T-R-O-U-B-L-E (album)

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T-R-O-U-B-L-E
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 1992
Recorded1991-1992
Genre Country
Length43:12
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Gregg Brown
Travis Tritt chronology
It's All About to Change
(1991)
T-R-O-U-B-L-E
(1992)
A Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time of the Year
(1992)
Singles from T-R-O-U-B-L-E
  1. "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man"
    Released: August 10, 1992
  2. "Can I Trust You with My Heart"
    Released: November 30, 1992
  3. "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
    Released: March 13, 1993
  4. "Looking Out for Number One"
    Released: July 5, 1993
  5. "Worth Every Mile"
    Released: October 30, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Windsor Star A [5]

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.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Tritt
  • Harris
3:56
5."Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" Kostas 4:55
6."I Wish I Could Go Back Home"Tritt4:07
7."A Hundred Years from Now" Marty Stuart 2:54
8."Blue Collar Man"3:47
9."Worth Every Mile"Tritt5:06
10."Leave My Girl Alone" Buddy Guy 8:52
Total length:43:41

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes. [6]

Charts

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