Music Review

Inspirational Journey (2012)

Randy Travis
Reviewed by Alanna Nash | Nov 10, 2000
EW's GRADE
C+

Details Lead Performance: Randy Travis; Genre: Country

Randy Travis's first Christian album, Inspirational Journey, takes off like a house afire, with a divine mix of honky-tonk, gospel, and bluegrass. But midway, it deteriorates into Nashville formula, with simplistic homilies, overblown production, and a lackluster star turn from Mr. and Mrs. Waylon Jennings. The album's salvation is Travis's exquisite, quavering baritone, from his mouth to God's ear. C+

Originally posted Nov 10, 2000 Published in issue #568 Nov 10, 2000 Order article reprints

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