Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof (CD - 1994)

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.

Personnel: Travis Tritt (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr. (vocals, background vocals); Jack Holder (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Larry Byrom (guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Aaron Braun, Billy Joe Walker (guitar); Marty Stuart (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Wendell Cox, Reggie Young (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar, baritone guitar, box); Terry Crisp (steel guitar); Béla Fleck (banjo); Mark O'Connor , Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Jimmy Joe Ruggiere (harmonica); Billy Livsey (piano, harmonium, Clavinet, Wurlitzer organ); Matt Rollings, Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Steve Turner (drums, percussion); Sam Bacco (tambourine, timbales, percussion, gong); Dana McVicker, Dennis Locorriere, John Cowan (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Rob Feaster.

Recording information: OmniSound, Nashville, TN; Recording Arts, Nashville, TN; Secret Sound, Nashville, TN; Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN; The Castle, Franklin, TN.

Editors: Gregg; Rob.

Photographers: Beverly Parker; Chris Barr.

Travis Tritt's most personal album is the one in which he feels most comfortable with his Southern rock/outlaw mantle. ("Outlaws Like Us," in fact, features the voices of Hank Williams, Jr., and Waylon Jennings.) Tritt poked fun at his own foibles in the title track and co-wrote "Wishful Thinking" and "No Vacation from the Blues" with Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington. "Wishful Thinking" and "Foolish Pride" are ballads that rival "Anymore" for power and Skynyrd and Bob Seger for production values. ~ Brian Mansfield

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. minimize