The expanded edition of his debut features five additional tracks
Cameron Whitcomb has announced The Hard Way (Deluxe), a newly expanded edition of his long-awaited debut album, The Hard Way, available now via Atlantic Records. The deluxe edition adds five very special bonus tracks, including “End of the Morning,” a previously unheard collaboration with indie folk artist Evan Honer, as well as the new album highlight, “Problem,” joined by an exclusive Amazon Music presents live performance. Amazon Music Presents is an intimate pre-recorded performance series designed to allow artists to showcase their work and unique style, whether it be a new single, upcoming album, deep cut, or reimagined classic.
Created with producer Jack Riley (Knox, Grace VanderWaal), along with Cal Shapiro (Alex Warren, Timeflies) and Nolan Sipe (Benson Boone, Alex Warren), The Hard Way debuted as No. 1 country album in Whitcomb’s home country of Canada, earning gold certification and quickly surpassing 100 million streams nationwide thanks to such emotionally raw singles as the breakout fan favorite “Quitter,” the brutally self-aware “Hundred Mile High,” the defiant “Options,” the hopeful “Fragile,” the gut-punching title track, and the chart-climbing hit, “Medusa, the latter now joined by a live performance video. A deeply personal look at Whitcomb’s turbulent journey – from early struggles with addiction to his remarkable recovery and personal growth – the album is further anchored by the powerful tribute to his mom, “Call For You,” written as a tribute to his mom.
With over six million monthly listeners on Spotify, over three million followers across social platforms, and 600 million global streams to date, Whitcomb is riding high in what’s proven to be a landmark 2025 for the Nanaimo, BC-based artist. Recently named the 2025 recipient of CMA’s Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award, recognizing outstanding achievements by a country music artist who is originally based internationally. Whitcomb was among the big winners at the 2025 CCMA Awards, taking home the Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Fans’ Choice Awards amidst six total nominations. Whitcomb also made his Canadian TV debut at the CCMA Awards with an energetic live performance of “Quitter.”
Whitcomb is celebrating the arrival of The Hard Way with his biggest North American headline run to date. The I’ve Got Options Tour – which has seen sold-out shows from coast-to-coast, including a sold-out two-night stand at Los Angeles’s iconic Troubadour – wraps up tonight at Charleston, SC’s Music Farm. Next year will see the indefatigable Whitcomb continuing his non-stop tour schedule by joining Hardy for his epic The Country! Country! Tour!, beginning February 5th, at Oshawa, ON’s Tribute Communities Centre and then traveling the US and Canada through June. In addition, May 2026 will see Whitcomb head Down Under for a headlining tour of Australia and New Zealand, with almost all dates now sold out and additional shows added in some markets due to overwhelming popular demand. As if all that weren’t enough, Whitcomb is set for several top-billed festival performances, including Indio, CA’s Stagecoach Music Festival on April 26th.
1. The Hard Way
2. Options
3. Lose Me
4. Fragile Ego (Interlude)
5. Fragile
6. Call For You
7. Quitter
8. Holiday
9. Pretty Little
10. King For A Day
11. Hundred Mile High
12. Wildheart
13. Missed Calls (Interlude)
14. As I Stand Before The Coffin
15. Problem
16. The Worst By Far
17. Digging Holes
18. Medusa
19. Polly (Interlude)
20. End of the Morning (Feat. Evan Honer)
