Country Club (album) explained
| Country Club |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Travis Tritt |
| Cover: | Trittclub.jpg |
| Released: | February 22, 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1988–1989 |
| Studio: | Ardent Studios (Memphis TN), The Castle (Franklin TN), The Loft, Javelina Studio, Masterfonics, The Money Pit, Nightingale Recording Studio, Omnisound Studio, and Treasure Isle (Nashville TN) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 43:43 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| Producer: | Gregg Brown |
| Prev Title: | Proud of the Country |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | It's All About to Change |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Country Club is the debut studio album by American country music artist Travis Tritt, released in 1990 by Warner Bros. Records. The tracks "Country Club", "I'm Gonna Be Somebody", "Help Me Hold On", "Drift Off to Dream", and "Put Some Drive in Your Country" were released as singles. Of these, "Help Me Hold On" was a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts; all the other singles except for "Put Some Drive in Your Country" reached Top Ten.
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[1]
- Musicians
- Chris Austin – banjo (10)
- Sam Bacco – timpani (5, 7), percussion (7, 9), suspended cymbal (9)
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar (4)
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar (except 3), slide guitar (3, 6, 8), electric guitar solo (4)
- Wendell Cox – electric guitar solo (2)
- Terry Crisp – pedal steel guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro (9)
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 8), lap steel guitar (2)
- Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Jack Holder – electric guitar (2)
- Dennis Locorriere – backing vocals (1, 8)
- Dana McVicker – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
- Edgar Meyer – double bass (7, 9)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (except 3)
- Bobby Ogdin – piano (2, 3, 7, 9), keyboards (2, 3)
- Mike Rojas – piano (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
- Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica (1-6, 8, 10)
- Travis Tritt – lead vocals
- Steve Turner – drums, percussion (2, 8, 9), folding chair (10)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (3, 7), acoustic guitar (9)
- Kent Wells – electric guitar (4)
- Terri Williams – backing vocals (9)
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (5, 10)
- Curtis Young – backing vocals (5, 10)
- Reggie Young – electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
- Technical
- Gregg Brown – producer
- Robert Charles – engineer
- Carlos Grier – digital editing
- Scott Gunter – engineer
- Chris Hammond – recording (2, 3, 7, 9), engineer, mixing (3, 4, 7, 9, 10)
- John Hampton – mixing (2)
- Scott Hendricks – mixing (1, 5, 6, 8)
- Daniel Johnston – engineer
- Patrick Kelly – engineer
- Julian King – engineer
- Mark Nevers – engineer
- Gary Paczosa – engineer
- Mike Poole – recording (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Dave Sinko – engineer
- Carry Summers – engineer
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Country Club . Travis Tritt . 1989 . CD insert . Warner Bros. Records . 4-26094.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. January 3, 2021.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. January 3, 2021.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. January 3, 2021.
