Passing Through (Randy Travis album)
Passing Through is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on November 9, 2004, by Word Records. The album produced two singles on the Billboard country charts: "Four Walls" at No. 46 and "Angels" at No. 48. "That Was Us" was previously recorded by Tracy Lawrence on his 2001 album of the same name.
Recording
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 11 were recorded in September 2001 at the Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville. The rest of the songs were recorded in June 2004 at Cartee Day Studios in Nashville. According to the liner notes, 20 songs were recorded for this album.Track listing
- "Pick Up the Oars and Row" – 2:50
- "Four Walls" – 3:42
- "That Was Us" – 3:25
- "Angels" – 3:46
- "Running Blind" – 2:52
- "My Daddy Never Was" – 3:56
- "A Place to Hang My Hat" – 3:15
- "Right On Time" – 3:58
- "My Poor Old Heart" – 2:46
- "I'm Your Man" – 3:27
- "Train Long Gone" – 3:56
- "I Can See It in Your Eyes" – 4:17
Personnel
- Randy Travis – lead vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
- Tony Harrell – Hammond B3 organ
- Gordon Mote – acoustic piano
- Matt Rollings – Roland Juno-60, Hammond B3 organ
- Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
- John Jorgenson – electric guitar, electric slide guitar
- Kyle Lehning – Hammertone electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
- Al Anderson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar solo
- Johnny Hiland – electric guitar
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar, upright bass
- Viktor Krauss – upright bass
- Paul Leim – drums
- Kenny Malone – drums, bells, tambourine
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Casey Wood – bass drum, tambourine
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Charlie McCoy – bass harmonica, harmonica
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Cindy Walker – backing vocals
- Dennis Linde – backing vocals
- Liana Manis – backing vocals
Production
- Shawn McSpadden – A&R direction
- Kyle Lehning – producer, mixing, vocal recording
- Jason Lehning – recording, vocal recording
- Scott Baggett – recording
- Casey Wood – production assistant, mix assistant, recording assistant, overdub recording
- Erick Jaskowiak – recording assistant
- Steve Crowder – recording assistant
- Michael Chavez – vocal recording assistant
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Doug Sax – mastering
- The Mastering Lab – mastering location
- Cheryl H. McTyre – A&R administration
- Mark Lusk – artist development
- Elizabeth Travis – creative director, stylist, management
- Richard Logsdon – design
- Eric Swanson – photography
- Phillip Ivey – hair, make-up