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The Tractors is the eponymous debut album of American country music band The Tractors. Released in August 1994 on Arista Records, it set a record for becoming the fastest-selling debut album by a group to achieve Recording Industry Association of America platinum certification in the United States; by the end of the year, it was certified double platinum, and became the highest-selling country album of 1994.[2] The tracks "Baby Likes to Rock It", "Tryin' to Get to New Orleans", and "Badly Bent" were all released as singles. "Baby Likes to Rock It" was the only one to reach the top 40, peaking at number 11 on Hot Country Songs.

The Tractors
Studio album by The Tractors
Released	August 2, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	47:19
Label	Arista
Producer	Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond
The Tractors chronology
The Tractors (1994) Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas (1995)
Singles from The Tractors
"Baby Likes to Rock It" Released: August 22, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment Weekly	(A) [1]

Recording the album

Steve Ripley, The Tractors' lead vocalist and guitarist, co-produced the album along with keyboardist/bass vocalist Walt Richmond at The Church Studio in Tulsa, OK.[3]

Track listing

1. "The Tulsa Shuffle" (Steve Ripley) – 3:54
2. "Fallin' Apart" (Ripley, Ron Getman) – 3:47
3. "Thirty Days" (Chuck Berry) – 2:45
4. "I've Had Enough" (Ripley) – 3:10
5. "The Little Man" (Jim Pulte, Ripley, Tim DuBois) – 5:46
6. "Baby Likes to Rock It" (Ripley, Walt Richmond) – 3:56
7. "Badly Bent" (Ripley, Richmond, Martha Ellis) – 3:02
8. "The Blue Collar Rock" (Ripley) – 4:34
9. "Doreen" (Ripley) – 2:29
10. "Settin' the Woods on Fire" (Fred Rose, Ed G. Nelson) – 2:55
11. "Tryin' to Get to New Orleans" (Ripley, Richmond, DuBois) – 4:40
12. "The Tulsa Shuffle (Revisited)" (Ripley) – 6:11

Personnel

The Tractors

• Ron Getman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, Dobro, mandolin, high harmony vocals
• Jamie Oldaker – drums, "groove snares", tambourine, percussion
• Walt Richmond – Steinway piano, Hammond B–3 organ, accordion, Wurlitzer, clavinet, drums, horns, bass vocals
• Steve Ripley – electric guitar, drums, lead vocals
• Casey van Beek – bass guitar, low harmony vocals

Additional musicians

Additional production and engineering

• Allen Brown – management
• Don Cobb – digital editing
• Ron Getman – engineering
• Maude Gilman – art direction
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Señor McGuire – photography
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Walt Richmond – production, engineering, photography
• Angelene Ripley – engineering
• Elvis Ripley – engineering
• Steve Ripley – production, engineering, design, original art

Charts

References

External links

• The Tractors at Allmusic

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