Storms of Life

Storms of Life is the debut studio album by country music star Randy Travis, and was released on June 2, 1986 by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for American shipments of three million copies.[1] it features the singles "On the Other Hand" (previously recorded by Keith Whitley on his 1985 album L.A. to Miami), "1982", "Diggin' up Bones" and "No Place Like Home". Although "On the Other Hand" charted at number 67 on the Hot Country Songs charts upon its initial release, the song reached number one on the same chart once it was re-released, following "1982" which peaked at number six. "Diggin' up Bones" also reached number one, while "No Place Like Home" peaked at number two.

Storms of Life
Studio album by
Randy Travis
ReleasedJune 2, 1986
Recorded1985
StudioEmerald Sound Studio, GroundStar Lab, Morning Star Studio, Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length31:45
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerKyle Lehning
Keith Stegall
Randy Travis chronology
Storms of Life
(1986)		 Always & Forever
(1987)
Singles from Storms of Life
  1. "On the Other Hand"
    Released: July 29, 1985
  2. "1982"
    Released: December 2, 1985
  3. "Diggin' Up Bones"
    Released: August 4, 1986
  4. "No Place Like Home"
    Released: November 24, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Chicago Tribunefavorable link
Robert ChristgauB+ link
Rolling Stonefavorable link

Track listing
  1. "On the Other Hand" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) - 3:06
  2. "The Storms of Life" (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals) - 2:45
  3. "My Heart Cracked (But It Did Not Break)" (Ronny Scaife, Don Singleton, Phil Thomas)- 2:20
  4. "Diggin' Up Bones" (Al Gore, Overstreet, Nat Stuckey) - 3:01
  5. "No Place Like Home" (Overstreet) - 4:08
  6. "1982" (Buddy Blackmon, Vip Vipperman) - 2:59
  7. "Send My Body" (Randy Travis) - 3:02
  8. "Messin' with My Mind" (Joseph Allen, Charlie Williams) - 3:07
  9. "Reasons I Cheat" (Travis) - 4:23
  10. "There'll Always Be a Honky Tonk Somewhere" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) - 3:13

Production

All tracks produced by Kyle Lehning, except "On the Other Hand" and "Reasons I Cheat", produced by Lehning and Keith Stegall.

Personnel

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. David Malitz (July 11, 2013). "Randy Travis: 'Storms of Life' launched the career of one of country's biggest stars". Washington Post. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. "Randy Travis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. "Randy Travis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  4. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  10. "American album certifications – Randy Travis – Storms of Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 29, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.