written by Randy Travis and Don Schlitz
recorded by Randy Travis, (January 1991)
https://youtu.be/cKEEpeSU1vY


Randy Travis is known for his deep resonating voice and intimate lyrics. A ballad singer to the core. It's not that he never records rock songs but ballads are what he excels at and boy do I love ballads. In 1991, he recorded a tune that he and Don Schlitz co-wrote called, 'Heroes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-jL6_JMxs


written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
recorded by Keith Whitley & Randy Travis

In the 1980's country music received a much needed revival, in large part, thanks to the efforts of a few artists. Foremost amongst these where Ricky Skaggs and Randy Travis. Skaggs brought bluegrass back into favor and Travis renewed the interest in...

written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
recorded by Alison Krauss (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tq7...dXYUotbCW9c_VQ


I can hardly believe that I recorded all of these covers by so many of my favorite recording artists and I haven't included even one by Alison Krauss. My God! What's wrong with me! Well this ought to...

written by Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet
recorded by Kathy Mattea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bzaxc7v5yo

A fellow jammer was trying to learn this song for a for a friend’s wedding and I realized that I had heard this song before. It seemed like a nice piece so I set about to record it and this is what came out. This is a very nice song with nice harmony parts. Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet put together very touching lyrics which created a big hit for Kathy Mattea,when...