Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)

"Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in May 1991 as the lead-off single to his album It's All About to Change. It peaked at number 2 in both the United States and Canada. This is one of Tritt’s most popular songs. When he would perform the song live, members of the audience would often throw actual quarters on stage, many striking Tritt.

Content

The narrator speaks of a former significant other who regrets leaving him, and now wants to include herself in his life once again. However, the narrator no longer trusts her because of her actions.

In response, he gives her a quarter (in 1991, the common price for a local pay telephone call) and tells her to phone someone else who cares to listen.

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner. The woman playing the role of the woman wanting the narrator of the song back is Leighanne Wallace, the future wife of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell.

Personnel

The following musicians play on this track:

Sam Bacco — percussion, timpani
Richard Bennett — electric guitar, second solo
Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
John Cowan — background vocals
Wendell Cox — electric guitar, first solo
Terry Crisp — steel guitar
Stuart Duncan — fiddle
Bernie Leadon — electric guitar
Phil Madeira — Hammond B-3 organ
Tim Passmore — background vocals
Matt Rollings — piano
Jimmy Joe Ruggiere — harmonica
Russell Smith — background vocals
Steve Turner — drums
Billy Joe Walker Jr. — electric guitar

Chart positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	22
US Country Songs (Billboard)	23

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 353.
It's All About to Change (CD booklet). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1991. 26589.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1598." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 17, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
"Travis Tritt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
"Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

v t e Travis Tritt singles
Country Club	"Country Club" "Help Me Hold On" "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" "Put Some Drive in Your Country" "Drift Off to Dream"
It's All About to Change	"Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" "Anymore" "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (With Marty Stuart) "Nothing Short of Dying"
T-R-O-U-B-L-E	"Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" "Can I Trust You with My Heart" "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" "Looking Out for Number One" "Worth Every Mile"
Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	"Foolish Pride" "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" "Between an Old Memory and Me" "Tell Me I Was Dreaming"
Greatest Hits: From the Beginning	"Sometimes She Forgets" "Only You (And You Alone)"
The Restless Kind	"More Than You'll Ever Know" "Where Corn Don't Grow" "She's Going Home with Me" "Helping Me Get Over You" (With Lari White) "Still in Love with You"
No More Looking over My Shoulder	"If I Lost You" "No More Looking Over My Shoulder" "Start the Car"
Down the Road I Go	"Best of Intentions" "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" "Love of a Woman" "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde"
Strong Enough	"Strong Enough to Be Your Man" "Country Ain't Country"
My Honky Tonk History	"The Girl's Gone Wild" "What Say You" (with John Mellencamp) "I See Me"
The Storm	"You Never Take Me Dancing" "Something Stronger Than Me"
The Calm After...	"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (With Tyler Reese)
Other songs	"This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (with Marty Stuart) "Take It Easy" "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" (With Mark O'Connor, Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, and Marty Stuart) "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (With Marty Stuart) "Hope" "Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (With Bill Engvall) "Same Old Train" "Out of Control Raging Fire" (with Patty Loveless) "Southern Boy" (with Charlie Daniels) "Bible Belt" (with Little Feat) "Move It On Over" "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean" "Outlaws & Outsiders"

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