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The Whiskey Ain't Workin'

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B-side
  
"Bible Belt"

Recorded
  
1991

Length
  
2:40

Released
  
November 11, 1991

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
Warner Bros.

"The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" is a song recorded by American country music artists Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart. It was released in November 1991 as the third single from Tritt's album It's All About to Change. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard country music chart in the United States, and at number 4 on the country singles chart in Canada. The song was written by Stuart and Ronny Scaife.

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Music video

The music video is directed by Gerry Wenner. In it, Tritt and Stuart are at a bar and they wind up going to jail but are bailed out by a woman who was also at the bar.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

  • Richard Bennett — electric guitar
  • Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
  • Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
  • Terry Crisp — steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan — fiddle
  • Dennis Locorriere — background vocals
  • Tim Passmore — background vocals
  • Matt Rollings — piano
  • Jim Ruggiere — harmonica
  • Marty Stuart — electric guitar solo, lead and background vocals
  • Travis Tritt — lead vocals
  • Steve Turner — drums
  • Billy Joe Walker, Jr. — electric guitar

    • References

    The Whiskey Ain't Workin' Wikipedia
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