Proud to be Country hits streaming for first-time ever in April

On May 26th, a rare album recorded over three decades ago by multi-Platinum selling, Grammy award-winning artist Travis Tritt will be released on streaming services worldwide. Featuring 11 songs that deliver the quintessential Travis Tritt sound that drove him to the top of the mainstream, Proud of the Country will be released on digital streaming services for the first time via its original label, Copperhill Records. The album will be distributed by Reservoir imprint Painted Desert Music.

Proud of the Country is the record that reportedly landed Tritt his first-ever record deal and marked an integral turning point in Tritt’s career. Then a two-side album, Proud of the Country was originally released in 1987 on Copperhill Records, a one-off label used by the recording studio Demo Listen Studio in Marietta, Georgia. Only one thousand physical copies were ever made, and the record has never been digitally released.

Continuing to touch the souls of the blue-collar working class he was raised in, Proud of the Country showcases Tritt’s traditional, classic country sound, transcending acoustic sounds, steel guitar, banjo, the hum of a harmonica, and his famous southern soul.

The album’s first track, “Get A Little Rowdy,” is available now. The classic country-flavored tune mimics Tritt’s days of playing clubs and small honky tonks.

Proud of the Country is produced by Danny Davenport, Billy Suit, and Tritt himself. Tritt wrote or co-wrote all songs on the album.

The release of the project follows Reservoir’s acquisition of Tritt’s publishing and recorded music catalogs in 2022, a deal that included shares of Tritt’s entire body of work, excluding his most recent original full-length album, Set In Stone.

Currently gearing up for his 2023 Tour, Tritt is set to perform in select markets around the country. Kicking off March 30th in Troy, OH, the Travis Tritt 2023 tour will take him and his band through Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina. Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and more, with other markets and dates soon to be announced. Tritt is also set to join Eric Church on The Outsiders Revival Tour for two shows this summer: Cincinnati, OH on July 14th and St. Louis, MO on July 15.

1. Don’t Put Us Down
2. Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
3. Gambler’s Blues
4. Sleepless Nights
5. Proud Of The Country
6. Staying Power
7. Get A Little Rowdy
8. Spend A Little Time
9. Before You Said Goodbye
10. Dreams
11. I’m Not Laughing Now