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Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man

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Wikipedia article




'"Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man"' is a song written by Trey Bruce and Glen Burtnik. First recorded by Mark Collie on his 1995 album 'Tennessee Plates', it was later recorded by Randy Travis. Released in October 1998 as the third single from his 1998 CD, 'You and You Alone', it peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, behind "Stand Beside Me" by Jo Dee Messina.

Content



The song is a mid-tempo backed primarily by acoustic guitar. Its lyrics tell the story of decisions a boy must make in his life and whether he should follow his whims ("spirit of a boy") or act with integrity and good faith ("wisdom of a man") when his high school sweetheart tells him that she is pregnant, and when he is faced with the temptations of life on the road after being married with a child at home.

Music video



The music video debuted as CMT's sneak peek video on October 7, 1998. It was filmed at the 'Los Angeles Herald Examiner' office.[https://web.archive.org/web/19990224112939/http://randy-travis.com/news.htm Archived page of Randy-Travis.com] from January 1999. Retrieved September 19, 2009It was directed and photographed by Joe Murray of Native Sons Films and executive produced by Pam Tarr of Squeak Pictures. It won the VMA Country Music Video of the year in 1999.

Chart performance



"Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 10, 1998.

Year-end charts



References



Category:1999 singles

Category:1995 songs

Category:Mark Collie songs

Category:Randy Travis songs

Category:Songs written by Trey Bruce

Category:Songs written by Glen Burtnik

Category:Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore

Category:Song recordings produced by James Stroud

Category:Song recordings produced by Randy Travis

Category:DreamWorks Records singles


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