Tryin' to Get There
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Tryin' to Get There is the fourth studio album by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released on March 23, 2004 on Audium Records. Its lead-off single "Loco", released in early 2004, was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. "Inspiration" was also released, but failed to make Top 40. Audium/Koch closed its country division in 2005.
Track listing
All songs written by David Lee Murphy and Kim Tribble, unless noted otherwise.
- "I Like It Already" – 4:05
- "Same Ol' Same Ol'" – 3:54
- "Loco" – 3:07
- "Own Little World" – 3:09
- "Tryin' to Get There" (David Lee Murphy, Waylon Jennings) – 4:20
- "Inspiration" (Murphy) – 3:59
- featuring Lee Roy Parnell
- "Ghost in the Jukebox" (Murphy) – 4:01
- "She Always Said" – 3:47
- "Mama's Last" – 3:31
- "Beggin' for Affection" (Murphy) – 2:59
- "Might Be Me" (Murphy) – 4:35
- "Killin' the Pain" (Murphy, Tribble, Bill Rice) – 4:24
Personnel
- Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
- Spady Brannan – bass guitar
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar, harmonica
- J. T. Corenflos – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Thom Flora – background vocals
- Steve Hinson – steel guitar
- Paul Leim – drums
- Gordon Mote – keyboards
- David Lee Murphy – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jimmy Nichols – keyboards
- Russ Pahl – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
- Lee Roy Parnell – slide guitar and background vocals on "Inspiration"
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Paul Scholten – drums, percussion
- Hank Singer – fiddle, mandolin
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Kim Tribble – background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 32 |