Gospel has always been central to Randy Travis’ music, and this 20-song collection ranks among his best sets of inspirational material: beloved hymns, classic spirituals, and gospel standards, performed in a laidback, twangy acoustic setting. Listening to the record, it’s not hard to find yourself transported to a back-porch hymn sing, and though the album is relentlessly easygoing, Travis’ warmth for this material is unmistakable; several songs—“I’ll Fly Away,” “The Unclouded Day”—pick up the spritely feel of bluegrass.
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