Randy Travis

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Top Country albums of the Decade 40-31
http://www.the9513.com/top-country-albums-of-the-decade-40-31/
Staff | December 7th, 2009
Gene Watson, Randy Travis
, Pam Tillis, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price have all long been cast
aside by
country radio
, but each of these incredible artists continued to produce great
country music into the first decade
of the 21st century…and each earned a place approaching the upper reaches of our
countdown. Mixed in with all that star power is an alright guy, a trio of
Americana
landmarks and two of the decade’s most compelling debut efforts.

Around The Bend (2008)
– Randy Travis
The only secular Randy Travis release of the decade is a true winner–and rightfully
placed in the upper half of this list. Travis is a workman and perfectionist–if he
does an album, everything’s going to be just right.
Around The Bend
is like a well-prepared meal, with all the ingredients that make up a great country
album mixed in at just the right proportion. —
Pierce Greenberg