Put Some Drive in Your Country

"Put Some Drive in Your Country"
Single by Travis Tritt
from the album Country Club
B-side	"If I Were a Drinker"
Released	September 22, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Country country rock Southern rock
Length	4:20
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville 19797
Songwriter(s)	Travis Tritt
Producer(s)	Gregg Brown
Travis Tritt singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Be Somebody" (1990) "Put Some Drive in Your Country" (1990) "Drift Off to Dream" (1991)

"Put Some Drive in Your Country" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in September 1990 as the fourth single from his debut album Country Club.

Content

The song is an up-tempo country rock song in which Tritt proclaims his influences, paying homage to Roy Acuff, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings as well. In the song, Tritt defines his style singing "I made myself a promise, when I was just a kid: I'd mix Southern rock and country, and that's just what I did".

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine by Allmusic said that "[the song], which had a clear rock & roll influence, stalled at #28, since radio programmers were reluctant to feature such blatantly rock-derived music".^[1]

Personnel

The following musicians play on this track:^[2]

• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Larry Byrom – slide guitar
• Dana McVicker – background vocals
• Bobby Ogdin – piano, keyboards
• Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica
• Steve Turner – drums, percussion
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	28

References

1. "Travis Tritt Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
2. Country Club (CD insert). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1989. 4-26094.
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9073." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 1, 1990. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
4. "Travis Tritt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.