March 15, 2008 - Randy Travis surprises Carrie Underwood during her Opry performance to invite her to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry! Photo courtesy of the Grand Ole Opry.
March 3, 2009 — In March last year, Randy Travis was on hand to invite Carrie Underwood to join the Grand Ole Opry when she sang his song "I Told You So" on the venerable radio show. Since that time, Carrie’s released the ballad as a single, and now Randy’s making his original recording the title of a two-disc compilation, I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis.
That news comes in a week when both singers are scheduled to appear on GAC’s Opry Live.
Randy’s album, slated for release March 17, features a whopping 32 tracks, including a new single — "Turn It Around," originally released on last summer’s Around The Bend album — and two previously unreleased recordings, "You Ain’t Right" and "Love’s Alive And Well." Of course, it also serves up a ton of his hits, such as "On The Other Hand," "Forever And Ever, Amen," "Three Wooden Crosses" and "It’s Just A Matter Of Time."
"I've always loved Randy Travis," Carrie told Dial-Global. "He's got such a distinct voice. When I was very young, I didn't know who he was or what he looked like, but I could pick out his voice. 'Cause it's very memorable, and I knew all the words. I had the cassettes, and I think for some reason he kind of reminds me of my dad."
Carrie is set to appear on the cover of Country Weekly when the next edition arrives on newsstands on Monday. In the meantime, she’ll join Luke Bryan, Montgomery Gentry and the Oak Ridge Boys on Saturday’s edition of Opry Live, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on GAC. Randy is featured Tuesday in an encore edition of Opry Live, also at 9 p.m. ET, with Randy Houser, Kevin Costner and Billy Currington.
The complete track listing for I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis follows:
Disc 1
• Diggin’ Up Bones
• Forever And Ever, Amen
• I Told You So
• He Walked On Water
• Promises
• Three Wooden Crosses
• Deeper Than The Holler
• On The Other Hand
• Too Gone Too Long
• We’re Strangers Again
• Look Heart, No Hands
• 1982
• Better Class Of Losers
• I Won’t Need You Anymore (Always And Forever)
• Faith In You
• Love’s Alive And Well
Disc 2
• Honky Tonk Moon
• Would I
• It’s Just A Matter Of Time
• Forever Together
• No Place Like Home
• A Few Ole Country Boys (duet with George Jones)
• It’s Still Over
• Whisper My Name
• Before You Kill Us All
• Heroes And Friends
• This Is Me
• King Of The Road
• The Box
• Are We In Trouble Now
• Turn It Around
• You Ain’t Right
RSS Feeds