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

Chart performance
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Albums 61
US Billboard Top Country Albums 1
US Billboard 200 85

References
  1. David Malitz (11 July 2013). "Randy Travis: 'Storms of Life' launched the career of one of country's biggest stars". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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