Around the Bend (album)

Around the Bend
Studio album by
Randy Travis
ReleasedJuly 15, 2008
GenreCountry
Length42:20
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerKyle 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
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(72/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
The New York Times(positive)[7]
PopMatters[8]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Engine 145[11]

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.

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

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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 Prestwood4:50
5."Faith in You"
3:45
6."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"Bob Dylan4:16
7."Dig Two Graves"
3:16
8."Turn It Around"
2:58
9."From Your Knees"Leslie Satcher4:00
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

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Charts

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Awards

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

References

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  1. ^ Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ The Boston Globe review(subscription required)
  6. ^ Los Angeles Times review
  7. ^ "New CDs (Published 2008)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
  8. ^ PopMatters review
  9. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  10. ^ Slant Magazine review
  11. ^ "Engine 145 review". Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "'Around the Bend' brings Randy Travis back to country". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 24, 2008. [dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Taylor Swift owns top of country chart". Country Standard Time. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
  14. ^ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nomination List". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  15. ^ "iTunes Pre-Order for Around The Bend Available Now". RandyTravis.com. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  19. ^ Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards at CBN.com
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