The Tractors (album)

The Tractors is the debut studio album by American country music band The Tractors. Released in August 1994 on Arista Records, it set a record for becoming the fastest-selling debut album by a group to achieve Recording Industry Association of America platinum certification in the United States; by the end of the year, it was certified double platinum, and became the highest-selling country album of 1994.^[2]^{[dead link]} The tracks "Baby Likes to Rock It", "Tryin' to Get to New Orleans", and "Badly Bent" were all released as singles. "Baby Likes to Rock It" was the only one to reach the top 40, peaking at number 11 on Hot Country Songs.

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Recording the album

Steve Ripley, the Tractors' lead vocalist and guitarist, co-produced the album along with keyboardist/bass vocalist Walt Richmond at The Church Studio in Tulsa, OK.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Tulsa Shuffle"	Steve Ripley	3:54
2.	"Fallin' Apart"	Ripley, Ron Getman	3:47
3.	"Thirty Days"	Chuck Berry	2:45
4.	"I've Had Enough"	Ripley	3:10
5.	"The Little Man"	Jim Pulte, Ripley, Tim DuBois	5:46
6.	"Baby Likes to Rock It"	Ripley, Walt Richmond	3:56
7.	"Badly Bent"	Ripley, Richmond, Martha Ellis	3:02
8.	"The Blue Collar Rock"	Ripley	4:34
9.	"Doreen"	Ripley	2:29
10.	"Settin' the Woods on Fire"	Fred Rose, Ed G. Nelson	2:55
11.	"Tryin' to Get to New Orleans"	Ripley, Richmond, DuBois	4:40
12.	"The Tulsa Shuffle (Revisited)"	Ripley	6:11

Personnel

The Tractors

Ron Getman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, Dobro, mandolin, high harmony vocals
Jamie Oldaker – drums, "groove snares", tambourine, percussion
Walt Richmond – Steinway piano, Hammond B–3 organ, accordion, Wurlitzer, clavinet, drums, horns, bass vocals
Steve Ripley – electric guitar, drums, lead vocals
Casey van Beek – bass guitar, low harmony vocals

Additional musicians

"The Tulsa Shuffle"

J. J. Cale – guitar
Joe Davis – saxophones
Jim Keltner – drums
Glen Mitchell – Hammond B-3 organ
Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar
Angelene Ripley – Hammond B-3 organ
Elvis Ripley – tremolo guitar
Leon Russell – synthesizer

"Fallin' Apart"

Ed Richmond – fiddle

"Thirty Days"

Debbie Campbell – background vocals
John Crowder – background vocals
Joe Davis – saxophones
Ron Morgan – upright bass on intro
Jim Sweney – background vocals

"I've Had Enough"

Steve Collier – steel guitar
Gene Crownaver – steel guitar
Curly Lewis – fiddles
Waddy Pass – steel guitar

"The Little Man"

Rick Morton – fiddle
Jim Pulte – bass vocals
Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar
Angelene Ripley – Hammond B-3 organ
Elvis Ripley – tremolo guitar

"Baby Likes to Rock It"

James Burton – "Master of the Telecaster"

"Badly Bent"

Steve Bagsby – steel guitar
Curly Lewis – fiddle

"The Blue Collar Rock"

Ry Cooder – slide guitar
Jim Keltner – additional drums

"Doreen"

Eldon Shamblin – guitar

"Settin' the Woods on Fire"

None

"Tryin' to Get to New Orleans"

Joe Davis – horns

"The Tulsa Shuffle (Revisited)"

Junior Markham & the Tulsa All-Stars
- Junior Markham – harmonica
- Jimmy Karstein – drums
- Chuck Blackwell – drums
- Chuck Browning – drums
- David Teegarden – drums
- Steve Hickerson – guitar
- Tommy Tripplehorn – guitar
Glen Mitchell, Larry Bell, Carl Bickhardt, Dick Sims, Angelene Ripley, Ed Robinson – Hammond B-3 organs
Steve Allen, Rick Beilke, Mike Bruce, Mark Bruner, Jim Byfield, Robert Coggins, Jon Crowder, Gary Cundiff, Jim Edwards, Richard Feldman, Huey Flannery, Ron Flynt, Michael Garrett, Gary Gilmore, Doc James, Roger Linn, Steve Pryor, Jim Pulte, Gordon Shryock, "Skee", Roger Tillison, Don White – guitars
Chuck DeWalt, Bill Belknap, Rich Brown, Jim Keltner – additional drums
Stacey Grant – trombone
Danny Mayo – "life observations and noises"
Ron Morgan – bass guitar riffs
Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar
Charlene Ripley – trumpet
Pat "Taco" Ryan – saxophone
Leon Russell – MIDI
Jim Strader – bass guitar licks
Spencer Sutton – piano

Additional production and engineering

Allen Brown – management
Don Cobb – digital editing
Ron Getman – engineering
Maude Gilman – art direction
Carlos Grier – digital editing
Señor McGuire – photography
Denny Purcell – mastering
Walt Richmond – production, engineering, photography
Angelene Ripley – engineering
Elvis Ripley – engineering
Steve Ripley – production, engineering, design, original art

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	36
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	1
US Billboard 200^[4]	19
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	57
Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	64
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	7

References

^ Bob Cannon. "The Tractors". Ew.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ Flans, Robyn (1999-03-01). "The Tractors: A Fresh Breeze from Tulsa". MIX: Professional Audio & Music Production. Retrieved January 1, 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ The Tractors (1994). The Tractors (CD booklet). Arista Nashville. 18728-2.
^ "The Tractors, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "The Tractors, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "The Tractors, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links

The Tractors at Allmusic

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