The Very Best of Travis Tritt

by Travis Tritt

Overview

Warner Brothers teamed with Rhino for The Very Best of Travis Tritt, the most comprehensive single-disc compilation of the rough-edged country singer's greatest hits to date. The two labels had teamed up in 2002 for a fine pair of Tritt collections -- The Rockin' Side and The Lovin' Side, each of which includes 16 songs -- but it's nice to have an all-encompassing single-disc collection like this one, especially for casual fans who don't want to buy two separate CDs. The Very Best includes the primary highlights from Tritt's Warner Brothers catalog, which began with Country Club (1990) and concluded with No More Looking Over My Shoulder (1998). Furthermore, The Very Best includes a pair of songs from Down the Road I Go (2000), Tritt's debut album for Columbia: "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" and "Best of Intentions," which charted number two and one, respectively. Plus, there are a few non-album inclusions, namely "Take It Easy," from the Eagles tribute album Common Thread (1993); the "Single Version" of Steve Earle's "Sometimes She Forgets," from Greatest Hits: From the Beginning (1995); and "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)," from Marty Stuart's This One's Gonna Hurt You (1992). The only minor complaint is that The Very Best isn't sequenced chronologically. But at least the sequencing is logical, for the most part alternating uptempo songs with ballads. In the end, it's difficult to envision a better-compiled Warner Brothers-era single-disc collection of Tritt's music than The Very Best. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	01/30/2007
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227481728

Tracks

1. It's a Great Day to Be Alive
2. Take It Easy
3. Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
4. Anymore
5. Country Club
6. Help Me Hold On
7. Where Corn Don't Grow
8. Best of Intentions
9. I'm Gonna Be Somebody
10. Can I Trust You with My Heart
11. Foolish Pride
12. Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man
13. Nothing Short of Dying
14. More Than You'll Ever Know
15. Sometimes She Forgets
16. This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)
17. Tell Me I Was Dreaming
18. Drift Off to Dream
19. The Whiskey Ain't Workin'
20. T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Travis Tritt   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Marty Stuart   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Reggie Young   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Myrna Smith   Vocals (Background)
Wendell Cox   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Aaron Braun   Guitar
Jimmy Joe Ruggiere   Harmonica
Roy M. "Junior" Husky   Bass
Billy Walker   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Bela Fleck   Banjo
Pat Buchanan   Guitar
Waylon Jennings   Vocals
Joel Derouin   Violin
John Jorgenson   Guitar
Little Texas   Choir/Chorus
Robby Turner   Guitar
Mark O'Connor   Fiddle,Mandolin
Richard Bennett   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Porter Wagoner   Choir/Chorus
Portia Griffin   Vocals (Background)
Matt Rollings   Piano
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Mike Henderson   Guitar
Brooks & Dunn   Choir/Chorus
Sam Bacco   Cymbals,Marimba,Percussion,Drums (Bass)
Herb Pedersen   Vocal Harmony
Lee Thornberg   Trumpet
Suzie Katayama   Cello
Peter Kent   Violin
Larry Byrom   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Benmont Tench   Organ,Piano
Edgar Meyer   Bass
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Piano
Mark Goldenberg   Guitar (Acoustic)
T. Graham Brown   Choir/Chorus
Tanya Tucker   Choir/Chorus
Terry Crisp   Guitar
Paul Franklin   Guitar
Steve Turner   Drums
Bernie Leadon   Guitar
Kenny Aronoff   Percussion
Billy Livsey   Piano,Guitar
Bobby Ogdin   Piano
Lari White   Vocal Harmony
Hank Williams, Jr.   Vocals
Jack Holder   Guitar

Technical Credits

Travis Tritt   Audio Production,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Liner Notes
Ronny Scaife   Lyricist,Composer
Bruce Ray Brown   Composer,Lyricist
George Jones   Choreographer
Richard Rodney Bennett   Producer
Tony Brown   Producer
Catesby Jones   Composer
Alan Fletcher   Executive Producer
Vanessa Atkins   Editorial Supervision
Mimi Miraflor   A&R
Tony Collins   Assistant Engineer
David Campbell   Arranger
Paul Kennedy   A&R
Robert Charles   Engineer
Eddie Miller   Assistant Engineer
Robert Grabowski   Photography
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Frank Ockenfels   Photography
Lisa Glines   Design,Art Direction
Gladys Sanchez   Project Assistant
Harrison McClary   Photography
Melinda Newman   Interviewer
Becky Wagner   Product Manager
Alessandra Quaranta   Photo Research
Dennis Lord   Composer
Mark Allan   Composer
Robert Murrah   Composer
Jackson Browne   Lyricist,Composer
Joe Hayden   Assistant Engineer
Pat Terry   Composer
Rik Pekkonen   Mixing,Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Gregg Brown   Producer
Steve Woolard   Discographical Annotation
James Stroud   Producer
Rob Feaster   Mixing,Engineer
Mark Nevers   Engineer
Jill Colucci   Composer,Lyricist
Roger Murrah   Composer
Jerry Chesnut   Composer
Marty Stuart   Composer,Lyricist
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.   Producer
Denny Purcell   Mastering
Darrell Scott   Composer
Alan Schulman   Engineer
Stewart Harris   Composer,Lyricist
Glenn Frey   Composer,Lyricist
Dan Bosworth   Engineer
Don Was   Producer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Steve Earle   Composer
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Bobby Martinez   Photography
Kostas   Composer
Chris Hammond   Mixing,Engineer
Chuck Ainlay   Mixing