Down the Road I Go
Down the Road I Go is American country music artist Travis Tritt's seventh studio album.[3] It was released on October 3, 2000, his first album for Columbia Records. The tracks "Best of Intentions", "It's a Great Day to Be Alive", "Love of a Woman", and "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" were released as singles. "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" was originally recorded in 1996 by Jon Randall for an album which was never released. "Best of Intentions" was a Number One hit for him, and his first chart-topper since "Foolish Pride" in 1994. The album is certified Platinum for sales of over 1,000,000.
Down the Road I Go | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 3, 2000 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 42:48 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
Producer | Travis Tritt Billy Joe Walker, Jr. | |||
Travis Tritt chronology | ||||
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Singles from Down the Road I Go | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Critical reception
People wrote that "Tritt emerges sounding strangely like Kenny Rogers, right down to the hokey catch in the voice and the melodramatic story song, in this case an ill-advised tribute to a couple of sadistic thugs, 'Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde'."[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Down the Road I Go" | Travis Tritt, Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero | 3:26 |
2. | "Livin' on Borrowed Time" | Tritt, Robbins, DiPiero | 3:03 |
3. | "Best of Intentions" | Tritt | 4:17 |
4. | "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" | Darrell Scott | 4:01 |
5. | "Love of a Woman" | Kevin Brandt | 3:38 |
6. | "Never Get Away from Me (For Waylon and Jessi)" | Tritt, Robbins, DiPiero | 3:54 |
7. | "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" | Walt Aldridge, James LeBlanc | 4:44 |
8. | "I Wish I Was Wrong" | Monte Warden, Tommy Conners | 3:56 |
9. | "If The Fall Don't Kill You" | Tritt, Charlie Daniels | 3:37 |
10. | "Just Too Tired to Fight It" | Tritt, Stewart Harris | 4:01 |
11. | "Southbound Train" | Tritt, Daniels | 4:00 |
Total length: | 42:37 |
Personnel
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- James Burton - electric guitar
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Pat Coil - synthesizer
- John Cowan - background vocals
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Dan Dugmore - acoustic slide guitar, steel guitar
- Glen Duncan - fiddle
- Ray Flacke - electric guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Carl Jackson - banjo, background vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis - organ, piano
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
- Albert Lee - electric guitar
- Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar
- Dana McVicker - background vocals
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Greg Morrow - drums, percussion
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Travis Tritt - lead vocals, background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, electric mandotar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Wright - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Down the Road I Go - Travis Tritt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Music Review: 'Down the Road I Go'". EW.com.
- "Travis Tritt | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Picks & Pans". People. 54 (20): 48. November 13, 2000.
- "Travis Tritt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Travis Tritt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Travis Tritt – Down the Road I Go". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2021.