(Nashville, TN) -- Most recording artists that have sold over 25 million records, won Grammy Awards, earned the respect and admiration of the likes of Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings would remain in the comfort zone that has brought such success. Not Travis Tritt! This is an artist that has defied the odds from his very first record deal in Nashville. Tritt has always taken the road less traveled, when arriving in Nashville as a non-hat act in 1989 he met rejection. It was only after the labels affiliate in LA told Nashville “if you don’t sign him we will,” that Nashville signed him and he received his break. As fate would have it, Tritt finds himself drawn back to LA to begin recording his new album on Nashville’s hard-charging Indy, Category 5 Records, which will be released in the summer of 2007. Tritt has joined forces with Randy Jackson from American Idol to co-produce what is destined to be an album that will not only give Tritt fans a long awaited new album, but attract new listeners from every genre.

Tritt has always been known as a genre-bending superstar and has covered the likes of the Eagles, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, and more. Sources close to Tritt state that he will not be playing it safe and will push the creative envelope to its limit.

Raymond Termini, CEO of Category 5 Records stated, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Travis Tritt has made a career out of straight talk and smart deals. When I signed Travis I vowed to promote an environment that would support the creative freedom that an artist of his caliber deserves--no constraints. I believe deep in my heart that music fans everywhere will be pleased with the storm that is brewing in Los Angeles. The Category 5 Team is poised and thrilled to debut our flagship artist.”

Bob LaRosa, Travis Tritt’s Business Manager stated, “I have worked with Travis since 1989. It’s easy to throw around clichés about getting to the next level. I look forward to Travis going to the top level and gaining the position he deserves among the worlds top talents.”

Travis and Randy Jackson have begun the recording process and a debut single will be released Spring 2007 on Category 5 Records.

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