No More Looking over My Shoulder

No More Looking over My Shoulder is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released on October 13, 1998, and was Tritt's last album for Warner Bros. Records. Tritt had been with Warner Bros. since 1989, but he left for Columbia Records in 2000. Three singles were released from the album: "If I Lost You," the title track, and "Start The Car." "Start The Car" was the first single of Tritt's career to miss the Top 40 on the country charts.

No More Looking Over My Shoulder
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 1998
GenreCountry
Length37:48
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerTravis Tritt
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Travis Tritt chronology
The Restless Kind
(1996)
No More Looking Over My Shoulder
(1998)
Down the Road I Go
(2000)
Singles from No More Looking Over My Shoulder
  1. "If I Lost You"
    Released: August 29, 1998
  2. "No More Looking Over My Shoulder"
    Released: January 2, 1999
  3. "Start The Car"
    Released: April 12, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

Content

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The album's title track was co-written by Michael Peterson, who also recorded it on his 2004 album Modern Man. Peterson contributes a backing vocal to Tritt's version.[3]

Critical reception

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Michael Gallucci of AllMusic criticized Tritt's Southern rock influences by saying that it made the album sound "conspicuously way out of time." He thought that "If I Lost You" was the most country-influenced song and strongest track.[1]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No More Looking Over My Shoulder"Craig Wiseman, Michael Peterson3:49
2."Rough Around the Edges"J.P. Pennington, Larry Cordle, Les Taylor3:50
3."If I Lost You"Travis Tritt, Stewart Harris3:49
4."Girls Like That"Tritt, Bruce Ray Brown3:02
5."For You"Tritt, Brown3:47
6."I'm All the Man"Tritt3:52
7."Tougher Than the Rest"Bruce Springsteen4:15
8."Start the Car"Jude Cole4:12
9."Mission of Love"Cordle, Leslie Satcher3:30
10."The Road to You"Tritt, Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers3:59
Total length:38:05

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes.[3]

Musicians

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Production

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  • Amy Frigo – recording assistant
  • Tyler Gish – overdub assistant
  • Steve Lowery – overdub assistant
  • Patrick Murphy – assistant
  • Benny Quinn – mastering
  • Alan Schulman – overdubs
  • Glenn Spinner – recording assistant
  • Chris Stone – overdubs, overdub assistant
  • David Thoener – recording
  • Travis Tritt – producer
  • Billy Joe Walker Jr. – producer
  • Matt Weeks – recording assistant

Chart performance

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 15
U.S. Billboard 200 119

References

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  1. ^ a b Gallucci, Michael. "No More Looking over My Shoulder - Travis Tritt". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ Nash, Alanna (16 October 1998). "No More Looking Over My Shoulder Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b No More Looking over My Shoulder (CD insert). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1998. 47097.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)