Rise and Shine (Randy Travis album)

Rise and Shine
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Studio album by Randy Travis
Released	October 15, 2002
Recorded	2001-2 at Seventeen Grand & The Sound Emporium - Nashville, TN
Genre	Country, gospel
Length	45:09
Label	Word/Warner Bros. Nashville/Curb
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Inspirational Journey (2000)Inspirational Journey2000 Rise and Shine (2002) Worship & Faith (2003)Worship & Faith2003

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Rise and Shine is an album released in 2002 by American country music artist Randy Travis. His second gospel album, it produced the single "Three Wooden Crosses", which in 2003 became his first Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart since 1994's "Whisper My Name". The only other single release from this album was "Pray for the Fish", which peaked at #48.

Track listing

1. "Raise Him Up" (Robb Royer, Rivers Rutherford) – 4:03
2. "Rise and Shine" (Randy Travis, Michael Curtis) – 3:02
3. "When Mama Prayed" (Paul Overstreet, Rory Lee Feek) – 4:42
4. "I'm Ready" (Travis, Ron Avis) – 2:56
5. "Three Wooden Crosses" (Kim Williams, Doug Johnson) – 3:21
6. "That's Jesus" (Travis, Curtis) - 2:57
7. "Pray for the Fish" (Phillip Moore, Dan Murph, Ray Scott) – 3:01
8. "Jerusalem's Cry" (Travis, Lance Dary, Pastor Matthew Hagee) – 3:56
9. "Keep Your Lure in the Water" (Travis, Michael Curtis, Pastor Jeff Perry) – 3:02
10. "If You Only Knew" (Rob Mathes, Phil Naish) – 4:13
11. "Everywhere We Go" (Travis, Curtis) – 2:32
12. "The Gift" (Scott, Moore) – 3:11
13. "Valley of Pain" (Rob Mathes, Allen Shamblin) – 4:04

Personnel

• Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar (track 5)
• Eric Darken – percussion (all tracks except 1 and 9)
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (track 1)
• Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar (all tracks except 5)
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (all tracks except 1 and 5)
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar (tracks 5,7), mandolin (track 5)
• Doyle Grisham – pedal steel guitar (track 5)
• Pastor Matthew Hagee – background vocals (tracks 1,3,4)
• Sandra Hagee – background vocals (tracks 1,3,4)
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals (tracks 1,10,13)
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (tracks 2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
• Wes Hightower – background vocals (tracks 1,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
• David Hungate – bass guitar (all tracks)
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano (all tracks)
• John Jorgenson – electric guitar (track 1)
• Christina Ketterling – background vocals (tracks 1,3,4)
• Paul Leim – drums (all tracks)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (all tracks except 1 and 5)
• Gordon Mote – keyboards (tracks 1,3,5,7,8,10,12,13)
• Nina Rodriguez – percussion (tracks 2,3)
• Lisa Silver – background vocals (tracks 1,10,13)
• Randy Travis – lead vocals (all tracks)
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr.– acoustic guitar (tracks 7,8,9,10)
• Cindy Walker – background vocals (tracks 1,10,13)

String section on "If You Only Knew"

• Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Lee Larrison, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor – violins
• Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale – violas
• Robert Mason – cello

Strings arranged by Bergen White.

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
USA Billboard 200	73
USA Billboard Top Christian Albums	1
USA Billboard Top Country Albums	8

External links

• Randy Travis discusses each track at randytravis.com