"Looking Out for Number One" is a song co-written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music singer and 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 the 20 ...

. 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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Tritt and

Troy Seals Troy Harold Seals (born November 16, 1938, in Bighill, Madison County, Kentucky, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes Jim Seals (of Seals and C ...

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' 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'', 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 {{1993-country-song-stub