Travis Pickin' Explained

Travis Pickin' is an all-instrumental acoustic solo album by American country guitarist Merle Travis released by the CMH Records label in 1981 as an LP recording.^[1] It was not released on compact disc, but was made available for download in 2018.^[2] Travis was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for the album in 1981.^[3]

LP record track listing

Side One

1. Rose Time (re-recording) - 1:37
2. There'll Be Some Changes Made - 2:31
3. Born To Lose (Ted Daffan) - 2:52
4. Too Tight Rag (M. Christian) - 1:45
5. You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You - 2:26
6. Night Sounds (M. Travis) - 1:34
7. Sugar Moon - 2:40

Side Two

1. White Heat (M. Christian) - 1:20
2. Midnight Special - 3:48
3. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise - 1:23
4. Sleep (Earl Burtnett, Adam Geibel) - 2:39
5. Love Letters in the Sand - 2:15
6. Drifting And Dreaming (E. Van Alstyne, L. Curtis, H. Gillespie, E. R. Schmidt) - 2:29
7. Sing Baby Sing (L. Pollack, J. Yellen) - 2:14

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Merle-Travis-Travis-Pickin/release/1889601 Merle Travis – Travis Pickin'
2. https://www.cmhrecords.com/products/merle-travis-travis-pickin Merle Travis - Travis Pickin'
3. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/merle-travis Merle Travis