James Travis Tritt is an American 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...

 singer from Marietta, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia

Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...

. He signed to Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

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 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

Columbia Records

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 and one for the defunct Category 5 Records

Category 5 Records

Category 5 Records was an independent record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2006, the label included eight different country music artists in its roster. The label was owned by Raymond Termini, and was disestablished in 2007....

. Seven of his albums (counting the Greatest Hits) are certified platinum

Music recording sales certification

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 or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

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 (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991's 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...

, which is certified triple-platinum.