Down the Road I Go

Down the Road I Go is American country music artist Travis Tritt's seventh studio album.^[3] It was released on October 3, 2000, his first album for Columbia Records. The tracks "Best of Intentions", "It's a Great Day to Be Alive", "Love of a Woman", and "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" were released as singles. "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" was originally recorded in 1996 by Jon Randall for an album which was never released. "Best of Intentions" was a Number One hit for him, and his first chart-topper since "Foolish Pride" in 1994. The album is certified Platinum for sales of over 1,000,000.

Down the Road I Go
Studio album by Travis Tritt
Released	October 3, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	42:48
Label	Columbia Nashville
Producer	Travis Tritt Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Travis Tritt chronology
No More Looking Over My Shoulder (1998) Down the Road I Go (2000) Strong Enough (2002)
Singles from Down the Road I Go
"Best of Intentions" Released: June 26, 2000 "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" Released: December 18, 2000 "Love of a Woman" Released: June 11, 2001 "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" Released: January 7, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]

Critical reception

People wrote that "Tritt emerges sounding strangely like Kenny Rogers, right down to the hokey catch in the voice and the melodramatic story song, in this case an ill-advised tribute to a couple of sadistic thugs, 'Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde'."^[4]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Down the Road I Go"	Travis Tritt, Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero	3:26
2.	"Livin' on Borrowed Time"	Tritt, Robbins, DiPiero	3:03
3.	"Best of Intentions"	Tritt	4:17
4.	"It's a Great Day to Be Alive"	Darrell Scott	4:01
5.	"Love of a Woman"	Kevin Brandt	3:38
6.	"Never Get Away from Me (For Waylon and Jessi)"	Tritt, Robbins, DiPiero	3:54
7.	"Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde"	Walt Aldridge, James LeBlanc	4:44
8.	"I Wish I Was Wrong"	Monte Warden, Tommy Conners	3:56
9.	"If The Fall Don't Kill You"	Tritt, Charlie Daniels	3:37
10.	"Just Too Tired to Fight It"	Tritt, Stewart Harris	4:01
11.	"Southbound Train"	Tritt, Daniels	4:00
Total length:			42:37

Personnel

• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• James Burton - electric guitar
• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
• Pat Coil - synthesizer
• John Cowan - background vocals
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Dan Dugmore - acoustic slide guitar, steel guitar
• Glen Duncan - fiddle
• Ray Flacke - electric guitar
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• Carl Jackson - banjo, background vocals
• John Barlow Jarvis - organ, piano
• Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
• Albert Lee - electric guitar
• Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar
• Dana McVicker - background vocals
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Greg Morrow - drums, percussion
• John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
• Travis Tritt - lead vocals, background vocals
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, electric mandotar
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar
• Curtis Wright - background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 18 US Billboard 200[5] 51 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 73 Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 29 US Billboard 200[9] 141 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 14 Chart (2002) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 52 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.