Storms of Life
Storms of Life is the debut studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released on June 2, 1986 by Warner Records. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for American shipments of three million copies.[2] 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 chart 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
June 2, 1986
1985
Emerald Sound Studio, GroundStar Lab, Morning Star Studio, Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
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"There'll Always Be a Honky Tonk Somewhere" was later recorded by Daron Norwood for his second album Ready, Willing and Able.
The 35th anniversary edition of the album was released on 24 September 2021. The anniversary edition includes remastered versions of the original ten tracks, as well as three previously unreleased songs ("Ain't No Use", "The Wall" and "Carryin' Fire"), labelled "From the Vault".
Production[edit]
All tracks produced by Kyle Lehning, except "On the Other Hand" and "Reasons I Cheat", produced by Lehning and Keith Stegall.
The store used for the Storms of Life album cover was located at 36.3266554,-85.7135729, in Jackson County, Tennessee. The local general store in the community of Flynn's Lick had been closed for many years before being decorated for the photo shoot. The physical location is TN Highway 53 at the corner of Fort Blount Ferry Road. Today, only the concrete pad remains, however the previous standing structure is clearly recognizable on Google Maps.