Around the Bend (album)
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| Studio album by Randy Travis | ||||
| Released | July 15, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (72/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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 is an 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, all his other 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 was nominated for best country album at the 51st Grammy Awards, and the track "Dig Two Graves" was nominated as best country song.
The album won a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.
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