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Old 8×10 Studio album by Randy Travis Released July 12, 1988 Recorded 1987-1988 Genre Country Length 32:35 Label Warner Bros. Producer Kyle Lehning Randy Travis chronology Always & Forever
(1987)Old 8×10
(1988)An Old Time Christmas
(1989)Alternative cover German CoverProfessional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Old 8×10 is the third album by country music star Randy Travis. It was released on July 12, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. The album produced the singles "Honky Tonk Moon", "Deeper Than the Holler", "Is It Still Over", and "Promises". All of these except "Promises" reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in the late 1980s. The German edition of the album (the first Randy Travis release in that country) contained the bonus track "Forever and Ever, Amen". In January 1990, Old 8×10 earned Travis three American Music Awards for 'Favorite Country Male Artist', 'Favorite Country Album', and 'Favorite Country Single' (Deeper Than the Holler).Contents
Track listing
- "Honky Tonk Moon" (Dennis O'Rourke) - 2:49
- "Deeper Than the Holler" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) - 3:39
- "It's Out of My Hands" (John Lindley, Randy Travis) - 4:11
- "Is It Still Over?" (Ken Bell, Larry Henley) - 3:11
- "Old 8×10" (Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins) - 2:57
- "Written in Stone" (Mac McAnally, Schlitz) - 3:14
- "The Blues in Black and White" (Wayland Holyfield, Verlon Thompson) - 2:59
- "Here in My Heart" (David Lynn Jones) - 3:11
- "We Ain't Out of Love Yet" (Larry Henley, Gene Pistilli) - 2:23
- "Promises" (John Lindley, Randy Travis) - 4:01
Personnel
- Baillie & The Boys - background vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Dennis Burnside - piano
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Jerry Douglas - Dobro
- Béla Fleck - banjo
- Paul Franklin - pedabro
- Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Doyle Grisham - steel guitar
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Teddy Irwin - acoustic guitar
- Shane Keister - piano
- Kyle Lehning - piano
- Dennis Locorriere - background vocals
- Larrie Londin - drums
- Brent Mason - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle
- Billy Puett - clarinet, bass clarinet
- Dennis Sollee - clarinet
- Randy Travis - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jack Williams - bass guitar
Chart performance
Chart (1988) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 35 Canadian RPM Country Albums 1 Canadian RPM Top Albums 14 Preceded by
Wild Streak
by Hank Williams, Jr.Top Country Albums number-one album
August 27 - October 22, 1988Succeeded by
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room
by Dwight YoakamPreceded by
Loving Proof
by Ricky Van SheltonTop Country Albums number-one album
January 7 - March 4, 1989Succeeded by
Loving Proof
by Ricky Van SheltonPreceded by
noneRPM Country Albums number-one album
June 5, 1989References
Albums · SinglesStudio albums Randy Traywick · Storms of Life · Always & Forever · Old 8×10 · No Holdin' Back · Heroes & Friends · High Lonesome · Wind in the Wire · This Is Me · Full Circle · You and You Alone · A Man Ain't Made of Stone · Inspirational Journey · Rise and Shine · Worship & Faith · Passing Through · Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise · Around the Bend · Anniversary Celebration · Blessed AssuranceCompilation albums Greatest Hits, Volume 1 · Greatest Hits, Volume 2 · Forever & Ever... The Best of Randy Travis · Greatest #1 Hits · Super Hits, Volume 1 · Trail of Memories: The Randy Travis Anthology · The Essential Randy Travis · The Very Best of Randy Travis · I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis · Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis · I'll Fly Away · Top 10 · Randy TravisHoliday albums An Old Time Christmas · Songs of the SeasonLive albums Randy Ray: Live at the Nashville Palace · Live: It Was Just a Matter of TimeNotable singles "1982" · "On the Other Hand" · "Diggin' Up Bones" · "No Place Like Home" · "Forever and Ever, Amen" · "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" · "Too Gone Too Long" · "I Told You So" · "Honky Tonk Moon" · "Deeper Than the Holler" · "Is It Still Over?" · "Promises" · "It's Just a Matter of Time" · "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" · "He Walked on Water" · "A Few Ole Country Boys" · "Heroes and Friends" · "Point of Light" · "Forever Together" · "Better Class of Losers" · "I'd Surrender All" · "If I Didn't Have You" · "Look Heart, No Hands" · "Cowboy Boogie" · "Before You Kill Us All" · "Whisper My Name" · "This Is Me" · "The Box" · "Out of My Bones" · "The Hole" · "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" · "Stranger in My Mirror" · "A Man Ain't Made of Stone" · "Three Wooden Crosses"Categories:- 1988 albums
- Randy Travis albums
- Warner Bros. Records albums
- Albums produced by Kyle Lehning
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