The Storm (Travis Tritt album)

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.

Track listing (The Storm)

1. "Mudcat Moan (Prelude)" (Michael Thompson, Travis Tritt)/ "You Never Take Me Dancing" (Richard Marx) - 5:29
2. "(I Wanna) Feel Too Much" (Diane Warren) - 4:03
3. "Doesn't the Good Outweigh the Bad" (Tritt, Marx) - 4:23
4. "What If Love Hangs On" (Rob Thomas, Tritt) - 4:02
5. "Rub Off on Me" (Casey Beathard, Kevin Horne) - 4:40
6. "Something Stronger Than Me" (Don Poythress, Donnie Skaggs, Michelle Little) - 3:39
7. "The Storm" (Tritt) - 4:42
8. "I Don't Know How I Got By" (Warren) - 3:45
9. "The Pressure Is On" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 3:54
10. "Should've Listened" (Mike Kroeger, Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal) - 3:30
11. "High Time for Gettin' Down" (John Kromer, Weston Harvey, Jay Speight) - 2:43
12. "Somehow, Somewhere, Someday" (Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate) - 5:42

Personnel ("The Storm")

Track listing (The Calm After)

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

Personnel ("The Calm After")