Around the Bend (album)
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Around the Bend is the title of an album released in 2008 by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Randy Travis
Randy Travis
Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...

. The album is Travis' first mainstream country music album since 1999's A Man Ain't Made of Stone
A Man Ain't Made of Stone
A Man Ain't Made of Stone is the eleventh studio album from American country music artist Randy Travis. Released in 1999 as his second album for the DreamWorks label, it produced four singles, of which only one — the title track — was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts...

, all his other albums in the 2000s were composed of Christian country music
Christian country music
Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

. It sold 31,000 copies in its first week of release, the best opening week of Travis' career. 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
51st Grammy Awards
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 2009. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest winners of the night, jointly winning five awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year...

, and the track "Dig Two Graves" was nominated as best country song.

Track listing

  1. "Around the Bend" (Tania Hancheroff, Marcus Hummon
    Marcus Hummon
    Marcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All...

    , 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) - 3:27
  4. "Love Is a Gamble" (Hugh Prestwood
    Hugh Prestwood
    Hugh Prestwood is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in country music. His first hit as a songwriter was "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recorded in 1978 by Judy Collins. Prestwood also wrote "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", a Number One for Randy Travis in 1990, and a song for...

    ) - 4:51
  5. "Faith in You" (Tom Douglas, Joe Henry
    Joe Henry
    Joseph Lee "Joe" Henry is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Henry's musical style spans several genres, including alt. country, rock, jazz and folk.- Early years :...

    , Matt Rollings
    Matt Rollings
    Matt Rollings is an American composer, musician and record producer. He plays piano, organ, and keyboards.Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country...

    ) - 3:47
  6. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
    Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
    "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, and released on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.-Context:...

    " (Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

    ) - 4:16
  7. "Dig Two Graves" (Ashley Gorley, Bob Regan) - 3:17
  8. "Turn It Around" (Noah Gordon, Matt Kennon
    Matt Kennon
    Matthew Carl Ferguson is an American country music singer and songwriter known professionally as Matt Kennon. He has co-written a song for Randy Travis and has released one album for BamaJam Records. This album includes the top 40 hit "The Call".-Biography:Matthew Carl Ferguson was born in...

    ) - 3:00
  9. "From Your Knees" (Leslie Satcher
    Leslie Satcher
    Leslie Winn Satcher was born in 1962 in Paris, Texas. She has recorded two albums of her own and, in addition, she has co-written several singles for such artists as George Strait, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Gretchen Wilson, Patty Loveless, and Vince Gill....

    ) - 4:01
  10. "Everything That I Own (Has Got a Dent)" (Tony Martin, Mark Nesler
    Mark Nesler
    Mark Nesler is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts...

    ) - 3:31
  11. "'Til I'm Dead and Gone" (Shawn Camp, John Scott Sherrill
    John Scott Sherrill
    John Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...

    , Sarah Siskind) - 4:38

Chart performance

Chart (2008-2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 14
Canadian Top 50 Country Albums 14
Canadian Albums Chart 122

Awards

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