The Storm is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was also his only album for the Category 5 label. In 2013, Travis Tritt re-released the album under the new title The Calm After via his own label Post Oak Records. 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 album The Long Road, "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 chart 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.
Track listing
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, Someway" - 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) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3 U.S. Billboard 200 28 U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 3
The Calm After... Chart (2013) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 31 U.S. Billboard 200 190 U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 39
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