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Country Club
Studio album by Travis Tritt
Released	February 22, 1990
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Ardent Studios (Memphis TN), The Castle (Franklin TN), The Loft, Javelina Studios, Masterfonics, The Money Pit, Nightingale Recording Studio, Omnisound Studio, and Treasure Isle (Nashville TN)
Genre	Country
Length	43:43
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Gregg Brown
Travis Tritt chronology
Proud of the Country (1987) Country Club (1990) It's All About to Change (1991)
Singles from Country Club
"Country Club" Released: August 7, 1989 "Help Me Hold On" Released: February 8, 1990 "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" Released: May 24, 1990 "Put Some Drive in Your Country" Released: September 22, 1990 "Drift Off to Dream" Released: January 8, 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly	B−

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.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Musicians

• Chris Austin – banjo (10)
• Sam Bacco – timpani (5, 7), percussion (7, 9), suspended cymbal (9)
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Gregg Brown – acoustic guitar (4)
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar (except 3), slide guitar (3, 6, 8), electric guitar solo (4)
• Wendell Cox – electric guitar solo (2)
• Terry Crisp – pedal steel guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro (9)
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 8), lap steel guitar (2)
• Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Jack Holder – electric guitar (2)
• Dennis Locorriere – backing vocals (1, 8)
• Dana McVicker – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
• Edgar Meyer – double bass (7, 9)
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle (except 3)
• Bobby Ogdin – piano (2, 3, 7, 9), keyboards (2, 3)
• Mike Rojas – piano (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
• Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica (1-6, 8, 10)
• Travis Tritt – lead vocals
• Steve Turner – drums, percussion (2, 8, 9), folding chair (10)
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (3, 7), acoustic guitar (9)
• Kent Wells – electric guitar (4)
• Terri Williams – backing vocals (9)
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (5, 10)
• Curtis Young – backing vocals (5, 10)
• Reggie Young – electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)

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

References

1. Mansfield, Brian. Country Club at AllMusic
2. "Travis Tritt Country Club". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
3. "Country Club". 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.

• Travis Tritt albums
• 1990 debut albums
• Warner Records albums