| "Travelin' Soldier" | ||||
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| Single by Dixie Chicks | ||||
| from the album Home | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 5:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Robison | |||
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"Travelin' Soldier" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Bruce Robison in 1996 and again, in rewritten form, in 1999. It was later recorded by Ty England on his 1999 album, Highways & Dance Halls. The first rendition to be issued as a single was by the Chicks, then known as the Dixie Chicks, who recorded the song for their third major label album Home (2002). It was released as the third single from the album on December 9, 2002. The group performed the song before its release at the 2001 Country Music Association Awards.
Receiving acclaim, "Travelin' Soldier" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, then titled the "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" chart.