Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Encyclopedia
"Here's a Quarter" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music
artist Travis Tritt
. It was released in May 1991 as the lead-off single to his 1991 album It's All About To Change
. It peaked at #2 in both the United States and Canada. This is one of his most popular songs. When Travis would play this song live, fans would often throw quarters on stage, many hitting him.
However, the narrator no longer trusts her. In response, he gives her a quarter (in 1991, the common price for a local pay telephone call) and tells her to call someone else who cares to listen.
The woman playing the role of the woman wanting the narrator of the song back is Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell
's wife Leighanne Wallace
.
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 was released in May 1991 as the lead-off single to his 1991 album It's All About To Change
It's All About To Change
It's All About To Change is the American artist Travis Tritt's second album, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1991. The tracks "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'", "Nothing Short of Dying", "Anymore", and "Here's a Quarter " were released as singles; "Bible Belt" also charted from unsolicited airplay...
. It peaked at #2 in both the United States and Canada. This is one of his most popular songs. When Travis would play this song live, fans would often throw quarters on stage, many hitting him.
Content
The narrator speaks of a former lover who regrets leaving him, and now wants to come back.However, the narrator no longer trusts her. In response, he gives her a quarter (in 1991, the common price for a local pay telephone call) and tells her to call someone else who cares to listen.
Music video
The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner.The woman playing the role of the woman wanting the narrator of the song back is Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell
Brian Littrell
Brian Thomas Littrell is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist and released a solo album, Welcome Home, in 2006...
's wife Leighanne Wallace
Leighanne Wallace
Leighanne Reena Wallace Littrell is a former American model and actress.Wallace met Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell in June 1997, when she appeared in the Backstreet Boys' music videos "As Long As You Love Me" and "I'll Never Break Your Heart". Littrell proposed on Christmas night 1999, and they...
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Chart positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| Canada RPM Country Tracks | 2 |