A never-before-heard song recorded by Randy Travis in the early 1980s has finally seen the light of day. Rolling Stone reports that Travis recorded "Fool's Love Affair" sometime before the release of his 1986 debut LP, Storms of Life.

 

His wife, Mary Travis, also tells the outlet, "Randy doesn’t even remember [when it was recorded] because he laid so many things down over the years... It’s a very traditional sound because it’s Randy Travis, but it’s so current, which is what Randy’s songs always did. Everybody could identify with the life story in his songs and he told them so well.” 

 

Charlie Monk, Milton Brown and Keith Stegall co-wrote the song, while Monk--who'd signed Travis to a publishing deal back then--found the demo last year while cleaning out his office.

 

Travis' original producer, Kyle Lehning, isolated his voice and recorded new tracks around it for the new release.

 

"Fool's Love Affair" arrived on the 35th anniversary of the release of his debut single, “On the Other Hand.”