Old 8×10

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Old 8×10
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 1988
Recorded1987–88
Genre Country
Length32:35
Label Warner Records
Producer Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Always & Forever
(1987)
Old 8×10
(1988)
An Old Time Christmas
(1989)
Alternative cover
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International Cover
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honky Tonk Moon"Dennis O'Rourke2:49
2."Deeper Than the Holler" Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz 3:39
3."It's Out of My Hands"John Lindley, Randy Travis 4:11
4."Is It Still Over?"Ken Bell, Larry Henley 3:11
5."Old 8×10"Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins2:57
6."Written in Stone" Mac McAnally, Schlitz3:14
7."The Blues in Black and White" Wayland Holyfield, Verlon Thompson 2:59
8."Here in My Heart" David Lynn Jones 3:11
9."We Ain't Out of Love Yet" Larry Henley, Gene Pistilli2:23
10."Promises"Lindley, Travis4:01

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10] 2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA) [11] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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