Baptism (Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis song)

"Baptism", also known as "Down with the Old Man (Up with the New)", is a song written by Mickey Cates, depicting a believer's baptism down in an East Tennessee river.

"Baptism"
Song by Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis
from the album Everywhere We Go
Language	English
Released	1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Country
Length	4:15
Label	BNA
Songwriter(s)	Mickey Cates
Producer(s)	Buddy Cannon Norro Wilson

In 1999, the song was recorded by Kenny Chesney and Randy Travis on the album Everywhere We Go^[1] and in 2000, Randy Travis recorded it on the album Inspirational Journey.^[2] The solo version was released as a single, peaking at 75th position at the country singles chart of the United States.^[3]

In 2001 the Randy Travis solo recording was awarded an GMA Dove Award in the "Country song of the year" category.^[4]

In 1999 the song was recorded by Susie Luchsinger on the album Raised on Faith.^[5]

Chart performance

Randy Travis solo version

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	75