Heroes & Friends

Randy Travis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Flashback
• ASIN: B001O54NIK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,600 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heroes and Friends

2. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

3. Birth of the Blues

4. All Night Long

5. The Human Race

6. Shopping for Dresses

7. Waiting on the Light to Change

8. A Few Ole Country Boys

9. Walk Our Own Road

10. We're Strangers Again

11. Smokin' the Hive

12. Come See About Me

13. Happy Trails

14. Heroes and Friends (Reprise)

Editorial Reviews

Randy Travis Heroes and Friends

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great selection of duets, March 14, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heroes & Friends (Audio CD)

This set opens with the title track, the only one that Randy sings solo and a fitting tribute to the guests that appear on the remainder of the album. The big country hit was A few old country boys, the duet with George Jones (also featured on his guest album, Friends in high places). Most of the other guests are country singers but blues singer B B King joins Randy on Waiting for the light to change, while Clint Eastwood is guest on Smoking the hive. Those songs are all originals, as are The human race (with Vern Gosdin) and Walk our own road (with Kris Kristofferson). The remaining songs are all covers.

Three female guests are included but Emmylou (almost an automatic choice on this kind of project) is not among them. Dolly guests on Do I ever cross your mind, a song that she must love, having recorded at least five versions - first with Chet Atkins, then for her Heartbreak express album, then for this album, then for her Heart songs live album, then for Trio II. Tammy duets on We're strangers again and Loretta duets on Shopping for dresses.

The oldest song here is Birth of the blues (with Willie Nelson). Conway Twitty joins Randy on his own song, Come see about me, not to be confused with the Supremes song of the same title. Merle Haggard duets with Randy on All night long, an old Bob Wills song. Roy Rogers completes the main album on (what else) a duet of Happy trails.

If you enjoy traditional country music, you will find much to your liking here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crossover to Country, July 24, 2003

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Rocco Ferraro (Madison, CT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heroes & Friends (Audio CD)

As a longtime rock and roll listener from New England, this CD opened my ears to country music. Every song is a treasure, each artist compliments Randy's smooth baritone in their own unique way. A Few Ole Country Boys with George Jones is a true classic.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great singer with great heroes and friends, June 16, 2000

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J. Mederson (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heroes & Friends (Audio CD)

Every song on this album is enjoyable to listen to, and a few of them are on my list of top Travis songs (esp. the one with Dolly). And, as a huge Eastwood fan, I love the Randy - Clint duet. Clint's voice at the end gives me chills! Definitely a fun album to put in your car because you can enjoy every song.