Eric Church ‘Heart & Soul’ Release Dates + Track Lists

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Eric Church confirmed today, January 21st, he will be releasing three new albums in April 2021.
Eric Church set to release three albums, 'Heart', '&', 'Soul' this April 2021

Eric Church set to release three albums, ‘Heart’, ‘&’, ‘Soul’ this April 2021

In a video message delivered directly to his fans through his fan club, the Church Choir, country superstar Eric Church shared the exciting news that this April fans can look forward to receiving three individual albums from the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year.

“I have three albums coming out in April. They came out of my 28 days in the mountains of North Carolina, where the songs were recorded and written. The collection is entitled Heart & Soul.” Church shared in the message.

Creating the middle album, ‘&’, specifically for his Church Choir fan club, the project will be available exclusively to those fans and only as a vinyl record on Tuesday, April 20. The other two albums, ‘Heart’ and ‘Soul’, will be available everywhere on Friday, April 16 and Friday, April 23, respectively. Pre-orders for all three albums begin for the Church Choir next Thursday, January 28 and for the general public, next Friday, January 29.

“It’s been a long 10 months. With the power of music and love for each other, we will get through this, we will gather again soon. I cannot wait to play this music for you live. It is the very best we’ve ever made. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the records” Church shares to conclude the video message.

Check out the full track list for each of the albums below:

Heart Track List

(songwriters in parentheses)

  1. Heart On Fire (Eric Church)
  2. Heart Of The Night (Eric Church, Jeremy Spillman, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell, Travis Hill)
  3. Russian Roulette (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell)
  4. People Break (Eric Church, Luke Laird)
  5. Stick That In Your Country Song (Davis Naish, Jeffrey Steele)
  6. Never Break Heart (Eric Church, Luke Dick)
  7. Crazyland (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Michael Heeney)
  8. Bunch Of Nothing (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde)
  9. Love Shine Down (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Jeffrey Steele)

& Track List
(songwriters in parentheses)

  1. Through My Ray-Bans (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Barry Dean)
  2. Doing Life With Me (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Jeffrey Steele)
  3. Do Side (Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
  4. Kiss Her Goodbye (Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
  5. Mad Man (Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
  6. Lone Wolf (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell)

Soul Track List
(songwriters in parentheses)

  1. Rock & Roll Found Me (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Driver Williams)
  2. Look Good And You Know It (Eric Church, Jonathan Singleton, Travis Meadows)
  3. Bright Side Girl (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Scotty Emerick, Clint Daniels)
  4. Break It Kind Of Guy (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Luke Dick)
  5. Hell Of A View (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell)
  6. Where I Wanna Be (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell)
  7. Jenny (Eric Church)
  8. Bad Mother Trucker (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Luke Dick, Jeremy Spillman)
  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (Casey Beathard)
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BREAKING: Eric Church Set To Release Triple Album – ‘Heart & Soul’

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Eric Church is set to release not one, not two, but THREE albums this April.
The country music superstar confirmed in a newsletter to his fan club and during his latest episode of Outsiders Radio on Apple Music Country:

“If you haven’t heard by now, we just announced some big news to start off the new year.  It’s an announcement I’ve been waiting a long time to make: I will have THREE ALBUMS coming out in April.

That is the first song on the first of three new albums that I’ll have comin’ out in April.  Album 1 is titled ‘Heart,’ and will be released on April 16th.  The album features 9 songs including “Stick That In Your Country Song,” “Crazyland,” and the song you just heard: “Heart On Fire”.

The THIRD is called ‘Soul,’ and it’ll be released on April 23rd.  We’ll tell you about the second one later, but the ‘Soul’ album is where you’ll find the current single “Hell Of A View,” and it ends with this song, titled “Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones.”

In between those two will be a special album we call ‘&.’  It will be available on white vinyl for Church Choir members only on April 20th.  The three albums together will be ‘Heart’ ‘&’ Soul,’ with a total of 25 songs.  The middle album has a couple of songs you’ve already heard: “Through My Ray-Bans” and “Doing Life With Me.”  We’ll reveal more news about the album in the coming months.”

Check out the full track list for each of the albums below…

Eric Church set to release three albums, 'Heart', '&', 'Soul' this April 2021

Eric Church set to release three albums, ‘Heart’, ‘&’, ‘Soul’ this April 2021

Heart Track List

(songwriters in parentheses)

  1. Heart On Fire (Eric Church)
  2. Heart Of The Night (Eric Church, Jeremy Spillman, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell, Travis Hill)
  3. Russian Roulette (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell)
  4. People Break (Eric Church, Luke Laird)
  5. Stick That In Your Country Song (Davis Naish, Jeffrey Steele)
  6. Never Break Heart (Eric Church, Luke Dick)
  7. Crazyland (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Michael Heeney)
  8. Bunch Of Nothing (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde)
  9. Love Shine Down (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Jeffrey Steele)

& Track List
(songwriters in parentheses)

  1. Through My Ray-Bans (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Barry Dean)
  2. Doing Life With Me (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Jeffrey Steele)
  3. Do Side (Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
  4. Kiss Her Goodbye (Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
  5. Mad Man (Eric Church, Casey Beathard)
  6. Lone Wolf (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell)

Soul Track List
(songwriters in parentheses)

  1. Rock & Roll Found Me (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Driver Williams)
  2. Look Good And You Know It (Eric Church, Jonathan Singleton, Travis Meadows)
  3. Bright Side Girl (Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Scotty Emerick, Clint Daniels)
  4. Break It Kind Of Guy (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Luke Dick)
  5. Hell Of A View (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell)
  6. Where I Wanna Be (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell)
  7. Jenny (Eric Church)
  8. Bad Mother Trucker (Eric Church, Casey Beathard, Luke Dick, Jeremy Spillman)
  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (Casey Beathard)
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Carrie Underwood Shares Release Date for Gospel Album ‘My Savior’

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Following the success of her first-ever holiday album last fall, Carrie Underwood is keeping faith front and center for another project coming this spring. ‘My Savior’, the companion record to ‘My Gift’ will be released just in time for Easter, on March 26. 

The album will feature classic gospel covers of traditional hymns that Underwood grew up singing in church. “It’s been such a blessing to make music like this”, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter said in a recent press release. “These two albums have been on my musical bucket list since the beginning of my career, and it feels like the perfect time to share these beloved songs with the world.”

Underwood co-produced the record alongside multi-platinum selling producer David Garcia whose many successes include Underwood’s 2018 studio album, Cry Pretty. 

Carrie Underwood's 'My Savior' is due out March 26th

Carrie Underwood’s ‘My Savior’ is due out March 26th

‘My Gift’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country chart (Underwood’s eighth straight album to do so) and continued to hold the spot for four consecutive weeks. The project remained on the Christian charts for more than 3 months. Five individual songs also performed well, including “Little Drummer Boy” featuring the American Idol alum’s young son, Isaiah. When “Hallelujah” (with John Legend), “Favorite Time of Year”, and “Silent Night” landed at #1, #2, and #3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, Underwood became the first artist ever to hold all three top positions for multiple weeks. 

My Savior is available for pre-order now.

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My Gift is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music‘ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Morgan Wallen Interview: Up Close & Virtual with NYCountry Swag

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Smashing all sorts of streaming records and catapulting Morgan Wallen to the top of the charts, his highly anticipated sophomore record, Dangerous: The Double Album is available everywhere now. We spoke with the superstar about the process of writing the project, releasing it in 2021, and giving fans exactly what they want; a ton of new music.

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Check out our full review of Dangerous: The Double Album here and watch the full interview above.

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Dangerous: The Double Album is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Kip Moore Releases New Song “How High” & Announces Ryman Show

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Kip Moore’s new song, “How High” is available now, January 15th, on all streaming platforms. The song marks the second to be released of four new tracks coming from the deluxe version of his Wild World album, due out February 12th.

The original 13-track version of Wild World included songs like “Red White Blue Jean American Dream” and “She’s Mine”. The deluxe edition will include four new songs including already released “Don’t Go Changing” and now, “How High”.

The brand new track, “How High” is a metaphor about how unbelievably crazy the song’s character is about this girl. Comparing his affection for her to the smoke that fills up a room, to a balloon that gets released in the sky, and to the stars in outer space. The song takes on a deeper and less obvious meaning through the euphoric story that is told through its music video. 

The music video develops the story of an elderly woman living life how she desires, without allowing age to become any kind of a factor. Opening the video to how you’d imagine her morning begins: with her making tea and moving slow, dressed in her robe and glasses. Then, as she looks at pictures of herself young, she makes a decision that she should be living the same way she did back then. She goes into her closet and grabs her big white fur coat, her shiny gold pants, puts on a ‘PARTY’ fanny pack and red lipstick, lets her hair down, and trades her elderly looking glasses for big fancy ones. 

“A Red balloon / let it go / watch it rise till the jet stream blows / a million miles / above the blue / girl that’s how high (how high) / I get on you”

Kip Moore’s New Song “How High” is available now

Kip Moore’s New Song “How High” is available now

The woman in the video goes outside with a red balloon in her hand and is dancing her way through the streets wherever she goes as she smokes and drinks. She is in her element, loving life, and not giving a damn what others are thinking about how she looks or what she’s doing. Her neighbor and other young people she passes give her looks and make fun of her as she passes, but once she interacts with them, they begin to act just the same as her. She is teaching them how to be young.

At the end of the day, she goes to the beach, walks out to the ocean, and lets the red balloon go. As she does, all those amazing moments flash in her mind and it’s like a feeling of relief and happiness knowing that’s how she spent her day and her life. 

“All the way / To the great beyond / Just to stand and wait at the Pearly Gates of God / And when you go / I’ll go there to ”

Lyrically, this song is incredible and the video’s story and character only deepens the beauty of the song’s message.

With the release of “How High” Moore also announced, “Wild World Deluxe: Live From The Ryman” a socially-distanced show and global livestream event at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Taking place on release day, February 12th at 8PM CT. Tickets go on sale on January 19th and one dollar from every ticket sold will be donated to ACM Lifting Lives.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Kip Moore releases.

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“How High” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix. 

BREAKING: Eric Church to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl 2021

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Eric Church will join Jazmine Sullivan to sing the National Anthem for Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7th, 2021 live from Tampa Bay.

GRAMMY Award winners Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan will open the special event with their performance just before kickoff, which is slated for 6:30PM ET. The performance will be live from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Church and Sullivan will also be joined by fellow GRAMMY winner, H.E.R., who will perform “America The Beautiful” as well as halftime performer, the Weeknd.

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BREAKING: Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard to Perform at Biden Inauguration

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Country music’s Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and Tyler Hubbard are slated to perform tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20th at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inauguration ceremony, Celebrating America.
Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard, and Garth Brooks set to perform at Biden Inauguration

Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard, and Garth Brooks set to perform at Biden Inauguration

The 90-minute primetime special kicks off at 8:30PM ET and will also feature performances by Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, host Tom Hanks and more. Additionally, the historic ceremony will also include a tribute to COVID-19 first responders.

In a post shared to Instagram, McGraw revealed “Honored to be performing at the inaugural “Celebrating America” special tomorrow night with @tylerhubbard!” The duo will perform their recent collaborative track, “Undivided“.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, as well as security concerns, many performances, including McGraw and Hubbard’s, will come to the show virtually. Brooks, however, will be at the capitol as part of the actual swearing-in ceremony.

Brooks shared, “This is a great day in our household,” said Brooks. “This is not a political statement. This is a statement of unity. This is history! And it’s an honor to get to serve. This is kinda how I get to serve this country. Our father served as a United States Marine in the Korean War; we had brothers that served in the Air Force and the Army. This is my chance to get to serve.”

Tune in to catch the historic event tomorrow, Celebrating America, Wednesday, January 19th at 8:30PM ET.

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Dan + Shay’s “I Should Probably Go To Bed” Earns Them 8th Career # 1

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Dan + Shay’s “I Should Probably Go To Bed” earns them their 8th career and 5th consecutive #1 as the song hits the top spot on the country charts this week.

In just a few short years, duo Dan + Shay have risen to superstardom. The GRAMMY winners and current nominees have a handful of number one hits under their belt, including their smash with pop icon Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours” and the monumental “Tequila.” This week, Dan + Shay’s catchy tune, “I Should Probably Go to Bed” became a chart-topper too, marking the pair’s eighth career and fifth consecutive number one hit.

Released back in August after a social media hiatus by the duo, the song quickly won the hearts of fans and music lovers everywhere. The pop-country tune resonated with fans across the genre, continuing to cement Dan + Shay as superstars. “I Should Probably Go to Bed” marks a new chapter of music for the singers, as they most likely prepare for their next full-length project.

Dan + Shay earn 8th career and 5th consecutive #1 with "I Should Probably Go To Bed"

Dan + Shay earn 8th career and 5th consecutive #1 with “I Should Probably Go To Bed”

“So I should probably go to bed (Ah) / I should probably turn off my phone / I should quit while I’m ahead (Ah) / I should probably leave you alone / ‘Cause I know in the mornin’ (In the mornin’) / I’ll be callin’ (I’ll be callin’) / Sayin’ “sorry” for the things I said / So I, yeah, I should probably go to bed”

The catchy lyrics and killer instrumentals are just a couple of reasons to love the hit song. Dan + Shay know music and continue to be a perfect duo in country music. It will be just a matter of time until their next single finds its way to the top of the charts!

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“I Should Probably Go To Bed” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Hailey Whitters Announces ‘Living The Dream’, Releases Jordan Davis Collab

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Hailey Whitters’ new song “Ride” is available now, January 15th on all streaming platforms. Featuring Jordan Davis, the track is the second of five new songs off her forthcoming deluxe version to her critically acclaimed album The Dream, re-titled Living The Dream. The song follows the first single to be released from the project, a collaboration with Little Big Town called “Fillin’ My Cup”.

“The Ride” is a reflective, driving down a backroad type of song. Sonically, it’s reminiscent of Miranda Lambert’s “Automatic” – there’s something about it that sounds like a fresh start; a new beginning. The lyrics match this vibe, written by Hillary Lindsey, Ben West, and Whitters is a song all about how everything leads to where you are now.

“But it’s the stars that make the night / It’s the low that makes you high / It’s the song that makes you cry / It’s the road that makes the ride”.

Life is pretty uncertain right now, and Whitters’ contemplative outlook on it is the perfect soundtrack for this time. Jordan Davis joins in on the second verse, echoing Whitters’ sentiments.

“Might be hard to see it through the tears / But you still got a lot of good in your good years”

The two of them together sound like they are pushing the listener and themselves to ride out the hardships like we’re all diamonds in the rough waiting to shine. It’s a timely, universal message.

Hailey Whitters: 'Living The Dream' due out February 26th

Hailey Whitters: ‘Living The Dream’ due out February 26th

“Jordan Davis took me out on his very first headlining tour when I was only an independent artist. I thought that was a bold statement for him to make, and I am very appreciative of him taking a chance on me,” explains Whitters in a press release. “He’s one of the key reasons I’ve been able to say I’m ‘living the dream,’ so when thinking about who to collaborate with on this project he was a no-brainer. I just love his voice and everything he’s bringing to the Country format.

Living The Dream, out February 26th, features five new tracks, with collabs from Trisha Yearwood to Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey. “I wanted to show fans full circle what ‘living the dream’ looks like for me,” she says. I felt it was important to show what can happen when you don’t give up on yourself.”

When Hailey Whitters, a 2021 NYCountry Swag Artist to Watch, released her life-changing single “Ten Year Town” about the journey and hardships of making it in Nashville, she pondered hopefully in the last line, “this next song could turn it all around”. It did turn all around for Hailey, and she is proof that paying dues and creating music that lifts people up changes everything.

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“The Ride” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Blake Shelton Releases “Minimum Wage” & Shares a Timeless Lesson

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Blake Shelton just released his new song “Minimum Wage” written by Corey Crowder, Jesse Frasure, and Nicolle Galyon. This follows two consecutive number one songs from Shelton with fiancé  Gwen Stefani: “Happy Anywhere” and “Nobody But You”.

“Minimum Wage” is the story of love not having a price tag; reminding us that it’s not about the money, the things you have, or the places you go, it’s about the one your with. Shelton said that he connected with the song immediately when he heard it. He shares, “I relate so much to the lyrics of this song. I have a lot of great memories playing dive bars in Nashville and then driving back to Oklahoma to play a gig,” Shelton continues. “I gravitate toward songs that feel like the stories of where I’ve been and where I am currently in my life, and I’ve got a lot of happiness in joy in my life these days.” 

Blake Shelton's new song "Minimum Wage" is available everywhere now

Blake Shelton’s new song “Minimum Wage” is available everywhere now

“You can make a six pack on the carpet / taste like a million dollar bill / you could make a one-bedroom apartment feel like a house up on the hill / you could make my truck out in the driveway / roll like a cleaned-up Cadillac / Girl lookin’ at you lookin’ at me that way / could make a man feel rich on minimum wage”

This song is certainly relatable and a humble reminder of what’s important in life.

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“Minimum Wage” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.