Around the Bend (album)

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Around the Bend
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Studio album by
Randy Travis
ReleasedJuly 15, 2008
Genre Country
Length42:20
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Songs of the Season
(2007)		Around the Bend
(2008)		 I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis
(2009)
Singles from Around the Bend
  1. "Faith in You"
    Released: March 10, 2008
  2. "Dig Two Graves"
    Released: June 23, 2008
Professional ratings
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Metacritic (72/100) [1]
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Around the Bend is the nineteenth studio album released in 2008 by American country music artist Randy Travis. The album is Travis' first mainstream country music album since 1999's A Man Ain't Made of Stone as all his other studio albums in the 2000s were composed of Christian country music. [12] It sold 31,000 copies in its first week of release, the best opening week of Travis' career. [13] Three singles were released from the album: "Faith in You", "Dig Two Graves" and "Turn It Around", none of which charted.

Contents

Around the Bend was nominated for best country album at the 51st Grammy Awards, and the track "Dig Two Graves" was nominated as best country song. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Around the Bend"
3:36
2."You Didn't have a Good Time"
  • Kris Bergsnes
  • Jason Matthews
  • Jim McCormick
3:56
3."Every Head Bowed"
  • Brent Baxter
  • Brandon Kinney
3:26
4."Love Is a Gamble" Hugh Prestwood 4:50
5."Faith in You"
3:45
6."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" Bob Dylan 4:16
7."Dig Two Graves"
3:16
8."Turn It Around"
2:58
9."From Your Knees" Leslie Satcher 4:00
10."Everything That I Own (Has Got a Dent)"
3:30
11."'Til I'm Dead and Gone"
4:38
iTunes bonus tracks [15]
No.TitleLength
12."One in a Row" (Pre-order exclusive)3:25
13."Lead Me Home" (Pre-order exclusive)3:34
14."Faith in You" (Theater Performance) (Video)3:46

Personnel

Charts

Awards

The album won a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. [19]

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  3. ↑ Allmusic review
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  6. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
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  8. ↑ PopMatters review
  9. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  10. ↑ Slant Magazine review
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