who wrote lord have mercy on the working man
Kostas
title: Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man text: Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" is a song written by Kostas and recorded by American country music singer Travis Tritt. It was released in August 1992 as the first of five singles from his third studio album, "T-R-O-U-B-L-E". The song became Tritt's tenth entry on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, where it peaked at number 5. "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" is a moderate up-tempo whose lyrics centralize on a theme of economic injustice towards blue collar workers. The instrumentation features various title: Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man text: Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven", Curtis W. Ellison wrote that the song's music video "confronted a litany of personal oppressions attributed to government policy" that coincided with Bill Clinton's presidential campaign. "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" spent 20 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1992, peaking at number 5. The song also reached number 10 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks charts. Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" is a song written by Kostas and recorded by American country title: T-R-O-U-B-L-E text: Mercy on the Working Man" was the first single released from this album. This song, written by Kostas, features Brooks & Dunn, T. Graham Brown, George Jones, Little Texas, Dana McVicker, Tanya Tucker and Porter Wagoner as backing vocalists on the final chorus. Two cover songs are also included: the title track, originally a single in 1975 for Elvis Presley, and "Leave My Girl Alone", previously recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan on his 1989 album "In Step", and Chicago blues guitarist Buddy Guy before that. Adapted from the liner notes. Guest vocals on last chorus of "Lord Have Mercy on title: Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man text: forms of percussion from Sam Bacco, including crotales, wobble board, spoons and a broom. Richard Bennett and Wendell Cox play guitar solos before the third verse, and Brooks & Dunn, T. Graham Brown, George Jones, Little Texas, Dana McVicker, Tanya Tucker and Porter Wagoner all sing background vocals on the final chorus. Teresa M. Walker, in her review for the "Gainesville Sun", said that with the assistance from superstars on the final chorus, the song "should shoot up the charts." Dave Larsen of the "Dayton Daily News" cited it as one of the stronger tracks on the album, saying that title: Travis Tritt text: August of that same year, Tritt released the album "T-R-O-U-B-L-E". Its first single was "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man," a song written by Kostas. This song, which featured backing vocals from Brooks & Dunn, T. Graham Brown, George Jones, Little Texas, Dana McVicker (who also sang backup on Tritt's first two albums), Tanya Tucker and Porter Wagoner, peaked at number four. Its follow-up, "Can I Trust You with My Heart," became Tritt's third "Billboard" number one in early 1993. The album's next three singles did not perform as well on the charts: the title track (a cover of