Heroes & Friends is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on August 31, 1990, by Warner Records. Except for the title track (which is reprised at the end), every song on this album is a duet with another recording artist. "A Few Ole Country Boys" (a duet with George Jones) and the title track were both released as singles from this album, peaking at numbers 8 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1990.
"We're Strangers Again" was originally recorded by Merle Haggard and Leona Williams on their 1983 album Heart to Heart. The version here, a duet between Travis and Tammy Wynette, was later included on Wynette's Best Loved Hits album, from which it was released as a single in late 1991.
Track listing
Personnel
Chet Atkins – gut string guitar, background vocals Kathie Baillie – choir Eddie Bayers – drums Barry Beckett – piano Michael Bonagura Jr. – choir Dennis Burnside – piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar Gary Carter – steel guitar Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Jerry Douglas – Dobro Clint Eastwood – duet vocals on "Smokin' the Hive" Steve Gibson – 12-string guitar, electric guitar, mandolin Bob Glaub – bass guitar Randy Goodrum – piano Vern Gosdin – duet vocals on "The Human Race" Doyle Grisham – steel guitar Merle Haggard – duet vocals on "All Night Long" Lib Hatcher – choir Sherilyn Huffman – choir, background vocals David Hungate – bass guitar David Johnson – fiddle Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica George Jones – duet vocals on "A Few Ole Country Boys" Nancy Jones – background vocals on "A Few Ole Country Boys" Shane Keister – organ, piano B. B. King – duet vocals and electric guitar on "Waiting On The Light to Change" Kris Kristofferson – duet vocals on "Walk Our Own Road" Mike Lawler – banjo, synthesizer Kyle Lehning – Wurlitzer Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar Paul Leim – drums Larrie Londin – drums Loretta Lynn – duet vocals on "Shopping for Dresses" Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion JayDee Maness – steel guitar Brent Mason – electric guitar Willie Nelson – duet vocals on "The Birth of the Blues" Mark O'Connor – fiddle Dean Parks – electric guitar Dolly Parton – duet vocals on "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" Mickey Raphael – harmonica Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano Roy Rogers – duet vocals on "Happy Trails" Brent Rowan – electric guitar Tom Rutledge – fiddle, acoustic guitar Don Schlitz – choir Troy Seals – choir Allen Shamblin – choir Martha Sharp – choir Lisa Silver – choir, background vocals Denis Solee – clarinet Keith Stegall – choir Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar Randy Travis – lead vocals Conway Twitty – duet vocals on "Come See About Me" Diane Vanette – choir, background vocals Carlos Vega – drums Jack Williams – bass guitar Dennis Wilson – background vocals Tammy Wynette – duet vocals on "We're Strangers Again"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Canadian Albums (RPM) 61
Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 69 Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 11
Certifications
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