''Inspirational Journey'' is the thirteenth studio album by American

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artist

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...

. It was released on October 24, 2000 by

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. The album was originally recorded during Travis' tenure on Warner Bros. in the late 1990s, but was not released until 2000. "

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" 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 ''

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'' country charts. "Doctor Jesus" was originally recorded by

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on his 1994 self-titled debut album.

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and his wife Jessi Colter are featured on "The Carpenter."

Track listing

#"Shallow Water" (Tom Kimmel) – 3:43 #"

" (Mickey Cates) – 4:11 #"Which Way Will You Choose?" ( Ron Block) – 2:41 #"Doctor Jesus" (Tony Stampley, Justin Bolen) – 3:02 #"Drive Another Nail" (

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, Michael A. Curtis) – 3:29 #"See Myself in You" (Tom Kimmel, Tom Prasada-Rao) – 3:54 #"Feet on the Rock" (

Troy Seals Troy Harold Seals (born November 16, 1938, in Bighill, Madison County, Kentucky, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes Jim Seals (of Seals and C ...

, Buck Moore) – 3:10 #"Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle" (

Kim Tribble Kim Chadwick Tribble (November 14, 1951-August 26, 2021) was an American country music songwriter. Active since the mid-1990s, he has written for David Lee Murphy, Montgomery Gentry, Doug Stone, and others. Two songs written by Tribble, " Guys Do ...

, Bobby Whiteside) – 3:40 #"The Carpenter" (Randy Travis, Ron Avis, Chip Taylor) – 3:17 #*featuring

and Jessi Colter #"Walk with Me" (Travis, Les Bohan) – 2:58 #"I Am Going" (Travis, Buck Moore) – 3:48 #" Amazing Grace" ( John Newton) – 3:25

Personnel

* Larry Byrom -

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* Kevin Carroll - background vocals * Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar * Jessi Colter - vocals on "The Carpenter" * Jim Cox -

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* Thom Flora - background vocals * Sonny Garrish -

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* Doyle Grisham - steel guitar *

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fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

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- vocals on "The Carpenter" * Jason Lehning -

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* Chris Leuzinger -

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* Terry McMillan -

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* Brent Mason - electric guitar * Steve Nathan -

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* Calvin Settles - background vocals * Odessa Settles - background vocals * Shirley Settles - background vocals * Lisa Silver - background vocals * Hank Singer - fiddle,

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Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...

- mandolin *

Fred Tackett Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Little F ...

- acoustic guitar *

- lead vocals *

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- steel guitar * Cindy Richardson-Walker - background vocals * Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar *

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- bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2000 albums Curb Records albums Randy Travis albums Warner Records albums Word Records albums Albums produced by Kyle Lehning