More Than You'll Ever Know
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"More Than You'll Ever Know" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music
artist Travis Tritt
. It was released in July 1996 as the lead-off single released from his 1996 album The Restless Kind
. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #7 in Canada.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "sweet ballad that boasts some great lines." She goes on to say that his "heartfelt delivery on this tune should make it an instant success" and that the "country to the core instrumentation" is a good addition.
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 July 1996 as the lead-off single released from his 1996 album The Restless Kind
The Restless Kind
The Restless Kind is the American artist Travis Tritt's fifth album, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1996. The tracks "More Than You'll Ever Know", "Helping Me Get over You" , "She's Going Home with Me", and "Where Corn Don't Grow" were released as singles, all peaking in the Top 40 on the...
. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #7 in Canada.
Content
The song is a ballad, that paints the picture of a man coming to terms with his own emotions and struggling to convey the depth of his feelings to the woman in his life.Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "sweet ballad that boasts some great lines." She goes on to say that his "heartfelt delivery on this tune should make it an instant success" and that the "country to the core instrumentation" is a good addition.
Music video
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller. The video features an old man, who turns out to be Travis's grandfather, and is stealing flowers for his wife, who reveals to be Tritt's grandmother and is in the hospital, and Tritt playing the song in a room.Chart positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 110 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |