two by George Strait
Preceded by Greatest Hits Volume Two by George Strait	Top Country Albums number-one album November 14, 1987	Succeeded by Just Us by Alabama
Preceded by Just Us by Alabama	Top Country Albums number-one album November 28, 1987 – February 20, 1988	Succeeded by 80's Ladies by K.T. Oslin
Preceded by If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' by George Strait	Top Country Albums number-one album May 7, 1988 – June 11, 1988	Succeeded by Reba by Reba McEntire
Preceded by Storms of Life by Randy Travis	Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1988	Succeeded by Loving Proof by Ricky Van Shelton

Randy Travis

Albums Singles

Studio albums	Randy Traywick Storms of Life Always & Forever Old 8×10 No Holdin' Back Heroes & Friends High Lonesome Wind in the Wire This Is Me Full Circle You and You Alone A Man Ain't Made of Stone Inspirational Journey Rise and Shine Worship & Faith Passing Through Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Around the Bend Anniversary Celebration Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Forever & Ever... The Best of Randy Travis Greatest #1 Hits Super Hits, Volume 1 Trail of Memories: The Randy Travis Anthology The Essential Randy Travis The Very Best of Randy Travis The Platinum Collection I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis I'll Fly Away Top 10 Randy Travis Forever Country: 15 Original Hits Hymns: 17 Timeless Songs of Faith On the Other Hand: All the Number Ones

Holiday albums	An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season

Live albums	Randy Ray: Live at the Nashville Palace Live: It Was Just a Matter of Time

Notable singles	"1982" "On the Other Hand" "Diggin' Up Bones" "No Place Like Home" "Forever and Ever, Amen" "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" "Too Gone Too Long" "I Told You So" "Honky Tonk Moon" "Deeper Than the Holler" "Is It Still Over?" "Promises" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" "He Walked on Water" "A Few Ole Country Boys" (with George Jones) "Heroes and Friends" "Point of Light" "Forever Together" "Better Class of Losers" "I'd Surrender All" "If I Didn't Have You" "Look Heart, No Hands" "An Old Pair of Shoes" "Cowboy Boogie" "Before You Kill Us All" "Whisper My Name" "This Is Me" "The Box" "Are We in Trouble Now" "Would I" "Out of My Bones" "The Hole" "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" "Stranger in My Mirror" "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" "Baptism" "Three Wooden Crosses"

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