Raymond (song)
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| "Raymond" | ||||
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| Single by Brett Eldredge | ||||
| from the album Bring You Back | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Byron Gallimore | |||
| Brett Eldredge singles chronology | ||||
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"Raymond" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on September 27, 2010, as his debut single from his debut studio album Bring You Back.[1] Eldredge wrote the song with Brad Crisler.[2]
"Raymond" tells the story of a maintenance worker at a nursing home and his relationship with a patient with Alzheimer's disease, who believes that the maintenance worker is her son Raymond, who was a private killed in action in Vietnam in 1971.[3]
Eldredge was inspired to write the song because his grandmother had Alzheimer's disease for several years.[2]
Critical reception
Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the song four and a half stars out of five, calling it "one of those rare debut singles that gets your attention right away, while at the same time showing off a great deal of vocal and songwriting talent."[4] The song also received a "thumbs up" from Engine 145 reviewer Janet Goodman, who wrote that it "is an impressive debut single with a vocal performance that blends earthiness with emotional highs, and a message that manages to remain sugar-free while leaving us with its hopeful refrain of kindness."[5]