More Than You'll Ever Know

"More Than You'll Ever Know" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in July 1996 as the lead-off single from his album The Restless Kind. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada.

Content

The song is a ballad, that paints the picture of a man coming to terms with his own emotions and struggling to convey the depth of his feelings to the woman in his life.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "sweet ballad that boasts some great lines." She goes on to say that his "heartfelt delivery on this tune should make it an instant success" and that the "country to the core instrumentation" is a good addition.^[1]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered on Country Music Television on July 15, 1996. The video features an old man, who turns out to be played by Travis Tritt wearing prosthetic make-up. Tritt plays himself and the old man in the video.

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[3]	10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	88
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	53

Cover versions

Danis Mallais (singer-songwriter Canada) from his album Road Songs (2015)

References

↑ Billboard, July 18, 2000
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9867." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 4, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Travis Tritt – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Travis Tritt.
↑ "Travis Tritt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Travis Tritt.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

Travis Tritt singles

Country Club	"Country Club" "Help Me Hold On" "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" "Put Some Drive in Your Country" "Drift Off to Dream"

It's All About to Change	"Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" "Anymore" "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (With Marty Stuart) "Nothing Short of Dying"

T-R-O-U-B-L-E	"Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" "Can I Trust You with My Heart" "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" "Looking Out for Number One" "Worth Every Mile"

Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof	"Foolish Pride" "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof" "Between an Old Memory and Me" "Tell Me I Was Dreaming"

Greatest Hits: From the Beginning	"Sometimes She Forgets" "Only You (And You Alone)"

The Restless Kind	"More Than You'll Ever Know" "Where Corn Don't Grow" "She's Going Home with Me" "Helping Me Get Over You" (With Lari White) "Still in Love with You"

No More Looking over My Shoulder	"If I Lost You" "No More Looking Over My Shoulder" "Start the Car"

Down the Road I Go	"Best of Intentions" "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" "Love of a Woman" "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde"

Strong Enough	"Strong Enough to Be Your Man" "Country Ain't Country"

My Honky Tonk History	"The Girl's Gone Wild" "What Say You" (with John Mellencamp) "I See Me"

The Storm	"You Never Take Me Dancing" "Something Stronger Than Me"

The Calm After...	"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (With Tyler Reese)

Other songs	"This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (with Marty Stuart) "Take It Easy" "The Devil Comes Back to Georgia" (With Mark O'Connor, Charlie Daniels, Johnny Cash, and Marty Stuart) "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (With Marty Stuart) "Hope" "Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (With Bill Engvall) "Same Old Train" "Out of Control Raging Fire" (with Patty Loveless) "Southern Boy" (with Charlie Daniels) "Bible Belt" (with Little Feat) "Move It On Over" "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean"

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