"Out of My Bones" is a song recorded by American

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singer

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...

. It was released in March 1998 as the lead-off single from his CD '' You and You Alone''. The song peaked at number two on the

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) chart, while it was a number-one hit in Canada. It was written by

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, Robin Lerner, and

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The narrator is having a hard time forgetting a lost love. He describes what he can do to get her memory "out of his bones" including wishing he had

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling his vocal performance "powerful" and saying that the production is "full but not overblown." She goes on to say that the record should "remind programmers that the warmth and feeling in Travis' country baritone are among the format's most precious treasures."''

'', March 7, 1998

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1998 singles 1998 songs Randy Travis songs Songs written by Gary Burr Songs written by Sharon Vaughn Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Song recordings produced by James Stroud Song recordings produced by Randy Travis DreamWorks Records singles Songs written by Robin Lerner {{1998-country-song-stub