"Baptism", also known as "Down with the Old Man (Up with the New)", is a song written by Mickey Cates, depicting a

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down in an East Tennessee river. In 1999, the song was recorded by

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and

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on the album ''

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'' and in 2000, Randy Travis recorded it on the album '' Inspirational Journey''. The solo version was released as a single, peaking at 75th position at the country singles chart of the United States. In 2001 the Randy Travis solo recording was awarded an

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in the "Country song of the year" category. In 1999 the song was recorded by

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on the album '' Raised on Faith''.

Chart performance

Randy Travis solo version

References

1999 songs 2000 singles Kenny Chesney songs Randy Travis songs Male vocal duets Susie Luchsinger songs Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning Songs about Texas Songs written by Mickey Cates {{1990s-song-stub