The track follows last year’s groundbreaking AI-transformed “Where That Came From”
Randy Travis will release his second new single in less than a year, “Horses in Heaven,” on Friday, January 31st via Warner Music Nashville. The country legend, who suffered a near-fatal stroke in 2013 that left him mostly unable to talk or sing, shared the news via social media today (Wed, Jan 29th).
“When I began my recovery almost 12 years ago many things changed, but one thing stayed the same – my desire to share new music and create new memories. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to continue doing that thanks to family, friends, fans, and God’s grace,” Travis writes. “After my last release I told you there would be more where that came from, and I’m excited to jump back in the saddle and release a brand-new recording, ‘Horses In Heaven.’ I still remember the first time I stepped into those stirrups as a little boy, and my horses have been family to me ever since.”
He continues, “This song is a special one, and I can’t wait for all of you to hear it. Pre-save ‘Horses In Heaven’ at the link in my bio to be the first to listen this Friday, January 31.”
“Horses in Heaven” follows last year’s release of Where That Came From,” which marked the neotraditionalist’s first charted song in two decades. The song made history as Travis authorized his longtime producer Kyle Lehning to use a revolutionary AI-powered voice model to release his first new music in over a decade. With the help of two amazing songwriters John Scott Sherrill and Scotty Emerick, Lehning, the musicians who helped make his songs so iconic for decades of recording and special guest vocalist James Dupré, provided a new musician credit “vocal bed” for the song.
Travis is a titan of country music – a “Mt. Rushmore of Country Music” figure for countless artists who have stood in his footsteps. His music continues to resonate with today’s listeners just as it did when he first hit the airwaves in 1986. His latest RIAA certification proves that enduring impact – his 2002 single “Three Wooden Crosses” earned platinum of one million sales in July 2024. His signature sophomore album – the astounding five-time platinum Always & Forever – features the double-platinum single “Forever and Ever, Amen” while Travis’ debut genre-altering album Storms of Life is certified triple platinum and sits alongside two double platinum, four platinum, and four gold albums, in addition to numerous single certifications. Travis set and maintained many sales pinnacles – like the most weeks at No. 1 of any country album – that has only been beaten by names like Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, and more recently, Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, and Morgan Wallen.
This year, fans can catch him on the road with Dupré on vocals for the More Life Tour, a musical celebration of Randy Travis with his original band and all of the hits.
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