Deeper Than the Holler
"Deeper Than the Holler" | ||||
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Single by Randy Travis | ||||
from the album Old 8x10 | ||||
B-side | "It's Out of My Hands" | |||
Released | November 14, 1988 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville 27689 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz | |||
Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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"Deeper Than the Holler" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in November 1988 as the second single from the album, Old 8x10. The song was his eighth Number One single, and his sixth consecutive.
Content
"Deeper Than the Holler" is a mid-tempo ballad in which the narrator describes his love for his woman. He starts by saying that he's heard many people sing about how they love their loved ones, and using metaphors to describe it. The man then decides to sing his song about how he feels about his lover.
In the second verse, the narrator sings on how there are "at least a million love songs that people love to sing" about their true love.
German Release
A 3" CD single was released in Germany (cat. #W7804CD9210082) featuring the same cover as "I Told You So". The songs "I Told You So", "1982" and "No Place Like Home" were included.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 42 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated November 19, 1988, and rocketed its way into the Top 30 the next week, moving up from number 42 to number 28.[1] It charted for 18 weeks on that chart, and became Travis' eighth Number One single on the country chart dated January 28, 1989. In addition, it was his sixth consecutive Number One.
Chart (1988–1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1989) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 51 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 54 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Top Music Charts - "Deeper Than the Holler" Chart Position For the Week of 26 November 1988
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. January 23, 1989.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "American single certifications – Randy Travis – Deeper Than the Holler". 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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