My Honky Tonk History is the American country music artist Travis Tritt's ninth studio album, released on Columbia Records in 2004. It features the singles "The Girl's Gone Wild", "What Say You" (feat. John Mellencamp), and "I See Me", which peaked at #28, #21 and #32 on the Hot Country Songs charts, respectively. The duet was Mellencamp's first Top 40 entry on the country charts.
The track "Circus Leaving Town" was previously recorded by its writer, Philip Claypool, on his 1995 debut album A Circus Leaving Town. Claypool's version of the song peaked at #70 on the country charts that year.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Tom Bukovac – electric guitar Lisa Cochran – background vocals Tammy Cochran – background vocals John Cowan – background vocals Melodie Crittenden – background vocals Eric Darken – percussion, cowbell, vibraphone Amber Dotson – background vocals Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, Dobro Béla Fleck – banjo on "What Say You" Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin Rob Hajacos – fiddle Wes Hightower – background vocals Jim Hoke – harmonica John Barlow Jarvis – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer Eddie Kilgallon – background vocals Brent Mason – electric guitar John Mellencamp – duet vocals on "What Say You" Greg Morrow – drums, percussion, tambourine Richard Richardson – background vocals Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Neil Thrasher – background vocals Travis Tritt – lead vocals, background vocals Robby Turner – steel guitar, Dobro Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Joy Lynn White – background vocals Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals Gretchen Wilson – background vocals Reggie Young – electric guitar, electric sitar Jonathan Yudkin – banjo
Strings on "I See Me" performed by the Nashville String Machine and arranged by D. Bergen White.
Chart performance Chart (2004) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7 U.S. Billboard 200 50
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