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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.

Country Club
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1990
Recorded1988-1989
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
Length43:43
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
ProducerGregg Brown
Travis Tritt chronology
Proud of the Country
(1987)
Country Club
(1990)
It's All About to Change
(1991)
Singles from Country Club
  1. " Country Club"
    Released: August 7, 1989
  2. " Help Me Hold On"
    Released: February 8, 1990
  3. " I'm Gonna Be Somebody"
    Released: May 24, 1990
  4. " Put Some Drive in Your Country"
    Released: September 22, 1990
  5. " Drift Off to Dream"
    Released: January 8, 1991

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Country Club"Catesby Jones, Dennis Lord3:10
2." I'm Gonna Be Somebody" Stewart Harris, Jill Colucci4:04
3." Put Some Drive in Your Country" Travis Tritt4:19
4." Help Me Hold On"Tritt, Pat Terry4:00
5."Sign of the Times"Tritt5:17
6."Son of the New South"Tritt, Larry Alderman2:57
7."If I Were a Drinker"Zack Turner, Tim Nichols3:59
8."The Road Home"Harris, Jim McBride4:39
9." Drift Off to Dream"Tritt, Harris5:15
10."Dixie Flyer"Susan Longacre, Russell Smith, Jim Photoglo6:03
Total length:43:43
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB− [3]

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [4]

Musicians


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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [10] Gold 50,000^
United States ( RIAA) [11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Mansfield, Brian. Country Club at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Travis Tritt Country Club (Warner) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2If..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  4. ^ Country Club (CD insert). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1989. 4-26094.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
  5. ^ "Travis Tritt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Travis Tritt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Travis Tritt – Country Club". Music Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Travis Tritt – Country Club". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.