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James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963 in Marietta , Georgia ) is an American country singer , songwriter and actor . He has had more than 30 titles on the country charts, including five number one hits.

Beginnings

Tritt was enthusiastic about country music from an early age. He taught himself to play the guitar and wrote his first song when he was 14. Since his parents were against a career as a musician, he initially took on everyday jobs after graduating from school. At an air conditioning manufacturer, he made it to the foreman. He took refuge in an early marriage that was short-lived.

In 1982 Tritt gave up his jobs and concentrated on appearing in clubs and dance halls. A few years later he appeared in the home studio of Warner Manager Danny Davenport, a demo tape with self-written songs einzuspielen. Davenport was impressed with the quality of the songs. After he was convinced of Tritt's abilities in live performances, he decided to promote the young musician. A demo album was created within two years, which eventually led to a contract with the Warner label in 1988.

Career

Travis Tritt was looked after by Ken Kragen, the manager of Kenny Rogers . His first single Country Club was released in 1989 and made it into the top ten of the country charts. The album of the same name was also successful and reached platinum status within a year. The released single Help Me Hold On became Tritt's first number one hit.

His mix of honky tonk and southern rock continued to be successful over the next few years. His second album, It's All About To Change , went platinum after a few months. The single Anymore reached number one on the country charts. In 1991 he received the CMA Horizon Award , which honors the most promising talent. A year later, he and Marty Stuart won a Grammy and the CMA Award Vocal Event of the Year for their duet The Whiskey Ain't Workin ' . More songs were recorded with his friend Marty Stuart and they went on tour together. In 1992 Tritt became a member of the Grand Ole Opry .

The streak of success lasted until the end of the decade. Virtually every album has sold more than a million copies and gone platinum. Numerous singles were able to place in the top ten. In 1998, Tritt made a guest appearance in the film Blues Brothers 2000 . In 2000 Tritt switched to the Sony label and was able to place his fifth number one hit with the single Best of Intentions .

Personal life and honors

Tritt married for the third time in 1997, the couple lives in Hiram , Georgia with three children. The city of Hiram named a highway after Travis Tritt.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
Studio albums
1990	Country Club	US70 × 2 Double platinum (99 weeks)US	Country3 (159 weeks) Country
1991	It's All About To Change	US22nd × 3 Triple platinum (94 weeks)US	Country2 (132 weeks) Country
1992	TROUBLE	US27 × 2 Double platinum (57 weeks)US	Country6 (108 weeks) Country
1993	Travis Tritt Christmas: Loving Time Of The Year	US75 (8 weeks) US	Country23 (15 weeks) Country
1994	Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof	US20th × 2 Double platinum (44 weeks)US	Country3 (72 weeks) Country
1996	The restless child	US53 platinum (29 weeks)US	Country7 (79 weeks) Country
1998	No More Looking Over My Shoulder	US119 (4 weeks) US	Country15 (24 weeks) Country
2000	Down The Road I Go	US51 platinum (88 weeks)US	Country8 (104 weeks) Country
2002	Strong Enough	US27 (9 weeks) US	Country4 (34 weeks) Country
2004	My Honky Tonk History	US50 (4 weeks) US	Country7 (30 weeks) Country
2007	The Storm	US28 (6 weeks) US	Country3 (14 weeks) Country
2013	The Calm After ...	US190 (1 week) US	Country31 (4 weeks) Country	Re-release of The Storm with bonus tracks
2016	A Man And His Guitar: Live From The Franklin Theater	-	Country44 (1 week) Country
Compilations
1995	Greatest Hits - From The Beginning	US21st platinum (37 weeks)US	Country3 (104 weeks) Country
2000	Super Hits Series Volume 2: Travis Tritt	-	Country50 (30 weeks) Country
2002	The rockin 'side	-	Country66 (6 weeks) Country
	The lovin 'side	-	Country48 (23 weeks) Country
2007	The Very Best Of Travis Kick	US124 (38 weeks) US	Country21 (70 weeks) Country

more publishments

• 1987: Proud of the Country
• 2003: Essentials

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1989	Country Club Country Club	-	Country9 (26 weeks) Country
1990	Help Me Hold On Country Club	-	Country1 (26 weeks) Country	one week in 1st place
	I'm gonna be somebody country club	-	Country2 (21 weeks) Country
	Put Some Drive in Your Country Country Club	-	Country28 (18 weeks) Country
1991	Drift Off to Dream Country Club	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
	Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) It's All About to Change	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Anymore It's All About to Change	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	two weeks in first place
1992	The Whiskey Ain't Workin ' It's All About to Change	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	with Marty Stuart
	This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time) This One's Gonna Hurt You	-	Country7 (20 weeks) Country	with Marty Stuart
	Nothing Short of Dying It's All About to Change	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	Bible Belt (from "My Cousin Vinny") TROUBLE	-	Country72 (3 weeks) Country	with Little Feat charted B-side of the single Nothing Short of Dying
	Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man T-ROUBLE	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
1993	Can I Trust You with My Heart T-ROUBLE	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	two weeks in first place
	TROUBLE TROUBLE	-	Country13 (20 weeks) Country
	Looking Out for Number One T-ROUBLE	-	Country11 (20 weeks) Country
	Worth Every Mile T-ROUBLE	-	Country30 (17 weeks) Country
1994	The Devil Comes Back to Georgia Heroes	-	Country54 (10 weeks) Country	Mark O'Connor with Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash and Marty Stuart
	Take It Easy Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles	-	Country21 (22 weeks) Country	Single on a collaboration album
	Foolish Pride Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	one week in 1st place
	Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	-	Country22 (16 weeks) Country
1995	Between an Old Memory and Me Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	-	Country11 (20 weeks) Country
	Tell Me I Was Dreaming Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Sometimes She Forgets Greatest Hits: From the Beginning	-	Country7 (20 weeks) Country
1996	Only You (And You Alone) Greatest Hits: From the Beginning	-	Country51 (8 weeks) Country
	More Than You'll Ever Know The Restless Kind	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
	Honky Tonkin 'What I Do Best	-	Country23 (20 weeks) Country
1997	Where Corn Don't Grow The Restless Kind	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
	Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)	US43 (20 weeks) US	Country29 (20 weeks) Country	Bill Engvall with special guest Travis Tritt
	She's Going Home With Me The Restless Kind	-	Country24 (20 weeks) Country
	Helping Me Get Over You The Restless Kind	-	Country18 (20 weeks) Country	with Lari White
1998	Still in Love With You The Restless Kind	-	Country23 (20 weeks) Country
	If I Lost You No More Looking Over My Shoulder	US86 (11 weeks) US	Country29 (20 weeks) Country
1999	No More Looking Over My Shoulder No More Looking Over My Shoulder	-	Country38 (17 weeks) Country
	Start the Car No More Looking Over My Shoulder	-	Country52 (10 weeks) Country
	Move it on over	-	Country66 (4 weeks) Country	with George Thorogood
2000	Best of Intentions Down the Road I Go	US27 (22 weeks) US	Country1 (34 weeks) Country	one week in 1st place
2001	It's a Great Day to Be Alive Down the Road I Go	US33 (20 weeks) US	Country2 (38 weeks) Country
	Love of a Woman Down the Road I Go	US39 (20 weeks) US	Country2 (32 weeks) Country
2002	Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde Down the Road I Go	US55 (11 weeks) US	Country8 (21 weeks) Country
	Strong Enough to Be Your Man Strong Enough	-	Country13 (29 weeks) Country
	Lonesome, On'ry and Mean I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings	-	Country50 (4 weeks) Country	Single on a collaboration album
2003	Country Ain't Country Strong Enough	-	Country26 (26 weeks) Country
	Southern Boy Redneck Fiddlin 'Man	-	Country51 (6 weeks) Country	Charlie Daniels Band with Davis Kick
2004	The Girl's Gone Wild My Honky Tonk History	-	Country28 (20 weeks) Country
	What Say You My Honky Tonk History	-	Country21 (20 weeks) Country	with John Mellencamp
2005	I See Me My Honky Tonk History	-	Country32 (19 weeks) Country
2007	You Never Take Me Dancing The Storm	-	Country27 (21 weeks) Country

more publishments

• 1996: Hope
• 1998: Same Old Train
• 2002: Out of Control Raging Fire (with Patty Loveless )
• 2007: Something Stronger Than Me
• 2013: Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (with Tyler Reese )

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1991: for the Country Club album 1992: for the album TROUBLE 1995: for the album Greatest Hits  United States 1993: for the video album It's All About to Change

Platinum record  Canada 1992: for the album It's All About to Change 1995: for the album Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	350,000	musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA)	gold1	12 × platinum12	12,050,000	riaa.com
All in all	4 × gold4th	14 × platinum14th

Filmography (selection)

• 1996: Snowed in hearts
• 1998: Blues Brothers 2000
• 1999: A Touch of Heaven ( Touched by an Angel , TV series, episode 5x25 Hearts )
• 2005: 2001 maniacs
• 2018: Forever My Girl

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Travis Tritt in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} chart sources:
   • Travis hits the US Billboard 200 album chart
   • Travis Tritt in the US Billboard Top Country Albums charts
   • Travis joins the RIAA's awards database for sales