Strong Enough

• Artist: Travis Tritt
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Country

Review

After the disappointing performance of 1998's No More Looking Over My Shoulder and his departure from Warner Bros. Records, Travis Tritt mounted a surprising comeback with his Columbia Records debut, 2000's Down the Road I Go. Strong Enough, that album's follow-up, similarly tones down the Southern rock aspect of Tritt's musical palette in favor of a more straight-ahead country sound more acceptable to country radio programmers. In the opening track, the self-written "You Can't Count Me out Yet," Tritt addresses the premature rumors of his commercial demise as well as his return to form. "Some thought I was finally gone for good," he sings, "but those doubters just got rattled/'Cause I'm back in the saddle/Doing better than a body should." If so, it's because he has gotten better at playing the Nashville game, and while the album is not devoid of up-tempo honky tonk material, notably "If You're Gonna Straighten up (Brother Now's the Time)," "Time to Get Crazy," and "I Can't Seem to Get Over You" (each of which Tritt co-wrote), there are many sentimental ballads that look back regretfully on changing times, particularly "County Ain't Country," or treat romantic subjects. Tritt's composition "Strong Enough to Be Your Man," the album's advance single, is an affirmative answer record to Sheryl Crow's 1993 song "Strong Enough," which asked, "Are you strong enough to be my man?" Another good singles choice would be "Can't Tell Me Nothin'," and "You Really Wouldn't Want Me That Way," which also touts the singer's independence, could find a home on radio, too. The irony is that in such songs, Tritt is actually conforming to Nashville's dictates: using standard formulas or co-writing with music row pros, recording with the usual sessionmen. So far, it appears he can have it both ways. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
You Can't Count Me out Yet	Travis Tritt	Travis Tritt	(3:24)
Can't Tell Me Nothin' (Lyrics)	Steve Bogard, Rick Giles	Travis Tritt	(3:21)
Strong Enough to Be Your Man	Travis Tritt	Travis Tritt	(3:48)
Country Ain't Country (Lyrics)	Carson Chamberlain, Casey Beathard	Travis Tritt	(4:16)
If You're Gonna Straighten Up (Brother Now's the Time)	Travis Tritt, Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero	Travis Tritt	(3:10)
Doesn't Anyone Hurt Anymore	Travis Tritt, Troy Seals, Dennis Robbins	Travis Tritt	(3:31)
You Really Wouldn't Want Me That Way (Lyrics)	Travis Tritt, Walt Aldridge, Casey Beathard	Travis Tritt	(4:02)
I Don't Ever Want Her to Feel That Way Again (Lyrics)	Travis Tritt, Dean Dillon	Travis Tritt	(3:35)
Time to Get Crazy (Lyrics)	Travis Tritt, Gary Nicholson	Travis Tritt	(3:22)
Now I've Seen It All (Lyrics)	Travis Tritt, Walt Aldridge, James LeBlanc	Travis Tritt	(3:47)
God Must Be a Woman (Lyrics)	Vernon Rust	Travis Tritt	(4:01)
I Can't Seem to Get Over You (Lyrics)	Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt	Travis Tritt	(3:07)

Credits

Brent Mason (Guitar (Electric)), Travis Tritt (Producer), Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (Guitar (Electric)), John Cowan (Vocals (Background)), Melodie Crittenden (Vocals (Background)), Jason Lefan (Assistant), John Jarvis (Keyboards), Steve Tillisch (Engineer), Greg Morrow (Drums), Eddie Bayers (Percussion), Neil Thrasher (Vocals (Background)), Eric Darken (Percussion), Chuck Ainlay (Mastering), Mac McAnally (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bergen White (String Arrangements), Robert Hannon (Assistant), Dan Dugmore (Guitar (Steel)), Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (Producer), Travis Tritt (Vocals (Background)), Deb Haus (Creative Director), Ginny Johnson Walker (Production Coordination), Aubrey Haynie (Fiddle), Reggie Young (Guitar (Electric)), Glenn Worf (Bass), Sean Neff (Assistant), Chuck Ainlay (Mixing), Marty Stuart (Guitar (Electric)), Andrea Zonn (Vocals (Background)), Wes Hightower (Vocals (Background)), Mike Brignardello (Bass), Ken Fredette (Reissue Design), Curtis Young (Vocals (Background)), Victoria Russell (Creative Producer), Travis Tritt (Vocals), Lisa Cochran (Vocals (Background)), Jesse Benfield (Assistant), Ed Seay (Mixing), John Jarvis (Piano), Kay Smith (A&R)

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