Josh Turner has announced that he will release his new studio album – Country State of Mind – on August 21st on MCA Nashville.
Country music star Josh Turner pays homage to his ‘Mount Rushmore of Country Music’ with forthcoming studio album – Country State of Mind – that is set to be released on August 21st on MCA Nashville. Turner will be joined by a range of special guests including Randy Travis, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Janson, Maddie & Tae and Runaway June. The twelve song collection will see Turner paying homage to a cross-section of classic country icons, including those who have made a huge impact on Turner’s music – Randy Travis, John Anderson, Johnny Cash, Vern Gosdin and Hank Williams. “I’ve always said that any song you hear coming from my voice, you’re going to hear bits and pieces of those five guys,” says Turner. “They taught me how to be Josh Turner.”
Josh Turner treated his fans to an exclusive first look of Country State of Mind during a special Facebook Live session. Fans can pre-order Country State of Mind here, listen to the title track here and watch a video teaser below.
Country State of Mind shows Turner as a disciple of country music history and the album spans more than a half century of classic country music, including well-known tracks alongside deep cuts. Turner has also invited other country stars to join him in the studio to craft this celebration.
The new version of Randy Travis‘ “Forever and Ever, Amen” marks Travis’ first recording session since an incapacitating 2013 stroke. “Randy has always been my hero. He was the reason I wanted to become a country singer,” recounts Turner. “He’s an inspiring figure, not just to me but to a lot of people, so to have him sing on this record is pretty special.” Early in his career, Turner often performed Vern Gosdin’s first chart-topping single, “I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight),” and has long dreamed of re-introducing it to a new generation of listeners, and he also teams up with John Anderson to reprise Anderson’s 1993 hit “I’ve Got It Made.” Turner also plays guitar for the first time on one of his albums on his renditions of Johnny Cash’s “The Caretaker” and Hank Williams’ “Alone and Forsaken” — the album’s oldest, and darkest, songs. Country Music Hall of Famer Kris Kristofferson joined Turner to record a new version of his 1973 chart-topper “Why Me”. Other standout moments include the title track, originally a 1986 hit for Hank Williams Jr., which becomes a duet with fellow Grand Ole Opry member Chris Janson; the members of Runaway June take George Jones’ part on “You Don’t Seem to Miss Me,” and Maddie & Tae sing with Turner on “Desperately,” a 2004 single for George Strait and the album’s newest song.
Country State of Mind Track Listing:
- I’m No Stranger To The Rain
- I’ve Got It Made (Duet with John Anderson)
- Why Me (Duet with Kris Kristofferson)
- Country State Of Mind (Duet with Chris Janson)
- I Can Tell By The Way You Dance
- Alone And Forsaken (Featuring Allison Moorer)
- Forever And Ever, Amen (With Special Guest Randy Travis)
- Midnight In Montgomery
- Good Ol’ Boys
- You Don’t Seem To Miss Me (Featuring Runaway June)
- Desperately (Featuring Maddie & Tae)
- The Caretaker
