Alan Jackson has joined Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music’s Essentials Radio to preview his new album – Where Have You Gone – available on May 14th.
Ahead of the release of his new album, Where Have You Gone, on the 14th May, country superstar Alan Jackson joins Kelleigh Bannen for an in-depth look at his life and career as one of country music’s biggest icons and most prolific songwriters on Apple Music’s Essentials Radio.
From 1990’s Here In the Real World to Where Have You Gone in 2021, Jackson has never waivered from his commitment to traditional country music. The legendary singer discusses his humble beginnings, waking up in the middle of the night to write “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” and the stories behind his most beloved songs.
Jackson’s Essentials Radio interview will be premiered on Sunday, May 9 (1:00pm ET/10:00am PT) and available to view on-demand. His appearance kicks off a week of activity leading up to the Friday release of Where Have You Gone, his first album of new music in six years.
“I started just wanting to make music I love and I know most of my fans love. And that’s what I wanted to do on this record,” Jackson tells Bannen.
Packed with 21 performances, Where Have You Gone is Jackson’s 16th studio album – his 25th in a storied career that includes two Christmas albums, two gospel albums, three Greatest Hits collections, a bluegrass album, and one boxed set. Jackson – a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame – wrote 15 of the album’s songs, including the title track. Keith Stegall, his longtime producer, once again plays that role on Where Have You Gone.
Led by the self-penned title track, Where Have You Gone is highlighted by such songs as the poignant and thoughtful “Things That Matter,” the heartache-filled “Way Down in My Whiskey” and the tender “I Can Be That Something.” Never one to shy away from reflecting real life in his music, “You’ll Always Be My Baby” and “I Do” were written for his daughters’ weddings…while “Where Her Heart Has Always Been” was written for his mother’s funeral and includes a recording of her reading from The Bible. There’s also plenty of fun to be had on barnburners like “Livin’ On Empty,” “Back” and “Beer:10.” And, in the spirit of the album’s overall sound, “That’s the Way Loves Goes (A Tribute to Merle Haggard)” is a bonus track. Pre-orders for Where Have You Gone are underway HERE.
