The Whiskey Ain't Workin'

"The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" is a song recorded by American country music artists Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart. It was released in November 1991 as the third single from Tritt's album It's All About to Change. It peaked at number two on the Billboard country music chart in the United States,[1] and at number four on the country singles chart in Canada. The song was written by Stuart and Ronny Scaife.

"The Whiskey Ain't Workin'"
Single by Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart
from the album It's All About To Change
B-side	"Bible Belt"
Released	November 11, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Country
Length	2:40
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Ronny Scaife Marty Stuart
Producer(s)	Gregg Brown
Travis Tritt singles chronology
"Anymore" (1991) "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (1991) "Nothing Short of Dying" (1992)
Marty Stuart singles chronology
"Tempted" (1991) "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (1991) "Burn Me Down" (1992)

The song won both artists the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 356h Annual Grammy Awards in 1992.[2]

Music video

The music video is directed by Gerry Wenner. In it, Tritt and Stuart are at a bar and they wind up going to jail, but are bailed out by a woman who was also at the bar.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3]

• Richard Bennett — electric guitar
• Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
• Larry Byrom — acoustic guitar
• Terry Crisp — steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan — fiddle
• Dennis Locorriere — background vocals
• Tim Passmore — background vocals
• Matt Rollings — piano
• Jim Ruggiere — harmonica
• Marty Stuart — electric guitar solo, lead and background vocals
• Travis Tritt — lead vocals
• Steve Turner — drums
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. — electric guitar

Chart positions

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	48
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	55

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 353.
2. "Search results for Marty Stuart". Grammy.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. It's All About to Change (CD booklet). Travis Tritt. Warner Bros. Records. 1991. 26589.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2058." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 22, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
5. "Travis Tritt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
7. "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.