Randy Travis Drops First Album Of Original Music In 18 Years
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Randy Travis Drops New Original Music For The First Time In 18 Years
On Friday, November 13, Randy Travis released his brand-new album, Same Old Way.
It’s the first batch of never-before-heard songs fans have gotten from the country superstar in nearly two decades.
Until now, his last studio album of original material was Around the Bend, which was released in 2008. Five years later, the country legend suffered a near-fatal stroke that completely changed the course of his music career.
The stroke damaged the parts of his brain responsible for speech and language, leading to a diagnosis of aphasia. Since then, Travis has had difficulty speaking and singing. He was also left partially paralyzed and needs a wheelchair to get around.
Travis has managed to stay in the spotlight as much as possible, though. He makes appearances at awards shows and other events. He’s also been traveling for his More Life Tour, where country singer James Dupré provides vocals for his songs, while Travis stays on stage and interacts with fans.
Still, nobody expected to hear new music from him again.
How Randy Travis’ New Album Came To Be
Travis announced that his new album was on the way back in early September. Along with the announcement, he also released the album’s title track.
But if the Country Music Hall of Famer can no longer sing, how did this new album come together? Well, it’s actually quite simple.
Unlike the AI-assisted singles Travis released in previous years, this album features a collection of songs that he recorded before his health struggles. Travis’ longtime producer, Kyle Lehning, went back through songs he recorded from 1986 to 2013 and remixed and remastered them for the project.
In an interview with Garden & Gun, Travis’ wife, Mary, who has helped speak for him since his stroke, reveals the project has been in the works for a while now.
“Kyle Lehning went to L.A. and his own studio and pulled several songs that had been put in the vault,” she told the outlet. “They were songs Randy had recorded from his late twenties till right before the stroke. Then we sat down as a group and picked the twelve that are on this album. That was about two and a half years ago, so it’s been in the works for a while. It’s so nice to see it finally come to life.”
Same Old Way Full Track List
- “I Know Where I’d Be Without You”
- “Fish On”
- “I Don’t Care”
- “Just Read The Signs”
- “Mission Of Love”
- “I Catch ‘Em”
- “There’s No Getting Over You”
- “They Called It A Church”
- “One Tear At A Time”
- “Same Old Way”
- “My Greatest Fear”
- “Set The Blues Back”
Listen to Randy Travis’ new album, Same Old Way, below.
