"Looking Out for Number One" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Travis Tritt
James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. 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 t ...
. It was released in July 1993 as the fourth single from the album ''
T-R-O-U-B-L-E''. The song reached number 11 on the ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart. The song was written by Tritt and
Troy Seals
Troy Harold Seals (November 16, 1938 – March 6, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Life and career
Seals was born on November 16, 1938. He was a member of the prominent Seals family of pop musicians that includes Jim Seal ...
.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of ''
Billboard
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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Tritt "maintains his uncanny sense of balance between country and southern rock in this ode to self-preservation." She says that the song contains "ripping guitar and growling blues harp way up front." She goes on to say that Tritt's "pinched-from-the-throat vocals manage to keep things reassuringly country."
['']Billboard
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'', July 10, 1993
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
1993 singles
1992 songs
Travis Tritt songs
Songs written by Troy Seals
Songs written by Travis Tritt
Warner Records singles
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