A Tribute to Tradition

Tribute to Tradition is a 1998 American tribute album released in 1998 via Columbia Records Nashville. The album mainly consists of cover songs of country songs from the 1950s through the 1970s, as done by then-contemporary country music artists.

Tribute to Tradition
Studio album by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
GenreCountry[1]
LabelColumbia
ProducerVarious

Content

"Same Old Train", the only song on the album which is not a cover, charted at number 59 on Billboard Hot Country Songs in 1998.[2] The song won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.[3]

Joe Diffie's rendition of Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" also charted at number 64,[4] and Doug Stone's cover of Steve Wariner's "Gone Out of My Mind" peaked at number 48.[5] The album was intended as a fundraiser for a retirement center in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Critical reception

Jana Pendragon of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars. Although she criticized Joe Diffie and Collin Raye's vocal performance on "Honky Tonk Heroes Like Me" and Mary Chapin Carpenter's on "Oh Lonesome Me", she praised the album for the variety of artists and thought that "Same Old Train" was a "grand finale".[1] Joel Bernstein of Country Standard Time gave the album a mostly positive review, as he thought the album had potential to introduce country music standards to a more contemporary audience.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Stand by Your Man"
The Chicks3:21
2."Mama Tried"Merle HaggardRandy Travis2:15
3."Wine, Women, and Song"Betty Sue PerryPatty Loveless2:32
4."I Never Go Around Mirrors"
Trace Adkins4:46
5."Oh Lonesome Me"Don GibsonMary Chapin Carpenter3:37
6."Behind Closed Doors"Kenny O'DellJoe Diffie3:10
7."She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"Wayne CarsonWade Hayes3:34
8."'Til I Can Make It on My Own"
Martina McBride3:10
9."Cold, Cold Heart"Hank WilliamsCollin Raye3:22
10."The Three Bells"
Alison Krauss4:11
11."City Lights"Bill AndersonRick Trevino2:44
12."Honky Tonk Heroes (Like Me)"Billy Joe Shaver
  • Joe Diffie
  • Collin Raye
3:30
13."Gone Out of My Mind"
Doug Stone3:26
14."Same Old Train"
6:00
Total length:49:38

Chart performance
Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 36

References
  1. Jana Pendragon. "Tribute to Tradition". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  3. "41st Annual Grammy Awards". grammy.com. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. Whitburn, pp. 109-110
  5. Whitburn, p. 348
  6. Joel Bernstein. "Tribute to Tradition review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. "Various Artists Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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