T-R-O-U-B-L-E (song)#Travis Tritt version

Jerry Chesnut wrote the song in 1975, taking inspiration from a singer and pianist named Little David Wilkins. He said that, when writing the title, he thought of a woman walking through the door and causing trouble; he added that he spelled out the word "trouble", then the words "alone" and "looking", and found that they rhymed when spelled out.{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/vault/story-behind-song-t-r-o-u-b-l-e|title=Story Behind the Song: T-R-O-U-B-L-E|date=3 December 2002|work=Country Weekly|access-date=1 June 2011}}

The male narrator is a musician who performs at various nightclubs as his main source of income, especially during late-night hours. During a performance at one particular club, the narrator notices a rather attractive young female entering the club by herself. The narrator concurrently begins to boast about the female's characteristics and features, and implies a great sense of trouble (hence the song's hook, "I smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E") that the female could cause as a result, such as bringing her attractiveness to the attention of males that notice or approach her, and subsequently inflicting jealousy among other females with characteristics somewhat less appealing than hers.

Sourced from Keith Flynn and RCA session logs.{{Cite web|url=https://keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/750311.html|title = Elvis Presley Recording Sessions}}

• Elvis Presley – lead vocals, harmony vocals
• James Burton – lead guitar
• John Wilkinson — electric rhythm guitar
• Charlie Hodge — acoustic rhythm guitar; backing vocals (uncertain)
• Duke Bardwell — bass guitar
• Glen Hardin — piano
• Ron Tutt — drums
• David Briggs – clavinet
• Voice (Donnie Sumner, Sherrill Nielsen, Tim Baty, Thomas Hensley) – backing vocals

{{Infobox song

| name = T-R-O-U-B-L-E

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Travis Tritt

| album = T-R-O-U-B-L-E

| B-side = "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (remix)Whitburn, p. 427

| released = March 13, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country rock, Rock and roll

| length = 3:00

| label = Warner Bros. Nashville

| writer = Jerry Chesnut

| producer = Gregg Brown

| prev_title = Can I Trust You With My Heart

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Looking Out for Number One

| next_year = 1993

}}

This song was recorded in 1992 by American country music singer Travis Tritt. It was the third single released from his 1992 album of the same name. It peaked at #13 in the United States, and #17 in Canada. It was later featured in the 1996 film Tremors 2: Aftershocks.

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• Sam Bacco – tambourine, percussion
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, slide guitar
• John Cowan – backing vocals
• Jack Holder – electric guitar
• John Jorgenson – electric guitar
• Billy Livsey – Hammond organ, clavinet
• Dana McVicker – backing vocals
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Jimmy Joe Ruggiere – harmonica
• Travis Tritt – vocals
• Steve Turner – drums
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar

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Geoffrey Himes, of Billboard magazine, reviewed the song favorably, saying that Tritt transforms it with "boogie-woogie piano, slide guitar and super-fast tempo into a bar romp reminiscent of Little Feat."Billboard, November 28, 1992

The music video was directed by Jack Cole. It features Tritt singing the song on a stage surrounded by a huge crowd. Later, he jumps into the crowd to look for a certain girl.

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