"Country Club" is a song written by Catesby Jones and Dennis Lord, and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Travis Tritt

Travis Tritt

James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...

. It is his debut single, and the lead-off single to his 1990 debut album of the same name

Country Club (album)

Country Club is the American artist Travis Tritt's debut album, released on Warner Bros. Records in February 1990. The tracks "Country Club", "I'm Gonna Be Somebody", "Help Me Hold On", "Drift Off to Dream", and "Put Some Drive in Your Country" were released as singles...

. It peaked at #9 in the United States, and #22 in Canada.

Content

The song is a moderate up-tempo in which the male narrator attempts to get the attention of a female who is a member of a country club

Country club

A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...

. After she tells him that only members are allowed in the country club, he responds by saying that he, too, is a member of a "country club" because he likes country music. In the second verse, he continues trying to convince her even further.

Personnel

The following musicians play on this track:

• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Larry Byrom
  Larry Byrom
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   – acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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• Terry Crisp – steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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• Gregg Galbraith – electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Dennis Locorriere
  Dennis Locorriere
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   – background vocals
• Dana McVicker
  Dana McVicker
  Dana McVicker is an American country music artist. She recorded for Capitol Records Nashville in 1988, releasing a self-titled album and charting four singles on the U.S. country charts. McVicker was also nominated for Best New Female Artist at the 1988 Academy of Country Music awards, losing to...
  
   – background vocals
• Mark O'Connor
  Mark O'Connor
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   – fiddle
  Fiddle
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• Mike Rojas – piano
  Piano
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• Jim "Jimmy Joe" Ruggiere – harmonica
  Harmonica
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• Steve Turner – drums

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	22