Around the Bend (album)

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. 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
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)
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com
Allmusic
Billboard(favorable)
The Boston Globe(favorable)
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times(positive)
PopMatters
Robert Christgau
Slant Magazine
Engine 145

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.

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