Trail of Memories: Anthology (Dig)

Randy Travis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000069KE1
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,619 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Diggin' Up Bones

2. On The Other Hand

3. Reasons I Cheat

4. 1982

5. Send My Body

6. No Place Like Home

7. Anything

8. Forever And Ever, Amen

9. I Won't Need You Anymore (Always And Forever)

10. Too Gone Too Long

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Heroes And Friends (Long Single Edit)

2. Allergic To The Blues

3. Point Of Light

4. Forever Together

5. I'm Gonna Have A Little Talk

6. Better Class Of Losers

7. Look Heart, No Hands

8. If I Didn't Have You

9. Memories Of Old Santa Fe

10. Cowboy Boogie

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Definitive, July 19, 2002

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T. C Lane (Marina, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This should've been a 5 star Anthology, but a few of Travis' later hits are missing. First the good news. All of his Country albums from 1986-99 are covered. All his #1 hits are here. The compilers have also included some album cuts like "Allergic To The Blues" and "Card Carryin' Fool" that could've been hits. The liner notes are good, the sound good and the packaging is good. Now the bad news. Two of Travis' last Top 10 hits from 1998 are mysteriously absent: "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom Of A Man" and "Out Of My Bones". Instead, there's 4 duets from a 1990 duets album. Only one, the duet with George Jones (which was a hit), should be here. The other 3 are substandard. Also, the title track from 1999's A Man Ain't Made of Stone (a Top 30 song) is absent. It's these slight faults that keep this from being 100% definitive. It's a good collection, and perfectly timed, since Travis' hits have dried up as of this date. If you're new to Randy Travis this is a better deal than the other Hits compilations on the market. Greatest #1 Hits is just too skimpy. Travis die-hards will dig the album cuts and packaging. Until all his hits are stuffed on to 1 CD, this is the next best thing to decent Randy Travis collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent collection of Randy's finest music, February 8, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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By far the strongest collection of Randy's music yet released, this contains all his hits for Warner and also a couple of his hits for Dream Works. To those who are disappointed that some Dream Works hits are missing, I say that they probably want to save them for their own compilation. Instead of those, Warner included a few choice album tracks, particularly some duets from the Heroes and friends album. Only one of the duets was a big hit single but three others are added here, and they are most welcome.

Randy had fifteen number one hits on the country charts and they are all here. They are Digging up bones, On the other hand, Forever and ever amen, I won't need you anymore, Too gone too long, I told you so, Honky tonk moon, Deeper than the holler, Is it still over, It's just a matter of time (originally a pop hit for Brook Benton), Hard rock bottom of your heart, Forever together, Look heart no hands, If I didn't have you and Whisper my name. Some of the other songs got very close, peaking at 2 or 3.

Randy's voice has similarities with Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard and Clint Black, but their contrasting musical styles ensures that you won't normally confuse one with another. A 40-page booklet provides extensive notes, far more detailed than you normally get with this type of compilation. Thus the quality of the booklet contents matches the quality of the music on the two CD's.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best songs...of the best singer..., May 4, 2003

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DanD - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trail of Memories: Anthology (Dig) (Audio CD)

I cannot honestly sit here and tell you that I never thought Randy Travis "too country." I did. I cannot sit here and tell you that I never thought him too emotional, too sentimental. I did. I have not been a Randy Travis fan his entire career; he's been singing longer than I've been alive. Nor have I listened to his songs with an open ear all the time.

But I can sit here and tell you, without a single lie creeping into these words, that this is a grand collection of one of country music's most worthy alums--a master of country music, Randy Travis. At his best? That's for you to decide. Is this collection good?

It's unbelievably good.

This two CD set covers an amazing career, and almost beautifully-crafted songs. Whether Travis wrote them or not, he owns them. "Reasons I Cheat", "Diggin Up Bones", "This Is Me," "He Walked On Water," and "The Hole" tell it like it is. "No Reason to Change," "Highway Junkie," "Heroes and Friends," and "Waiting on the Light to Change" all could describe Travis himself.

"Send My Body," "Anything," "Forever and Ever, Amen," "What'll You Do About Me," "Card Carryin' Fool," "Allergic to the Blues," "Before You Kill Us All," "Would I," and "Stanger in My Mirror" all use humor and light-heartedness to cover serious topics. The duets stand out as well, but Randy Travis himself is, of course, the reason you buy this collection. There is not a moment here when he doesn't shine, no matter what position the songs did (or didn't) reach.

You are probably a Randy Travis fan already; if you are not, you are probably wanting to join. Go ahead--Randy Travis promises to welcome one and all here. Just remember: you must like your country honest, true, and straight to the bone. I once made the mistake of overlooking Travis's traditionalism; now, with this collection, I have the chance to see what I missed.

Trust me, country music fans: this collection is one you must have. No country CD collection can be complete without "Trail of Memories."