A Man Ain't Made of Stone

Studio album by Randy Travis

Released

September 21, 1999

Byron Gallimore
James Stroud
Randy Travis

Randy Travis chronology

You and You Alone
(1998)

A Man Ain't Made of Stone
(1999)

Inspirational Journey
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B ^[2]
Hot Press	(mixed) ^[3]
People	(favorable) ^[4]
Q	^[5]

A Man Ain't Made of Stone is the eleventh studio album from American country music artist Randy Travis. Released in 1999 as his second (and final) album for the DreamWorks label, it produced four singles, of which only one — the title track — was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts. Additionally, this album was the last of only three albums in Travis' career not to be produced by longtime producer, Kyle Lehning.

Two of this album's tracks were previously cut by other artists: "A Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart" on Sammy Kershaw's 1996 album Politics, Religion and Her, and "I'll Be Right Here Loving You" on Rhett Akins' 1998 album What Livin's All About.

Track listing

"A Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart" (Shawn Camp, Jim Rushing) – 2:36
"A Little Left of Center" (Billy Henderson, Steven Dale Jones) – 3:02
"A Man Ain't Made of Stone" (Gary Burr, Robin Lerner, Franne Golde) – 3:32
"The Family Bible and the Farmer's Almanac" (Bob Regan, Lee Thomas Miller) – 3:06
"A Heartache in the Works" (Chet Biggers, Melba Montgomery) – 3:21
"No Reason to Change" (Troy Seals, Mentor Williams) – 3:11
"Where Can I Surrender" (Rock Killough) – 3:21
"I'll Be Right Here Loving You" (Jeffrey Steele, T. W. Hale) – 2:57
"Once You've Heard the Truth" (Leslie Satcher, Chuck Jones) – 3:29
"In a Heart Like Mine" (Skip Ewing, Donny Kees) – 2:49
"Day One" (Jimmy Yeary, Max D. Barnes) – 4:07
"Thirteen Mile Goodbye" (Burr, Gerry House) – 3:24

Personnel

Michael Black - background vocals
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Carol Chase - background vocals
Tabitha Fair - background vocals
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
Paul Liem - drums
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Matt Rollings - keyboards, piano
Brent Rowan - electric guitar
John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
Lisa Silver - background vocals
Gary Smith - keyboards, piano
Russell Terrell - background vocals
Randy Travis - lead vocals
Cindy Richardson-Walker - background vocals
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	15
U.S. Billboard 200	130
Canadian RPM Country Albums	11

References

Randy Travis

Albums Singles

Studio albums	Randy Traywick 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

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits, Volume 1 Greatest Hits, Volume 2 Forever & Ever... The Best of Randy Travis Greatest #1 Hits Super Hits, Volume 1 Trail of Memories: The Randy Travis Anthology The Essential Randy Travis The Very Best of Randy Travis The Platinum Collection I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy Travis I'll Fly Away Top 10 Randy Travis Forever Country: 15 Original Hits Hymns: 17 Timeless Songs of Faith On the Other Hand: All the Number Ones

Holiday albums	An Old Time Christmas Songs of the Season

Live albums	Randy Ray: Live at the Nashville Palace Live: It Was Just a Matter of Time

Notable singles	"1982" "On the Other Hand" "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" (with George Jones) "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" "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"

Related articles	Warner Bros. Records DreamWorks Records "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"

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