As Randy Travis has never attempted to shroud his influences in secrecy, there aren't a lot of surprises on Influence, Vol.
1: The Man I Am.
He does romp through Louis Armstrong's "Big Butter and Egg Man," but there are so many Merle Haggard tunes ("Someday We'll Look Back," "What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana," "Ever Changing Woman," "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall") this could almost be classified as a tribute.
After all, the Bob Wills song here, "Trouble in Mind," was a Merle Haggard staple, and the Lefty Frizzell and Ernest Tubb songs ("Saginaw, Michigan" and "Trouble in Mind," respectively) seem as if he cut them.
Travis stretches out a little bit at the end by recording Waylon Jennings' version of Billy Joe Shaver's "You Asked Me To," and saluting George Jones via a version of "Why Baby Why" and his newly written tribute "Tonight I'm Playing Possum," a new song that provides the hook into this covers record and is a pretty good little tune.
The whole affair doesn't deliver anything unexpected, but that's also its appeal: Travis doesn't surprise, he satisfies, and hearing him sing songs he loves is certainly a good time.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someday We'll Look BackMerle Haggard | Randy Travis | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Big Butter and Egg ManPercy Venable | Randy Travis | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Pennies from HeavenJohnny Burke, Arthur Johnston | Randy Travis | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Thanks a LotEddie Miller, Don Sessions | Randy Travis | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Trouble in MindRichard M. Jones | Randy Travis | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | My MaryJimmie Davis, Stuart Hamblen | Randy Travis | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Saginaw, MichiganBill Anderson, Donald Wayne Choate, Don Wayne | Randy Travis | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I'm Always on a Mountain (When I Fall)Chuck Howard | Randy Travis | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | You Asked Me ToWaylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver | Randy Travis | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Why Baby WhyDarrell Edwards, George Jones | Randy Travis | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Tonight I'm Playin' PossumKeith Gattis, Randy Travis | Randy Travis | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | What Have You Got Planned Tonight | Randy Travis | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Ever-Changing Woman | Randy Travis | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Anderson | Composer |
| 2 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 3 | Ryan Carr | Editing, Engineer |
| 4 | Donald Wayne Choate | Composer |
| 5 | Bill Cook | Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Lance Dary | Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Dave Davidson | Violin |
| 8 | Jimmie Davis | Composer |
| 9 | Kelly Doherty | Photography |
| 10 | Darrell Edwards | Composer |
| 11 | Conni Ellisor | Violin |
| 12 | Tim Farmer | Assistant |
| 13 | Keith Gattis | Composer |
| 14 | Steve Gibson | Guitar (Electric), Gut String Guitar, Mandolin |
| 15 | Jim Grosjean | Viola |
| 16 | Robert Hadley | Mastering |
| 17 | Merle Haggard | Composer |
| 18 | Stuart Hamblen | Composer |
| 19 | Robert Harrer | Backline Technician |
| 20 | Terry Heitland | Backline Technician |
| 21 | Michael Hersh | Assistant |
| 22 | Wes Hightower | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Steve Hinson | Dobro, Guitar (Steel) |
| 24 | Robb Houston | Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Chuck Howard | Composer |
| 26 | Jon Mark Ivey | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Waylon Jennings | Composer |
| 28 | David Johnson | Fiddle |
| 29 | Arthur Johnston | Composer |
| 30 | George Jones | Composer |
| 31 | Richard M. Jones | Composer |
| 32 | Dave Kirby | Composer |
| 33 | David Kirby | Composer |
| 34 | Cris Lacy | A&R |
| 35 | Jason Lehning | Engineer |
| 36 | Jordan Lehning | Editing, Engineer |
| 37 | Kyle Lehning | Mixing, Producer, Wurlitzer Piano |
| 38 | Joe Manuel | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 39 | Eddie Miller | Composer |
| 40 | Eddie Miller | Composer |
| 41 | Rick Wayne "LD" Money | Guitar (Electric), Tic Tac |
| 42 | Joe Nichols | Duet, Featured Artist |
| 43 | Katherine Petillo | Design |
| 44 | Curly Putman | Composer |
| 45 | Carole Rabinowitz | Cello |
| 46 | Chris Reedy | Assistant |
| 47 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 48 | Don Sessions | Composer |
| 49 | Billy Joe Shaver | Composer |
| 50 | Herb Shucher | Drums |
| 51 | Lisa Silver | Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Pam Sixfin | Violin |
| 53 | Kira Small | Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Kevin Sokolnicki | Editing, Engineer |
| 55 | Eric Swanson | Photography |
| 56 | Shane Tarleton | Creative Director |
| 57 | Randy Travis | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 58 | Alan Umstead | Violin |
| 59 | Joe VanDyke | Keyboards |
| 60 | Percy Venable | Composer |
| 61 | Don Wayne | Composer |
| 62 | Bergen White | Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 63 | Kris Wilkinson | Viola |
| 64 | Casey Wood | Editing, Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |