Tracks

1. Rough Around The Edges

2. T-R-O-U-B-L-E-

3. Bible Belt

4. Blue Collar Man

5. Wishful Thinking

6. Start The Car

7. Back Up Against The Wall

8. Looking Out For Number One

9. Double Trouble

10. Ten Feet Tall And Bullet Proof

11. Put Some Drive In Your Country

12. Take It Easy

13. The Whiskey Ain't Working

14. Hard Times And Misery

15. No More Looking Over My Shoulder

16. Still In Love With You

Performer Notes

Producers: Greg Brown, James Stroud, Don Was, Travis Tritt, Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Compilation producer: James Austin.
Includes liner notes by Robert K. Oermann.
Digitally remastered by Teresa Caffin.
Personnel: Travis Tritt (vocals); Helen Plummer (vocals); Marty Stuart (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Richard Bennett (guitar, acoustic guitar); Paul Barr‚re (guitar, slide guitar); Reggie Young (guitar, 6-string bass); Dann Huff, Gary Rossington, Wendell Cox, Jack Holder, John Jorgenson, Jude Cole, Fred Tackett, Brent Mason (guitar); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Paul Franklin , Robby Turner, Terry Crisp, Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Joe Spivey (banjo); Mark O'Connor , Rob Hajacos, Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Jimmy Joe Ruggiere (harmonica); Marty Grebb (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, piano); James R. Horn (tenor saxophone); Lee Thornberg, Steve Patrick (trumpet); Barry Green , Charles Rose (trombone); Bobby Ogdin (piano, keyboards); Matt Rollings, Benmont Tench, Bill Payne, Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Billy Livsey (Clavinet, Wurlitzer organ); Steve Nathan (keyboards); Kenny Aronoff , Steve Turner (drums, percussion); Richie Hayward, Paul Leim (drums); Sam Clayton (congas, tambourine); Sam Bacco (tambourine, percussion); Eddie Bayers (percussion); Myrna Smith, John Wesley Riles, Curtis Young, Dana McVicker, Dennis Locorriere, Patricia Snell, Sandra Prewitt, Tim Passmore, John Cowan, Michael Peterson, Portia Griffin (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Chris Hammond; John Hampton; Lynn Peterzell; Rik Pekkonen; Rob Feaster.
Audio Remasterer: Teresa Caffin.
Liner Note Author: Robert K. Oermann.
Recording information: Chomsky Ranch, Los Angeles, CA; Front Stage Studio, Nashville, TN; Javelina, Nashville, TN; Mesa Recording, Nashville, TN; Ocean Way, Hollywood, CA; OmniSound, Nashville, TN; Sound Shop Studios, Nashville, TN; The Castle, Franklin, TN; The Track Record, North Hollywood, CA; The Tracking Room, Nashville, TN.
Unknown Contributor Role: Paul Franklin .
In February of 2002, Warner/Rhino offered up two Travis Tritt compilations, one spotlighting his "Rockin' Side," the other his "Lovin' Side." Titles don't come much clearer than that, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that both compilations deliver on their promise without straying from their template. Because they stick to a theme, neither has all of his hits, but that's not a problem since the selected hits -- in this case, tunes like "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" -- are surrounded by sharp selections from his albums, giving each compilation a surprisingly well-rounded feel. Of the two, The Rockin' Side is superior because Tritt sounds livelier, freer, truer in this setting than he does crooning ballads, and the material is also far more consistent. Note that this really does take "rockin'" seriously, meaning that honky tonk numbers (and big hits) like "Country Club" and "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" are entirely absent, but those looking for either the "Rockin' Side" or "Lovin' Side" of Travis Tritt will find either volume satisfying. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (2/15/02, p.69) - "...Testosterone-fueled barn burners..." - Rating: A-