T-R-O-U-B-L-E (album)
1992 studio album by Travis Tritt
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T-R-O-U-B-L-E is the third studio album by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released on Warner Bros. Records in 1992. Five singles were released from the album: "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man", "Can I Trust You with My Heart", the title track, "Looking Out for Number One", and "Worth Every Mile"; they reached numbers 5, 1, 13, 11, and 30 on Billboard Hot Country Songs. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of two million copies.
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| Released | August 18, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:12 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Gregg Brown | |||
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| Singles from T-R-O-U-B-L-E | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
| Windsor Star | A[5] |
Content
"Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" was the first single released from the album. Written by Kostas, it features Brooks & Dunn, T. Graham Brown, George Jones, Little Texas, Dana McVicker, Tanya Tucker, and Porter Wagoner as backing vocalists on the final chorus. Two cover songs are on the album: the title track, originally a single in 1975 for Elvis Presley, and "Leave My Girl Alone", previously recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan on his 1989 album In Step, and earlier by Chicago blues guitarist Buddy Guy.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Looking Out for Number One" | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Can I Trust You With My Heart" |
| 3:34 |
| 3. | "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" | Jerry Chesnut | 3:00 |
| 4. | "When I Touch You" |
| 3:56 |
| 5. | "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" | Kostas | 4:55 |
| 6. | "I Wish I Could Go Back Home" | Tritt | 4:07 |
| 7. | "A Hundred Years from Now" | Marty Stuart | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Blue Collar Man" |
| 3:47 |
| 9. | "Worth Every Mile" | Tritt | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Leave My Girl Alone" | Buddy Guy | 8:52 |
| Total length: | 43:41 | ||
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes.[6]
- Sam Bacco – timpani (2, 6, 9), cymbals (2, 6), crotales (2), tambourine (2, 3, 4, 9), percussion (3), marimba (4), cabasa (4), shaker (4, 6), bass drum (5), spoons (5), wobble board (5), broom (5), chimes (6, 9), gong (6, 9), congas (6), zill (9)
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (5), slide guitar (5)
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Larry Byrom – slide guitar (1, 3, 10), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- John Catchings – cello (6, 9)
- John Cowan – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
- Wendell Cox – electric guitar (5)
- Terry Crisp – baritone steel guitar (2, 6, 9), pedal steel guitar (4, 5, 7), resonator guitar (5)
- David Davidson – violin (6)
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle (4–7)
- Connie Heard – violin (6)
- Jack Holder – electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10)
- John Jorgenson – electric guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 9), six-string bass guitar (7)
- Billy Livsey – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 4), Hammond organ (2, 3, 6, 10), harmonium (2, 9), clavinet (3)
- Dennis Locorriere – backing vocals (7, 8)
- Dana McVicker – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
- Edgar Meyer – double bass (6, 9), string arrangements (6, 9)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (9)
- Bobby Ogdin – piano (1, 8), Hammond organ (1, 8)
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano (all tracks except 5)
- Matt Rollings – piano (5)
- Gary Rossington – electric guitar (8)
- Jimmy Joe Ruggiere – harmonica (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Steve Turner – drums
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar (1, 4, 5, 6, 9), electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10), slide guitar (2)
- Kris Wilkinson – viola (6, 9)
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (5)
- Curtis Young – backing vocals (5)
- Reggie Young – electric guitar (2, 3, 6, 9, 10)
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Guest vocals on last chorus of "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man"
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Production
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||