I Told You So Randy Travis Cover

"I Told You So" is a 1988 song written and originally recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis from his album Always & Forever. However it was first recored on his "Live at the Nashville Palace" album under his stage name "Randy Ray". It become a local hit and one of his most requested songs at the club. In 2007, the song was covered by Carrie Underwood on her album Carnival Ride. Her version was released in February 2009 and was re-recorded and re-released in March as a duet with Travis. Travis's version reached Number one on the U.S. Billboard and Canadian RPM country singles charts in June 1988. Underwood's and Travis's duet reached Number one on the Canadian Country Singles Chart and peaked at Number two on the U.S. country charts in 2009.

"I Told You So" is a mid-tempo in which the narrator poses a hypothetical situation, asking how his lover would react if he said he wanted to come back home. He asks if she would say that she loves him, or "simply laugh at [him] and say 'I told you so'" because she has found someone else.

Randy Travis wrote the song and initially pitched to other artists such as Conway Twitty, Gary Morris, Lee Greenwood and Earl Thomas Conley all of whom turned it down. Travis first recored this for his 1983 "Live at the Nashville Palace" under this stage name at the time "Randy Ray". It was a local hit for him. Travis re-recored it for his Always & Forever and released it as a single. His rendition was a Number One hit on the Billboard country charts, peaking in June 1988 and spending two weeks at that position.
Randy Travis later recollected on Twitty's response to the song's popularity. "We were working shows with Conway after it was a #1 song for us, and he remembered it; and for a while every time Lib (Travis' manager and wife) would walk up to him, she'd just say "I Told You So." It got to the point that every time he'd see her coming he'd say "I don't want to hear it.

A duet version of "I Told You So" featuring Underwood and Travis was released on March 17, 2009 to country radio airwaves. A digital single of the recording was made available for sale online to coincide with their American Idol performance on March 18, 2009. From the chart week of March 28, 2009 on, the song was credited to Underwood and Travis and marks Travis' first Top 40 single on the country charts since "Three Wooden Crosses" in 2003.

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[TheArtManCometh2YT]

Hey...congrats on getting the Spotlight nod from the BornBlizzard66 channel. THIS was a great selection. I can tell you from his private messages to me that he REALLY likes his choice of having you listed 1st in the Spotlight this week. I LOVED this...you did an awesome job!

[4846steven]

@TheArtManCometh2YT thank you very much for stopping by glad you liked this cover

[missflower999]

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lovely cover

[4846steven]

@missflower999 thank you very much for posting these

[alexandraxxxxxx]

enjoying a lazy sunday morning listening to your wonderful covers....who needs TV ....this is such a beautiful cover steven....the production is wonderful ...//;0)

[Tadek59]

Fantastic video and excellent cover !

Great job !

[EdNSharasGal]

I was just stopping by to check out one of the artists that our friend "Uncle Bud" of the BornBlizzard66 channel has given his channel's Spotlight to. This is a beautiful cover of a great Randy Travis classic. I hope that you will have a clip of this sent to the BornBlizzard66 team so that they can feature the clip in their next SPotlight video.

[beagletune]

nice 1 lads

[4846steven]

@BornBlizzard66 thank you my friend

[4846steven]

@BornBlizzard66 thank you i will look forward to that my friend

[bunchie1966]

Lovely melody, nice performance. Well done.

[glamorgangirl]

fantastic Randy cover, brilliant steven..love this track...you made this one your own....best wishes ann=))