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	Kathy Lyngholm BellaOnline's Country Music Editor

Heroes and Friends [offsite link]
This duets album includes the obvious influences (George Jones, Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette) as well as a few surprises (B.B. King, Clint Eastwood). The Jones song, "A Few Ole Country Boys," and the title track were hit singles

High Lonesome [offsite link]

Old 8x10 [offsite link]
Almost on a par with Storms of Life, Old 8x10 lacks the monster hits of his debut but wears just as well. When Travis sings of love, he doesn´t mean romance; there´s a permanence in his voice that sounds like settling down.

Old-Time Christmas [offsite link]
Of these ten Christmas songs, some are old, some are new, and one is by Travis ("How Do I Wrap My Heart for Christmas," written with Paul Overstreet). "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is outstanding.

Storms of Life [offsite link]
If one album signals the rebirth of classic country music, it´s Storms of Life. Following the barren urban-cowboy landscape of the early ´80s, Randy Travis´s major-label debut was like a fresh wind blowing into Nashville and convinced Music Row that country´s commercial future lay in its past.

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