The highest-charting version of the song was recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt, and was released in August 1995 as the lead-off single from his compilation album Greatest Hits: From the Beginning.

[1] This resulted in Tritt covering the song, as well as recordings of lesser-known versions by Martin Delray (1992) and Stacy Dean Campbell (1995).

After getting sober in 1994, Earle recorded the song, as well as some of his other early work, on Train a Comin', released on February 28, 1995.

"[2] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reviewed the song favorably, saying that it has an "intriguing calypso flavor that plays appealingly against the solid country lyric."

[3] Tritt's music video was directed by Michael Merriman and features a view of New York City.