Riding the highs of his sophomore album, The Man I Want To Be, Chris Young decided to double down on the neotraditional sound that he had grown to be known for with the release of Neon on July 12, 2011. The album contains 10 tracks (12 if you count the iTunes/Apple Music exclusives, I’m Gonna Change That and Don’t Leave Her). Young co-wrote nine of the 12 songs on Neon including Tomorrow. Popular Nashville co-writers such as Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Luke Laird and Chris DuBois also round out this star-studded writing group on Neon. Neon’s biggest single is the…
Author: Brennen Kelly
“That’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee.” Out of the record-setting 60 #1 hits that the legendary George Strait has recorded, All My Ex’s Live In Texas remains one of the most popular to this day. Whether it is the iconic steel guitar and fiddle in the intro or the simply satisfying, clever rhyme that is “all my ex’s live in Texas,” it’s clear to see why this song has stood the test of time for The King. Written by the then-married duo, Whitey and Lyndia Shafer, All My Ex’s Live In Texas serves as a bit of a…
The term, “masterpiece,” and Brett Eldredge’s discography may not sound like they go together in many country music listener’s minds. The Wanna Be That Song singer has had fairly strong success commercially, scoring 5 #1 hits on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart and 7 songs certified platinum by the RIAA. However, you would still be hard-pressed to hear anyone say that Brett Eldredge delivered an album that can be referred to as a masterpiece. That changed on July 10, 2020, with the release of Sunday Drive. Coming out in the midst of the pandemic, Sunday Drive never quite had the opportunity…
Following the release of their highly successful sophomore album, You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band knew that they had to elevate their already dynamic sound with Uncaged. With smash hits such as Chicken Fried, Toes and the Jimmy Buffett collaboration, Knee Deep, under their belt, it was clear that the band wanted to experiment with different sounds and styles while still keeping their country, jam band identity. To say that they elevated their sound would be an understatement. Uncaged ultimately became an extremely eclectic country record that blends wildly different genres together with jaw-dropping cohesion. Brown and Co.…
“You’ve gotta be made for this.” Grammy-winner, Ashley McBryde, is keeping the hype train going for her upcoming album, The Devil I Know, with another brand new song. Made For This is the fourth pre-released song off of the 11-track album which includes Light On In The Kitchen, Learned To Lie and The Devil I Know. McBryde took to Instagram last Friday to announce the song’s release in a Reel. Keen fans of the One Night Standards singer anticipated the song’s release due to her posting #MadeForThis with a snippet of the song on many of her recent posts on…
“Life is good today.” Before Zac Brown Band were the country superstars they are today, they were promoting their 2008 debut album, The Foundation, with the release of their third single, Toes. The song was written by Brown along with bandmates, Wyatt Durettte, John Driskell Hopkins and Shawn Mullins. Durrette was ultimately the driving force behind the creation of the song. Brown recounted the story in an interview with Billboard how he sparked the creation of the band’s iconic tune, “Durette called me about six in the morning on my home phone which either meant that something was wrong or…