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Baptism (Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis song)

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"Baptism"
Song by Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis
from the album Everywhere We Go
LanguageEnglish
Released1999
Recorded1999
GenreCountry
Length4:15
LabelBNA
Songwriter(s)Mickey Cates
Producer(s)Buddy Cannon
Norro Wilson

"Baptism", also known as "Down with the Old Man (Up with the New)", is a song written by Mickey Cates, depicting a believer's baptism down in an East Tennessee river.[1]

In 1999, the song was recorded by Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis on the album Everywhere We Go[2] and in 2000, Randy Travis recorded it on the album Inspirational Journey.[3] The solo version was released as a single, peaking at 75th position at the country singles chart of the United States.[4]

In 2001 the Randy Travis solo recording was awarded an GMA Dove Award in the "Country song of the year" category.[5]

In 1999 the song was recorded by Susie Luchsinger on the album Raised on Faith.[6]

Chart performance

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Randy Travis solo version

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 75

References

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  1. ^ "Randy finds religion: the Christian albums of Randy Travis". My Kind of Country. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Everywhere We Go". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Inspirational Journey". Discogs. 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Baptism Duet". Discogs. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ "P.O.D., Randy Travis, Mary Mary Up For Dove Awards". MTV. 26 January 2001. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Raised on Faith". Allmusic. 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.