Storms of Life

MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES AND PRESSED AT RTI FOR AUDIOPHILE SOUND

1/2" / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

Nobody could have predicted the impact Randy Travis' proper debut would make on country music when it was released in 1986. Recorded by a virtually unknown singer-songwriter who had once been rejected by every major label, and bolstered by production and arrangements that spotlight Travis' impeccable vocals, Storms of Life spurred a stylistic sea change that would soon sweep Nashville and place the North Carolina native at the center of the neotraditionalist movement. More than three decades later, the LP's brilliance looms larger than ever.

Tracklist:

A1 On The Other Hand
A2 The Storms Of Life
A3 My Heart Cracked (But It Did Not Break)
A4 Diggin' Up Bones
A5 No Place Like Home
B1 1982
B2 Send My Body
B3 Messin' With My Mind
B4 Reasons I Cheat
B5 There'll Always Be A Honky Tonk Somewhere

Acoustic Bass [Bass: (Acoustic)]– Mark Hembree
Acoustic Guitar – Bobby Thompson, Kenny Bell, Larry Byrom, Mark Casstevens
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]– Alan LeBoeuf, Diane Stegall, Kathie Baillie, Kyle Lehning, Lisa Silver, Michael Bonagura, Paul Davis, Paul Overstreet, Phil Forrest, Tom Brannon
Bass – David Hungate, Jack Williams, Michael Rhodes
Clarinet – Don Jackson
Dobro – Jerry Douglas
Drums – Eddie Bayers, James Stroud, Larrie Londin
Keyboards – Bobby Wood, Dennis Burnside, Kyle Lehning, Shane Keister
Pedal Steel Guitar [Steel]– Doyle Grisham

Mastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on ultra-quiet vinyl at RTI, and issued in partnership with Warner Nashville in commemoration of the record's 35th anniversary, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g vinyl LP of Storms of Life stands as the first contemporary country audi