The new project drops this fall
With 27 No. 1 singles, 17 billion streams, and 20 million albums sold, reigning ACM Artist of the Decade Jason Aldean has announced his highly-anticipated 11th studio album, Highway Desperado, which will be released November 3rd via BBR Music Group.
Aldean shared that the inspiration for the album’s title came from his latest sold-out headlining arena tour, as well as his early days as an artist. “I think when I look back on it, I built my career early on my live show, and have been on the road touring since I was 18 years old. For us, touring is our favorite part. Getting on the bus and going town to town and playing our shows and doing our thing and seeing the fans… the title for the tour and album was really inspired from that,” shared Aldean, adding that it also served as inspiration for the album’s title track, which he co-wrote.
Highway Desperado features fourteen total tracks, including Aldean’s breakthrough Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single and current Top 10 country radio hit — the controversial “Try That In A Small Town,” which has more than 120 million global streams to date. The album also features the newly released track “Let Your Boys Be Country,” as well as three tracks co-written by Aldean. The 3X ACM Entertainer of the Year winner first introduced new music from the album in May with the release of the fan-appreciation anthem, “Tough Crowd,” at this year’s ACM Awards, where Aldean was an Entertainer of the Year nominee. Released as another preview of new music to come, “Let Your Boys Be Country” was written by Jaron Boyer, Allison Veltz Cruz, and Micah Wilshire.
The album marks the first new music since Aldean’s 10th studio project, the double album Macon, Georgia. The album earned Aldean his 27th career-charting No. 1 single, “Trouble With A Heartbreak,” as well as a Billboard Music Award nomination for “Top Country Song” and awards from ACM, CMT, iHeart, and a GRAMMY nomination for “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood. Since making his chart debut in 2005, the Georgia native has earned the most Top 10 songs on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart – more than any other artist. His current tour of the same name continues this evening in Jacksonville, Florida before heading to Orange Beach, Alabama.
1. Tough Crowd [Kelley Lovelace, Kurt Allison, Marv Green, Neil Thrasher & Tully Kennedy]
2. Let Your Boys Be Country [Allison Veltz Cruz, Jaron Boyer & Micah Wilshire]
3. Knew You’d Come Around [Ben Hayslip, John Morgan, Kurt Allison & Tully Kennedy]
4. Hungover In A Hotel [David Lee Murphy, Jason Aldean, Kurt Allison, Neil Thrasher & Tully Kennedy]
5. Try That In A Small Town [Kelley Lovelace, Kurt Allison, Neil Thrasher & Tully Kennedy]
6. Whiskey Drink [John Morgan, Jonathan Edwards, Kurt Allison & Tully Kennedy]
7. Whose Rearview [John Morgan, Kurt Allison, Lydia Vaughn & Tully Kennedy]
8. I’m Over You [Josh Phillips, Micah Wilshire & Michael Tyler]
9. Rather Watch You [Jessi Alexander, Kelley Lovelace, Kurt Allison, Neil Thrasher & Tully Kennedy]
10. Breakup Breakdown [Jason Aldean, John Morgan, Kurt Allison, Lydia Vaughan & Tully Kennedy]
11. Get Away From You [John Morgan, Kurt Allison, Lydia Vaughn & Tully Kennedy]
12. Changing Bars [John Morgan, Jonathan Edwards, Kurt Allison & Tully Kennedy]
13. From This Beer On [John Morgan, Jonathan Edwards, Kurt Allison & Tully Kennedy]
14. Highway Desperado [Jason Aldean, John Morgan, Jonathan Edwards, Kurt Allison & Tully Kennedy]
