Diggin' Up Bones
1986 single by Randy Travis
"Diggin' Up Bones" | ||||
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Single by Randy Travis | ||||
from the album Storms of Life | ||||
B-side | "There'll Always be a Honky Tonk Somewhere" | |||
Released | August 4, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville 28649 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al Gore, Paul Overstreet, Nat Stuckey | |||
Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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"Diggin' Up Bones" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in August 1986 as the third single from his album Storms of Life. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada.[1]
Content
The song is a mid-tempo ballad, in which the male narrator yearns for "a love that's dead and gone", whose items he kept and pulled out of storage.
Other versions
- Mel Tillis - on his album California Road (1985)
Charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "American single certifications – Randy Travis – Diggin' Up Bones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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- 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
- Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am
- Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am
- Greatest Hits, Volume One
- Greatest Hits, Volume Two
- 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
- "On the Other Hand"
- "1982"
- "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"
- "An Old Pair of Shoes"
- "Cowboy Boogie"
- "Before You Kill Us All"
- "Whisper My Name"
- "This Is Me"
- "The Box"
- "Are We in Trouble Now"
- "Would I"
- "King of the Road"
- "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"
- "Baptism"
- "Three Wooden Crosses"
- "Where That Came From"
- "Voices That Care"
- "Singing the Blues"
- "Somewhere in My Broken Heart"
- "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"
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