Track Listing
1. Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof
2. Walkin' All Over My Heart
3. Foolish Pride
4. Outlaws Like Us
5. Hard Times and Misery
6. Tell Me I Was Dreaming
7. Wishful Thinking
8. Between an Old Memory and Me
9. No Vacation From the Blues
10. Southern Justice
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Bela Fleck, Hank Williams, Jr., Marty Stuart, Waylon Jennings | | Producer: | Gregg Brown | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Travis Tritt (vocals); Larry Byrom, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Jack Holder, Aaron Braun, Wendell Cox (acoustic & electric guitars); Terry Crisp, Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Reggie Young (guitar, six-string bass); Stuart Duncan, Mark O'Connor (fiddle); Jimmy Joe Ruggiere (harmonica); Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Matt Rollings (piano); Billy Livsey (harmonium, Hammond & Vox organs, Wurlitzer piano, clavinet); Mike Brignardello, Edgar Meyer (bass); Steve Turner (drums, percussion); Sam Bacco (percussion); Dennis Locorriere, John Cowan, Dana McVicker (background vocals).
Recorded at The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee and Omnisound, Nashville, Tennessee.
Travis Tritt, the personable country-rocker, has released another solid offering with his fifth album TEN FEET TALL AND BULLETPROOF. Known for his verbal run-ins with various non-traditional country artists and others, it is not surprising to hear the theme of the album in its first chorus, "Well I start to feel like Superman, then I pick a fight..." But with all the confrontation, Travis continues to prove himself musically, and his fans stay true to his neo-traditional country rock.
The ballad "Foolish Pride," written by Travis, is an outstanding piece of songwriting. Had this been recorded by someone without such a Southern twang, this would have hit the top of the pop charts. The emotional vocal, lamenting steel, and dramatic drum flourishes add up to a perfect country ballad.
"Outlaws Like Us," sung with Hank Williams, Jr. and Waylon Jennings, sums up Travis' musical style, when he wails "I was born a country singer...but I love to rock and roll...rhythm and blues is in my blood..."
This album has it all: killer ballads and uptempo, good-time rockers, all drowned in thick country gravy.
Editorial Reviews
3.5 Stars - Good - ...hews closer to country....A monster writer as well as singer...rightfully stakes his claim to his own place in the country pantheon...manifests so mightily country's time honored-traits of character and credibility...
Rolling Stone (12/01/1994)
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