Randy Travis - Rise and Shine

On his second gospel album, Rise and Shine, Randy Travis professes his faith within a traditional/contemporary Nashville setting. As steel guitars keen and fiddles whine, he delivers the message clearly, in his familiar unforced, relaxed style. Aside from "Everywhere We Go," a rousing call to resist secular efforts to "take your Commandments off the schoolhouse walls," these songs generally stick to the rusticities long associated with country Christianity, with evocations of Mama and fishin', a whiff or two of brimstone, and unsubtle wordplay ("The Son/sun's gonna rise and shine"). The music is appropriately sentimental, though the slow-drag, saloon shuffle of "I'm Ready" sounds a lot more like Saturday night than Sunday morning. It adds up to a strong performance, presented with flawless studio clarity and persuasive, understated feeling. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aubrey Haynie Fiddle Barry Landis Executive Producer Bergen White String Arrangements Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Guitar (Acoustic) Brent Mason Guitar (Electric) Buddy Jackson Design, Art Direction Carl Gorodetzky Violin Casey Wood Overdub Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Engineer Christina Ketterling Vocals, Vocals (Background) Cindy Walker Vocals (Background) Connie Ellisor Violin Dan Dugmore Guitar (Steel) David Davidson Violin David Hungate Guitar (Bass) Doug Sax Mastering Doyle Grisham Guitar (Steel) Eric Darken Percussion Gary VanOsdale Viola Gordon Mote Keyboards Jakob Jorgensen Guitar (Electric) Jason Lehning Vocal Engineer, Engineer John Barlow Jarvis Piano John Dolan Photography Karinne Caulkins Art Direction, Design Katherine Petillo Creative Director Kris Wilkinson Viola Kyle Lehning Mixing, String Engineer, Producer Larry Beaird Guitar (Acoustic) Lauriece Hudson Stylist Lee Larrison Violin Lisa Silver Vocals (Background) Mark Lusk Artist Development Nina Rodríguez Percussion Pamela Sixfin Violin Pastor Matthew Hagee Vocals (Background), Vocals Pat Flynn Guitar (Acoustic) Paul Franklin Guitar (Steel) Paul Leim Drums Phillip "Mister P" Ivey Make-Up, Hair Stylist Randy Travis Liner Notes Robert Hadley Mastering Robert Mason Cello Sandra Hagee Vocals (Background), Vocals Sang Park Assistant Engineer Steve Gibson Mandolin, Guitar (Electric) Steve Tillisch Engineer Tammie Harris Cleek Creative Director Tom McAnich Copyist Vicki Hampton Vocals (Background) Walker Bernard Assistant Engineer Wes Hightower Vocals (Background)