Inspirational Journey Explained

Inspirational Journey
Type:	studio
Artist:	Randy Travis
Cover:	randyinspo.jpg
Released:	October 24, 2000
Genre:	Country
Label:	Word Records
Producer:	Kyle Lehning
Prev Title:	A Man Ain't Made of Stone
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Rise and Shine
Next Year:	2002

Inspirational Journey is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on October 24, 2000 by Word Records.^{[1] [2]} The album was originally recorded during Travis' tenure on Warner Bros. in the late 1990s, but was not released until 2000.

"Baptism" as duet with Kenny Chesney, was included on Chesney's 1999 album Everywhere We Go, but is featured on Inspirational Journey as a solo by Travis. The song charted at #75 on the Billboard country charts. "Doctor Jesus" was originally recorded by Ken Mellons on his 1994 self-titled debut album. Waylon Jennings and his wife Jessi Colter are featured on "The Carpenter."

Track listing

1. "Shallow Water" (Tom Kimmel) – 3:43
2. "Baptism" (Mickey Cates) – 4:11
3. "Which Way Will You Choose?" (Ron Block) – 2:41
4. "Doctor Jesus" (Tony Stampley, Justin Bolen) – 3:02
5. "Drive Another Nail" (Marty Raybon, Michael A. Curtis) – 3:29
6. "See Myself in You" (Tom Kimmel, Tom Prasada-Rao) – 3:54
7. "Feet on the Rock" (Troy Seals, Buck Moore) – 3:10
8. "Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle" (Kim Tribble, Bobby Whiteside) – 3:40
9. "The Carpenter" (Randy Travis, Ron Avis, Chip Taylor) – 3:17
   • featuring Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
10. "Walk with Me" (Travis, Les Bohan) – 2:58
11. "I Am Going" (Travis, Buck Moore) – 3:48
12. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 3:25

Personnel

• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
• Kevin Carroll - background vocals
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Jessi Colter - vocals on "The Carpenter"
• Jim Cox - keyboards
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Thom Flora - background vocals
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
• Doyle Grisham - steel guitar
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
• David Hungate - bass guitar
• Waylon Jennings - vocals on "The Carpenter"
• Jason Lehning - omnichord
• Paul Leim - drums
• Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
• Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Steve Nathan - piano
• Calvin Settles - background vocals
• Odessa Settles - background vocals
• Shirley Settles - background vocals
• Lisa Silver - background vocals
• Hank Singer - fiddle, mandolin
• Marty Stuart - mandolin
• Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
• Randy Travis - lead vocals
• Robby Turner - steel guitar
• Cindy Richardson-Walker - background vocals
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inspirational Journey by Randy Travis. Country Weekly. October 30, 2000. September 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924064253/http://www.countryweekly.com/reviews/inspirational-journey-randy-travis. September 24, 2014.
2. Web site: Inspirational Journey. Allmusic. 2000. September 19, 2014.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 20, 2020.