Around the Bend (album)

Around the Bend
Around the Bend
Studio album by Randy Travis
Released	July 15, 2008
Genre	Country
Length	42:20
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Randy Travis chronology
Singles from Around the Bend
	"Faith in You"; Released: March 10, 2008; "Dig Two Graves"; Released: June 23, 2008;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(72/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
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	^[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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Around the Bend"	Tania Hancheroff Marcus Hummon Tia Sillers	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"	Tom Douglas Joe Henry Matt Rollings	3:45
6.	"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"	Bob Dylan	4:16
7.	"Dig Two Graves"	Ashley Gorley Bob Regan	3:16
8.	"Turn It Around"	Noah Gordon Matt Kennon	2:58
9.	"From Your Knees"	Leslie Satcher	4:00
10.	"Everything That I Own (Has Got a Dent)"	Tony Martin Mark Nesler	3:30
11.	"'Til I'm Dead and Gone"	Shawn Camp John Scott Sherrill Sarah Siskind	4:38

iTunes bonus tracks^[15]
No.	Title	Length
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

Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar
Larry Franklin - fiddle
Paul Franklin - fiddle, pedal steel guitar
Carl Gorodetzky - string contractor
Tania Hancheroff - background vocals
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
Wes Hightower - background vocals
Sherilynn Huffman - background vocals
David Hungate - bass guitar
Rob Ickes - dobro
Paul Leim - drums
Brent Mason - 12-string electric guitar, electric guitar
Gordon Mote - Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
The Nashville String Machine - strings
Steve Nathan - Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
Dan Seals - background vocals
Lisa Silver - background vocals
Bryan Sutton - banjo, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, mandolin
Randy Travis - lead vocals
Dianne Vanette - background vocals
Bergen White - conductor, string arrangements
Casey Wood - cymbals, shaker, tambourine

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[16]	14
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[18]	73

Awards

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

References

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

External links

Around the Bend at Metacritic

[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.

[tenn-12] "'Around the Bend' brings Randy Travis back to country". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 24, 2008. ^{[dead link]}

[cst-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.

[ac_Billboard200_Randy_Travis-16] "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Randy_Travis-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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v t e Randy Travis
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Storms of Life Always & Forever Old 8×10 No Holdin' Back Heroes & Friends High Lonesome Wind in the Wire This Is Me Full Circle You and You Alone A Man Ain't Made of Stone Inspirational Journey Rise and Shine Worship & Faith Passing Through Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise Around the Bend Anniversary Celebration Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Volume One Greatest Hits, Volume Two The Very Best of Randy Travis I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis
Holiday albums	An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season
Notable singles	"On the Other Hand" "1982" "Diggin' Up Bones" "No Place Like Home" "Forever and Ever, Amen" "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" "Too Gone Too Long" "I Told You So" "Honky Tonk Moon" "Deeper Than the Holler" "Is It Still Over?" "Promises" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" "He Walked on Water" "A Few Ole Country Boys" "Heroes and Friends" "Point of Light" "Forever Together" "Better Class of Losers" "I'd Surrender All" "If I Didn't Have You" "Look Heart, No Hands" "An Old Pair of Shoes" "Cowboy Boogie" "Before You Kill Us All" "Whisper My Name" "This Is Me" "The Box" "Are We in Trouble Now" "Would I" "King of the Road" "Out of My Bones" "The Hole" "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" "Stranger in My Mirror" "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" "Baptism" "Three Wooden Crosses" "Where That Came From"
Other songs	"Voices That Care" "Singing the Blues" "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"
Related articles	Awards and nominations Filmography