Travis Tritt
Biography
Travis Tritt is an American country music artist. His discography comprises 13 studio albums (counting a Christmas album), six compilation albums, and 43 singles. Of his studio albums, the highest-certified is 1991s Its All About to Change, at 3× Platinum certification by the RIAA and platinum certification by the CRIA. His first, third, and fourth albums— Country Club, T-R-O-U-B-L-E and Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof, respectively — are all certified double platinum in the US, while 1996s The Restless Kind, 2000s Down the Road I Go and his 1995 Greatest Hits: From the Beginning album are all certified platinum. Its All About to Change is also his highest-peaking album on Billboard Top Country Albums, at #2.
Of Tritts 43 singles, all but two charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs. This total includes five #1s on that chart: "Help Me Hold On" (1990), "Anymore" (1991), "Can I Trust You with My Heart" (1993), "Foolish Pride" (1994), and "Best of Intentions" (2000). "Best of Intentions" is also his highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 at #27, while its follow-ups ("Its a Great Day to Be Alive" and "Love of a Woman", both of which went to #2 on the country chart) reached #33 and #39 on the Hot 100. He has also charted three album cuts that entered the lower regions of the country chart based on unsolicited airplay.
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Tritt has also been featured as a guest on eight singles, including two releases by his friend Marty Stuart: "This Ones Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" and "Honky Tonkins What I Do Best", from 1992 and 1996. He has also sung guest vocals on singles for Patty Loveless, Charlie Daniels, Mark OConnor, and comedian Bill Engvall.
He has received two Grammy Awards, both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: in 1992 for "The Whiskey Aint Workin", a duet with Marty Stuart, and again in 1998 for "Same Old Train", a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists. He has received four awards from the Country Music Association and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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