Around the Bend (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Around the Bend
| type = studio
| artist = Randy Travis
| cover = AroundtheBend.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 15, 2008
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 42:20
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| producer = Kyle Lehning
| prev_title = Songs of the Season
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Around the Bend
| type = studio
| single1 = Faith in You
| single1date = March 10, 2008
| single2 = Dig Two Graves
| single2date = June 23, 2008
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|MC = (72/100)[http://www.metacritic.com/music/around-the-bend/randy-travis/critic-reviews Critic reviews at Metacritic]
|rev1 = About.com
|rev2 = Allmusic
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1364632|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev3 = Billboard
|rev4 = The Boston Globe
|rev4score = (favorable)[http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/07/22/back_to_reclaim_his_throne/ The Boston Globe review]{{subscription required}}
|rev5 = Los Angeles Times
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-15-et-recordrack15-story.html Los Angeles Times review]
|rev6 = The New York Times
|rev6score = (positive){{cite web |title=New CDs (Published 2008) |website=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417000055/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/arts/music/14choi.html |archive-date=2023-04-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/arts/music/14choi.html}}
|rev7 = PopMatters
|rev7score = {{Rating|7|10}}[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/randy-travis-around-the-bend/ PopMatters review]
|rev8 = Robert Christgau
|rev8score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=randy+travis Robert Christgau Consumer Guide]
|rev9 = Slant Magazine
|rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/randy-travis-around-the-bend Slant Magazine review]
|rev10 = Engine 145
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/ENTERTAINMENT01/807150311 |title='Around the Bend' brings Randy Travis back to country |access-date=July 24, 2008 |work=The Tennessean }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} It sold 31,000 copies in its first week of release, the best opening week of Travis' career.{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1947 |title=Taylor Swift owns top of country chart |access-date=July 24, 2008 |work=Country Standard Time | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080731160355/http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1947| archive-date= July 31, 2008 | url-status= live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nomination List |access-date=December 8, 2008 |work=GRAMMY.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207041615/http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Around the Bend
| writer1 = {{hlist|Tania Hancheroff|Marcus Hummon|Tia Sillers}}
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = You Didn't have a Good Time
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kris Bergsnes|Jason Matthews|Jim McCormick}}
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = Every Head Bowed
| writer3 = {{hlist|Brent Baxter|Brandon Kinney}}
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Love Is a Gamble
| writer4 = Hugh Prestwood
| length4 = 4:50
| title5 = Faith in You
| writer5 = {{hlist|Tom Douglas|Joe Henry|Matt Rollings}}
| length5 = 3:45
| title6 = Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
| writer6 = Bob Dylan
| length6 = 4:16
| title7 = Dig Two Graves
| writer7 = {{hlist|Ashley Gorley|Bob Regan}}
| length7 = 3:16
| title8 = Turn It Around
| writer8 = {{hlist|Noah Gordon|Matt Kennon}}
| length8 = 2:58
| title9 = From Your Knees
| writer9 = Leslie Satcher
| length9 = 4:00
| title10 = Everything That I Own (Has Got a Dent)
| writer10 = {{hlist|Tony Martin|Mark Nesler}}
| length10 = 3:30
| title11 = 'Til I'm Dead and Gone
| writer11 = {{hlist|Shawn Camp|John Scott Sherrill|Sarah Siskind}}
| length11 = 4:38
| total_length =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus tracks{{cite web |title=iTunes Pre-Order for Around The Bend Available Now |url=http://www.randytravis.com/news/2008/07/01/itunes-pre-order-around-bend-available-now |website=RandyTravis.com |access-date=December 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801072341/http://www.randytravis.com/news/2008/07/01/itunes-pre-order-around-bend-available-now |archive-date=August 1, 2008 |date=July 1, 2008}}
| title12 = One in a Row
| note12 = Pre-order exclusive
| writer12 =
| length12 = 3:25
| title13 = Lead Me Home
| note13 = Pre-order exclusive
| writer13 =
| length13 = 3:34
| title14 = Faith in You
| note14 = Theater Performance) (Video
| writer14 =
| length14 = 3:46
| total_length =
|}}
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
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= Weekly charts =
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| scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=Randy Travis|rowheader=true|access-date=December 2, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|3|artist=Randy Travis|rowheader=true|access-date=December 2, 2020}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008|work=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2020}}
| 73 |
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Awards
The album won a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.[http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/022009doves.aspx Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards] at CBN.com
References
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External links
- {{Metacritic album|title=Around the Bend}}
{{Randy Travis}}
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