The Storm (Travis Tritt album)
# The Storm (Travis Tritt album)

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The Storm is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was also his only album for the Category 5 Records label. In 2013, Travis Tritt re-released the album under the new title "The Calm After" via his own Post Oak Records label. The re-release features two new songs consisting of classic covers.

## History

Five of this album's tracks are covers: "Should've Listened" was originally recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback on their The Long Road album, "I Don't Know How I Got By" was originally recorded by Edwin McCain for the soundtrack of the film The Family Man, "You Never Take Me Dancing" was previously recorded by Richard Marx on his album Flesh and Bone, "Somehow, Somewhere, Someway" was written/recorded by Kenny Wayne Shepherd from his 1997 album, Trouble Is..., and "The Pressure Is On" is the title cut of a 1981 album release by Hank Williams, Jr. "You Never Take Me Dancing" was released as a single from this album, reaching number 27 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2007. It was followed by "Something Stronger Than Me", which failed to chart. Category 5 closed soon afterward.

In 2013, Tritt acquired the rights to the album in order to re-release it via his own Post Oak Records under the title The Calm After... The re-release includes a cover of the Patty Smyth and Don Henley duet "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" with his daughter, Tyler Reese, and a cover of Faces' "Stay with Me". The Calm After... sold more than 2.000 copies in its opening week and entered the Country Albums chart at number 31.

## Personnel ("The Storm")

* Kenny Aronoff - drums
* Michael Atwood - cello
* Sherree Ford Brown - background vocals
* Paul Bushnell - bass guitar
* Caroline Campbell - violin
* Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
* Luis Conte - percussion
* Charlie Daniels - fiddle
* Tabitha Fair - background vocals
* Storm L. Gardner - background vocals
* Siedah Garrett - background vocals
* Sharlotte Gibson - background vocals
* James Harrah - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Joel Pargman - viola
* Matt Rollings - piano, Wurlitzer
* Kenny Wayne Shepherd - electric guitar
* Cameron Stone - violin
* Travis Tritt - acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
* Patrick Warren - string arrangements
* Gabe Witcher - fiddle
* Jimmie Wood - harmonica

## Track listing (The Calm After)

* "Mudcat Moan (Prelude)"/"You Never Take Me Dancing" - 5:29
* "(I Wanna) Feel Too Much" - 4:03
* "Doesn't the Good Outweigh the Bad" - 4:23
* "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (Patty Smyth, Glen Burtnik) — 4:50
* "What If Love Hangs On" - 4:02
* "Rub Off on Me" - 4:40
* "Stay with Me" (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood) — 4:41
* "Something Stronger Than Me" - 3:39
* "The Storm" - 4:42
* "I Don't Know How I Got By" - 3:45
* "The Pressure Is On" - 3:54
* "Should've Listened" - 3:30
* "High Time for Gettin' Down" - 2:43
* "Somehow, Somewhere, Someday" - 5:42

## Personnel ("The Calm After")

* Rusty Anderson - electric guitar
* Kenny Aronoff - drums
* Michael Atwood - cello
* Sherree Ford Brown - background vocals
* Paul Bushnell - bass guitar
* Caroline Campbell - violin
* Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
* Luis Conte - percussion
* Jim Cox - Hammond B-3 organ
* Charlie Daniels - fiddle
* Tabitha Fair - background vocals
* Mike Finnigan - Hammond B-3 organ, piano
* Storm L. Gardner - background vocals
* Siedah Garrett - background vocals
* Sharlotte Gibson - background vocals
* James Harrah - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar
* Joel Pargman - viola
* Matt Rollings - piano, Wurlitzer
* Kenny Wayne Shepherd - electric guitar
* Cameron Stone - violin
* Michael Thompson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Travis Tritt - acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
* Tyler Reese Tritt - vocals on "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"
* Patrick Warren - string arrangements
* Gabe Witcher - fiddle
* Jimmie Wood - harmonica

## Chart performance

### The Storm

| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 3 |

### The Calm After...

| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 190 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 39 |
